Prepare Yourself for a Career in Sales

Prepare for a successful career in sales. Learn how to develop yourself professionally and build more effective relationships with both your teammates and your customers.

Starting a Sales Career

• Preparing for a sales career
• Sales roles and methodologies

1. Developing Yourself

• Be authentic
• Focus on the positive
• Be vulnerable
• Keep yourself honest
• Develop self-confidence
• Keep your ego in check
• Never be "that person"

2. Practical Skills

• Try to keep things simple
• Prioritize and focus on what's important
• Take action
• Listening

3. Building Relationships

• Reward those you work with
• The importance of first impressions
• Be good to people
• Honor your commitments
• Admit when you are wrong
• Know your audience

4. Ongoing Development

• Don't burn bridges
• Our role as sales professionals

Wrap-Up

• Wrap-up and next steps