I work for an outfit that sells dental and medical hardware. I'll send you a PM re. the company name. Personally, I don't know anything about dental tools or the medical (mostly ortho surgery related) stuff that we sell. I'm a computer geek and my job would be same if we sold condoms. We're always on the prowl for salesfolks tho. We're only about 20% medical, btw. The Dental types w/o experience usually start as Inside Sales in Savannah. Those that do well get offers for outside gigs. Medical types don't have that kind of "inside to outside" path. I don't really know a helova lot about how those folks are hired, but I can certainly get some inside scoop for you if you ask me specific questions.
Segue. I've always been interested in human nature. Supporting ~125 salestypes running around the country for the past 18yrs has been very interesting. I came out of school as an engineering student and then I joined the Infantry. As such, I'm kind of a obsessive re. precise communication and personal responsibility. Sales types, many of them very successful, are usually of an entirely different type. It really fascinates me. To many sales types, words and commitments are just "happy noises" that create a general feeling of good fellowship. They are absolute wizards at quickly bonding with folks, but they can be lean on personal responsibility and clear communication. If I tell you that the artillery will land at 0630, you'll see lights flash on the horizon 10secs prior, or I'll will fucking well die trying because I made a commitment. But if a sales type says that he'll do "A", that was likely just a happy sound.
I couldn't sell water in the desert, but many of the salestypes are highly successful. Takes all sorts of personality types to succeed in the various professional endeavors. Successful sales types can make a lot of $$ because most sales compensation packages are tightly tied to some formula. Master the compensation formula and you're at $200k in an eyeblink.
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"If only he had used his genius for niceness, instead of Evil." M. Smart
Segue. I've always been interested in human nature. Supporting ~125 salestypes running around the country for the past 18yrs has been very interesting. I came out of school as an engineering student and then I joined the Infantry. As such, I'm kind of a obsessive re. precise communication and personal responsibility. Sales types, many of them very successful, are usually of an entirely different type. It really fascinates me. To many sales types, words and commitments are just "happy noises" that create a general feeling of good fellowship. They are absolute wizards at quickly bonding with folks, but they can be lean on personal responsibility and clear communication. If I tell you that the artillery will land at 0630, you'll see lights flash on the horizon 10secs prior, or I'll will fucking well die trying because I made a commitment. But if a sales type says that he'll do "A", that was likely just a happy sound.
I couldn't sell water in the desert, but many of the salestypes are highly successful. Takes all sorts of personality types to succeed in the various professional endeavors. Successful sales types can make a lot of $$ because most sales compensation packages are tightly tied to some formula. Master the compensation formula and you're at $200k in an eyeblink.
Books @ Amazon
"If only he had used his genius for niceness, instead of Evil." M. Smart
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RangerGress: Jun 9, 17 14:55