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Define Your Skills By Derek O'Reilly
13/02/2017
The biggest trap that most people fall into when job hunting is to sell themselves short! So how well do you sell yourself? Most sales people know that product knowledge, knowing where the product can add value and believing in it all make the sales ...

A Hiring Manager’s 11 Tips on Landing Your Perfect Sales Job
13/02/2017
"A Hiring Manager’s 11 tips on landing your perfect Sales Job" – Peter Lawless of 3R Sales & Marketing   What is it that companies are looking for when they go to the market to hire a sales rep? How can you be sure to land that ...

Job Hunting Vs Career Management
13/02/2017
It is my considered opinion that job-hunting is for dummies and that smart people career-hunt. Job-hunting is tactical, reactive and myopic. Career management is no longer the province of Ivy League alumni or of those born with silver ...

Ask these 10 Questions Before Taking that Sales Job
13/02/2017
Salespeople are prone to accepting the wrong jobs. Maybe it`s because they tend to be overly optimistic and see only the good until it`s too late. Or it may be because they`re customers at heart who appreciate a good pitch. Whatever the reason, ...

Networking For Shy People
13/02/2017
Here’s the paradox: networking is by far the best way to learn about other companies and new job opportunities, but few job seekers want to do it. The main reasons include:   - Shyness - Introversion - Being uncomfortable talking to strangers ...

How To Get Headhunted
13/02/2017
Manage your public profile Attend conferences and tradeshows relevant to your industry or area of expertise. Listings in the associated publications (trade show catalogues, directories) are a great way to gain publicity. Many events publish the ...

How To Benefit From A Recruiter's Service
13/02/2017
How to benefit from a Recruiter’s Services.   Take responsibility for managing your own career by partnering with an experienced recruiter. Start looking at your career from a long term perspective and make a decision today to find and choose a ...

Getting Started In Sales
13/02/2017
For people who are looking to enter sales as a profession and DO NOT have sales experience these are some tips for entry into sales as a profession for a junior with no experience.   Number one but not necessarily in this order, as ...

Sending Your CV to a Recruitment Agency – How To Get the Best Response
13/02/2017
The recruitment industry in Ireland has experienced consistent growth as more and more people realise that using the services of a recruitment agency is the best way of exploring new career opportunities. While the services of many agencies are ...

Changing Sectors for the Sales pro
13/02/2017
There is no doubt about it that the change between sectors can be a difficult one to manage. At various times in our lives we hit a crossroads and need to make changes in our lives. This may be due to changes in personal circumstances, a major ...

Job Exit Strategy – A Poor Exit can Cost Sales Professionals
13/02/2017
There is a time when every working relationship comes to an end but the question remains - can you ever make a clean break? The simple answer is that you won’t know until the situation arises. Breaking up can be a testing time but it is ...

Job Hunting – What to Expect
13/02/2017
Job hunting and interviewing has always been a scary thought even for the most confident of jobseekers. In the past, employers have used strange techniques such as analysing handwriting and even palm reading in a bid to hire the right person. ...

What Employers look for in a Sales CV
13/02/2017
What Employers look for in a Sales CV by BMS Sales   An employer will want to see a more structured layout to a CV. Keep everything to simple bullet points and cut out all of the jargon. Remember you will be able to elaborate on these ...

Selling Yourself Using Your Cover Letter
13/02/2017
Finding a job can be a job in itself. But what you may not realise isthat it’s a sales job. To convince hiring managers to invest in the product you’re pitching — you — it’s important to take full advantage of every marketing tool at your ...

5 tips for successfully job hunting in a recession
13/02/2017
1. Research Your Options Does your industry or line of work offer little promise of employment in the coming months? If so, now is a good time to step back to identify the projected top performing industries and jobs. The best place to ...

What to Do if Your Job Hunting Has Hit a Dead End
13/02/2017
What to Do if Your Job Hunting Has Hit a Dead End Your job search is dead in the water, even though you have done everything you can think of to find a new position. You have written an excellent CV and you have used all your network ...

Sales Job Hunting Tips
13/02/2017
What to do when your sales job hunt has hit a brick wall 5 Tips for sucessfully sales job hunting in a recession Selling yourself using your cover letter What employers look for in a sales Cv Job Hunting - What to expect Job Exit Strategy – A Poor ...