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Whats good about them?

I ask because every time I update my engineering resume on various websites, I am approached for them. I was just called about one here in Wilmington as a matter of fact.

I'm leery of such a position from hearing about commission only positions, cold calling, etc., but there has to be something good about them. Right?

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If you have a good job keep it. Ive been in sales for 15 years now and they always tell you how great it is. Its not. Good sales jobs are very rare and you will find yourself unemployed at the drop of a hat.

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The only sales that I would consider if I were you, would be engineering sales where you aren't really having to hard sell anything, just kind of giving the client that little extra push. That's the only sales I know of where you don't have to be some kind of super ego that can force your will upon others.

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I'd worry about not selling enough to make the commission.

Depends on what your commish structure is and what product you are selling

Right now, I only get a small amt of commish on top of my salary for each client I bring in, and I had to convince them to give me that, theyve never done that before.

Some companies will start you off with a base salary and low commission and once you get the hang of it, they will lower the salary and higher the commish.

Some companies will offer you a percentage of the profit margin, so you are getting a certain %age of the profits made off sales.

It all depends. Everyone has that fear they won't sell anything, you just gotta get over it. It goes away once you become more confident. That also depends on if you have to make quotas or not.

Commission only positions are always a risk though, you don't have anything to fall back on if you aren't selling, but if you are selling, you can be ballin!

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The only sales that I would consider if I were you, would be engineering sales where you aren't really having to hard sell anything, just kind of giving the client that little extra push. That's the only sales I know of where you don't have to be some kind of super ego that can force your will upon others.

huh? how about selling the product using your knowledge based on the product and how it performs in your certain industry?

facts usually work a little better than "forcing your will upon others"

it never hurts to have a good personality and be approachable. that's why most people in sales are outgoing.

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commission. that's what's good about it.

heck yeah!

My husband sells..he kicks ass at it..and we..I mean, he's getting a giant ass commission check at the end of this month and a fat one next month too.... :)

I guess it depends on what you sell and if you like selling it as to how well you're gonna do

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huh? how about selling the product using your knowledge based on the product and how it performs in your certain industry?

facts usually work a little better than "forcing your will upon others"

it never hurts to have a good personality and be approachable. that's why most people in sales are outgoing.

Let me rephrase, from my experience in sales that involves things that people don't necessarily need, the people that strike it rich in that area usually have a personality type that is very special and can walk into a place and convince the target that they need what they have and get them to buy a lot. Like the "sell ice to an eskimo" type of person.

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The only sales that I would consider if I were you, would be engineering sales where you aren't really having to hard sell anything, just kind of giving the client that little extra push. That's the only sales I know of where you don't have to be some kind of super ego that can force your will upon others.

This King Klong. Engineering jobs are one of the "rare" good sales jobs. I don't have an engineering degree so I cant persue them.

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