i'm thinking of getting out

Help!I'maRock!

Help!I'maRock!

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earlier this week, i got an unsolicited call about my resume from a pretty reputable company. they have an inside sales position and its a company that is growing both because of and despite the recession. so i scheduled an interview. can't hurt, right?

but it got me thinking about what i really want to do, and i think i might be done with the promotional products business. i'm good at it, but i don't love it. i can still do it on the side, and quite frankly the prospects i have right now are more long range than they are immediate.

so i put my resume up on Craigslist. figured it couldn't hurt. i got two calls today from other companies about customer service and sales positions. i'm not sure if the opportunities are as good as the first one, but they're worth talking to further. they did, after all, call me.

so what the hell? if i get it, great. i can still do the promo stuff on the side and have a supplemental income. and i'm sure having a base salary instead of being commission only will please my GF.
 
That sounds like a very smart move to me. Besides, i have always found it to be good to push ourselves out of our ruts once in awhile.
 
Phil513 said:
That sounds like a very smart move to me. Besides, i have always found it to be good to push ourselves out of our ruts once in awhile.
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derivicus said:
Hey if you can find a good opportunity in today's economy by all means exploit it. Good for you man! :)
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+1

I think it doesn't hurt to have the stability, and the supplemental income idea is pretty smart, I think....
 
markwein said:
I think it doesn't hurt to have the stability, and the supplemental income idea is pretty smart, I think....
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that's kinda my point. with the amount of business i do have, i can actually go out and get a primary job, still do this, and not have to worry when the next order is coming in.

also, i'm tired of the perception that what i do fills garbage dumps. that's never been my intention, but it seems that plenty in my industry are perfectly willing to do so if it makes the sale. i learned a lot about how to sell in this industry, now how about i go do something that is productive.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
that's kinda my point. with the amount of business i do have, i can actually go out and get a primary job, still do this, and not have to worry when the next order is coming in.

also, i'm tired of the perception that what i do fills garbage dumps. that's never been my intention, but it seems that plenty in my industry are perfectly willing to do so if it makes the sale. i learned a lot about how to sell in this industry, now how about i go do something that is productive.
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Sounds like you have your answer. then....:)
 
Sure is one gift i dont have. I couldnt sell a glass of water to a man dying of thirst. :embarrassed:

Thats why im an engineer. lol.
 
Phil513 said:
Sure is one gift i dont have. I couldnt sell a glass of water to a man dying of thirst. :embarrassed:

Thats why im an engineer. lol.
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i've actually had a lot of personal growth because of learning how to sell in the past 6 or so years. its not easy, its not regarded as a noble, and there's always lots of competition. i was very reclusive before sales, and now situations with new people and circumstances are less awkward for me. i'm not saying that these things wouldn't have happened if i was in marketing or admin or whatever. but having to sell, and especially cold calling, have been major personal hurdles i've had to overcome.

its almost like getting up on stage. you have to put on that face and just go. forget the crowd is there even when you're looking at them.
 
I've been selling professionally since 1994 - I've never looked back. It opens up your eyes to a new world of how to talk to people and how to ask THE RIGHT questions. You can live anywhere -

I had a brother in law who owned a dry wall business - busted his hump 7 days a week to keep up. He would look at me and ask how I did it - my answer was sales.

He has now closed his business and sells construction equipment and rental equipment. He is loving life.
 
interview day 1 report:

translation service: nailed it. they want me back for interview with CEO on Thursday. not thrilled about the low pay + no commission. will go and try to negotiate. i liked the supervisor i interviewed with. low key office, could probably start right away. they have lots of contacts for me to call once i learn the job.

theladders: that place was an insane asylum. there were 7 other interviews going on at the same time. the person i interviewed with had to kick two people out of a conference room so that we could talk. very nice office. lots of hot chicks. decent salary + commission from dollar one and no cap. but its an inside hunter position. they give you Hoovers and Dun & Bradstreet and you go sell in a given territory. there are generally two or three other people in that territory and you carve your way in. all renewal sales are done by a renewal team, and you get a kickback from that. they like to hire three to five people at a time so that they can train people all at once. to me, this means they expect to get one really good salesperson out of a class. if i get a call about the job, it'll be next week. i think i did well, but if today was any indication, they'll have 300 candidates for the position.

i like the money and the hot chicks at TheLadders, but i like the supervisor and the untapped client base of the translation service.

this puts tomorrow's interview with the shredding company squarely in the middle. i'd be a big fish in a small pond with almost unlimited potential. its really going to come down to the leads they can provide me with, compensation, and working out the transportation issue (if they pay my LIRR monthly, i just might do it).
 
I've been profiling through theladders.com for quite some time now. I haven't signed up but I like it much better then some of the other sites. It keeps out the garbage.

Let me know how it goes for you. I know lots of sales managers/trainers and VP's in the software field. I'll help you out if I can.
 
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