In the present situation ,many companies seemed to recruit more people for sales function.Because in this recession salesman play a major role for promoting the company products and services.Before only graduates were recruited by companies for selling function,but now things have changed ,MBA's are recruited for hardcore sales function.
Yesterday in the morning ,someone rang my home calling bell .when i opened the door a surprise and shock was waiting for me.A guy started saying "I am a MBA graduate and i am here to sell a educational product for kids".I told him we don't have any kids in our home,he can leave and closed the door.I felt bad for that guy because i don't think an MBA degree is needed for such a sales job.
The first thing that people ask in a sales/Marketing interview is "Do you have a bike".For corporate sales MBA's can be used but for consumer sales a graduate is enough.Taking a sales role is not a easy task.People in sales have to travel a lot and face many issues with customers.
A salesman needs good persuasion skills,communication skills,selling skills and people skills.Its very hard to survive in a sales job,it needs more patience and high stress handling within oneself.A friend of mine ,who got placed in a well known FMCG company as Area sales manager ,left his job in 2 months saying ,its not the job for an MBA.The job role was like this,he will be given a area and he as to go get orders from the shops in that area and supply the products to those shops with few people under him.
If a person is able to stay in a sales job for 2 years continuously,he as a very bright future after that.A salesman can earn money more than his salary ,if he shows more productivity than expected.The growth in a sales career is fast and one of the hot jobs were you can earn more in later years.Taking a sales role purely depends on the attitude and will of the person to survive.The more challenging a job is,more money you earn and grow fast.If anyone in interested in traveling and meeting new people,sales job is the right choice.
I appreciate ur observed data about a sales man... But never say that sales man job is not for an MBA.. U know y the hire MBA.. Cause an MBA surely performs much beter than a normal degree holder...
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