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College graduates – should you consider a sales job?

Sales Training Connection

Given this rather draconian version of the state-of-the-career, we were delighted to read a recent article in the Wall Street Journal by Lauren Weber. The pharmaceutical industry comes to mind – for example, Eli Lilly laid off a 1000 salespeople in 2013. It is also true that the profession is changing.

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Mylan Sold Its Soul – Will Your Sales Team?

OpenSymmetry

Just last year, in 2015, CEO Martin Shkreli of Turing Pharmaceuticals was under fire for buying the drug Daraprim from Impax Laboratories and raising the price from $13.50 The compensation commission committee for Mylan then set up the incentives, but the plan was set up for shareholder value – either to sell more or raise the price.

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Top 28 Sales Job Interview Questions and Answers: A Comprehensive Guide

Sales Hacker Training

For example, tech is known to be fast-paced with lots of growth opportunities, while pharmaceutical sales is more relationship-driven. I believe I’ll thrive in a fast-paced tech sales role and be motivated to hit my numbers and ultimately make bigger commission checks.” Make sure you know your “why” before going into any interview.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

If you are passionate about helping people and not passionate about just your commission, the goal becomes easier to attain… HELP PEOPLE. Karolyn Hart is the President of InspireHUB Inc and has been covered in The Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, The Globe and Mail, CBC, The Chicago Tribune, GCN and SD Times.

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