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Searching for the perfect job?!?
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Posted about 1 year ago How hard does it get...? I can't seam to find a fun job. Is it me or are we squeezing every last bit out of people by overworking them and underpaying them?!?! |
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| Posted about 1 year ago If "fun" is what your looking for in a job, than I think you need to focus on this in your job search. I worked in a number of advertising and creative agencies in my career, and these have always been the most fun places to work for me. The environment was creative and the people were open and beautiful. The trade-off was that upward career potential was limited. I'm sure there are other jobs that have these characteristics, but you need to actively seek them out as being one of your primary considerations when evaluating a company. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Don't worry Karolina!!!! Seriously I went through the same thing. Before Pharma I was working in a middle school part time for several years. I love kids but never loved the job. I even asked myself....is there something wrong with ME that I don't like this great and stimulating part-time job. I thought I just didn't like work. I started soul searching and felt that I wanted to go into a job with more flexibility and possibly in healthcare. I didn't know exactly where I was going but new what I didn't want. Sometimes that is the key. I made the switch and it really worked out for me. It sounds like you having a hard time with management at your company. There are a lot of crappy sales companies for sure. Are you in the wrong one??? Don't give up hope! |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Guys maybe you could help me out. I'm thinking of a job in sales but I dont have any experience "career-wise" in Sales. Could you give me a few pointers on where to start?
KarolinaM - my motto at work for the last while was Over-worked, Over-stressed, Under-paid (over-tired is in there too). The concept of getting paid for overtime is alien to me in this job. Lately, after watching the Pursuit of Happiness and hearing someone say the 3 F's - 40 hours a week, 40 years of your life and F*** all at the end of it made me start thinking about my current job. So could you guys suggest a good place to start in Sales - bottom rung, whatever??? |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Hey OCD.. You should totally plan on leaving if you're not happy. Happiness is worth everything in life. Its had to give advice...because sales is really diverse. Different fields require different education levels, or knowledge about products, others don't. I think this SalesHQ 10 step guide to getting a sales job is pretty helpful for someone in your position. But really before you start try to think about what things you like....do you like being in or out of the office, talking with people, working on the computer, etc. Also look at what you know about and if selling products or services makes sense.... keep seeking and you'll totally find your niche! |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Thanks for the advice Sellerina! Great article! Gives me some structure to my thinking. Cheers a million. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago That is a good article. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Hey, check out this forum question from a year ago. It may help out some new people! |
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| Posted about 1 month ago KarolinaM says ... How hard does it get...? I can't seam to find a fun job. Is it me or are we squeezing every last bit out of people by overworking them and underpaying them?!?! i think you need to look a little deeper into things.. if your looking for "fun" than maybe you should think about getting a job at disneyland or a toy store but "sales" is only fun if your good at it... if you suck at sales, you are going to have to look very hard for the "fun". matter of fact, and especially if you are working on straight comission, it is anything but fun... it's exciting, and thrilling and a definite adreneline producer but fun?? what makes you think you are even cut out for sales? if you can't make it in accounting and think "that's" hard, you haven't seen anything comparred to sales. you should watch "tin men" or "death of a salesman" and than tell us how glamerous it is after 40 years. you want to talk about overworked and underpaid? your preaching to the choir in the sales forum haha how wwould you like to work for NOTHING! door after door shut in your face and a chorus of NO's ringing in your ears as you drive the last 250 miles back home in the middle of the night... rehersing how your going to tell your wife you struck out...again.
you want to know "how hard does it get?... really?? you want to test yourself? want to see what you are made of... really?? because i don't think your going to like what you see... I personally don't think you can make it... i think you should put your 40 in and be happy you had some security... i think in sales, you would end up being one of those burned out salesmen you see at any bar in the middle of the afternoon, drinking their time away because they can't face anothe r rejection or looking for enough courage to commit suicide. but... if you really want to know how hard it can get... and you have the burning desire to see what you are made of... the best and worst, and put your monty where your mouth is and test your courage... than, yes, sales is where you want to be... you can make $1000 a day + selling pot's and pans, kitchen knives or vacuum cleaners or life insurance door to do on straight comission even in this tough economic time... guys are doing it all the time...
good luck..
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