Sales Representative
Persuade customers to buy products or services to meet sales goals.
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- What's it like to be a Sales Representative?
- How to become a Sales Representative
- Latest Sales Representative jobs
- Top skills and experience for Sales Representatives
- Sales Representative role reviews
What's it like to be a Sales Representative?
Sales Representatives use speech and presentation skills to establish the value of a good or service to prospective buyers. They generate leads through cold-calling or referrals, and facilitate the journey of a customer from inquiry to closing the sale. Sales Representatives answer customer queries, inform them about promotions, and coordinate the payment process from customer to business. They can be found in practically every industry, and typically work in the field to meet with prospective customers. Sales Representatives get paid on a commission basis for the amount of products or services they sell.
Tasks and duties
- Generating sales leads and creating client databases.
- Mastering information on a brand and its offerings.
- Presenting products and promotions to prospective customers.
- Meeting and surpassing sales quotas set by the company.
- Preparing and coordinating sales documents such as contracts.
- Answering customer inquiries.
- Collecting client payments.
- Scouting for prospective clients through field work.
How to become a Sales Representative
A relevant degree may give you an advantage when becoming a Sales Representative. Excellent communication and customer service skills are essential for succeeding in this role.
- Graduate with a degree in communications, marketing, business management, or another related field.
- Complete an internship in the sales department of a recognized company.
- Consider getting specialist training in fields such as car sales or financial services.
- Maintain an active business network in order to generate leads.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Sales Representative employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Sales
Drivers Licence
Relationship Management
Product Knowledge
Customer Service
Communication Skills
Sales Growth
Delivering Presentations
Sales Cold Calls
Product Presentation
Negotiation
Lead Generation
Computer Literacy
Relationship Building
Sales Process
CRM Software
Organised
Influencing Others
Results Focused
Prioritisation
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Latest Sales Representative reviews
Jun 2023
It is worth the shift of career
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Accounting
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationInformation & Communication Technology
The good thingsThe good thing about being a sales development representative is the opportunity to earn more because of the incentives you will have when you reach your quota. It is also rewarding because you have t...
The challengesWorking from home as a Sales Representative will affect your mental health especially when your work is late night shift or graveyard, where your body needs to adjust the work timezone. The transition...
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Jun 2023
Good as now
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationScience & Technology
The good thingsEngaging to many people. Being social to them and make them more comfortable
The challengesThe challenges to engange to some people, because some others might ignore you.
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