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Prepare Yourself for a Career in Sales

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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.

Syllabus

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

Taught by

Dean Karrel

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