Experience, Skills, and Personality Traits
No previous experience is needed, but any sales experience one can obtain in the field—such as an internship, volunteering, or a part-time job—will be useful.
To be a successful sales representative, you should enjoy working with people. You should also be self-confident and enthusiastic, and self-disciplined. You must be able to handle rejection since only a small number of your sales contacts will result in a sale.
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