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Sales Career

This section is to help people to assess if a sales career is right for them showing the possible career progression and the salaries you can expect.

Who would suit a sales career?

To work in sales you must have excellent communication skills, a positive, enthusiastic attitude and the ability to upsell during the sales process. Many people will have previous customer service experience when entering a sales role. The great thing about working in sales is that you can work across a variety of sectors with the transferable skills.

How to enter the sales industry?

A job in sales can be extremely lucrative especially if there are commission and bonus structures in place for hitting targets. However, you must be able to handle pressure and thrive in a fast-paced environment. There are a variety of options available for those who work in sales. Here are a few of them explained in more detail:

  • Account Manager
    Starting salary: £18,000 approx rising to £34,000 with experience
    Where could it lead? An Account Manager could lead to a job as an Account Director with salaries up to £50,000.
    A lot of Account Manager roles require you to be a graduate but you could progress through a junior sales role. You must have great negotiation skills, be able to manage budgets, be self-motivated, confident and work well under pressure. This role requires you to liaise with clients, listening to their requirements and communicating to others, put together proposals and dealing with any issues that might arise. Good business acumen is beneficial.
  • Sales Manager
    Starting salary:     £20,000 approx rising to £40,000 with experience
    Where could it lead? A Sales Manager could lead to a Sales Director role with salaries up to £70,000.
    A Sales Manager will normally progress from another sales role at an executive or account management level. It is not necessary to have qualifications although business management qualifications could give you an advantage. The role normally involves organising a team to keep them motivated and reaching their targets. The job could also include training members of the team, setting goals, and could involve account management too. It is important that you have the right skills to keep your team motivated through excellent communication. Confidence and an ability to work under pressure is also important.
  • Recruitment Consultant
    Starting salary:     £16,000 approx rising to £35,000 with experience.
    Where could it lead? A Recruitment Consultant could eventually lead to a Recruitment Manager role with salaries up to £40,000.
    Previous sales experience is an advantage to entering the recruitment sector, but many times people start as a trainee and work their way up. This role would suit someone with excellent negotiation skills, who is a confident communicator and has a professional attitude. If you thrive on targets and don’t mind pressure then this is the role for you. In this role you will work with businesses to help them fill their vacancies with the right candidate. You could be involved in winning new business, posting job ads, searching for CVs, screening of candidates before putting them forward for interview, liaising during interview stage, providing feedback, letting candidates know the outcome and negotiating contracts and agency fees.

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If you are interested in a sales career click here, register with us and upload your up to date CV. We will then contact you if we find a suitable role. You can also search our current sales roles below.

Jobs

  1. Fibre Broadband Advisor

    SK/R/090026

    Area: Greater Manchester

    Sector: Technology

    Salary: £25k - 35k per year

  2. Field Sales Manager

    SK/R/090021

    Area: North West

    Sector: Technology

    Salary: Competitive salary and package

  3. Partnership Sales Manager

    SK/R/090016

    Area: Stoke-on-Trent

    Sector: Business Development & Sales

    Salary: £38k - 45k per year

  4. Customer Service Executive

    SK/R/088829

    Area: Northern Ireland

    Sector: Other

    Salary: Market related

Testimonials

"Their knowledge of the industry, our organisation and candidates is one of the leaders in the market. They have always been able to supply us with the right calibre of engineering candidate no matter what the discipline or regional location is.

"First Recruitment Group’s service delivery has always been to a high standard and the customer service provided by the team has ensured that First Recruitment Group will remain a preferred supplier of engineering personnel to WorleyParsons on our future engineering projects."

WorleyParsons

"In my dealings with First I have found them to be responsive, knowledgeable, quality-focused and engaging in their approach. I would have no hesitation in recommending the services of First Recruitment Group to any prospective customers."

Global Engineering Consultancy

"We have a good working relationship with First Recruitment and they always put every effort in to filling our positions whether it's on a permanent or contract basis. First have an honest and open approach to recruitment and their clients which is refreshing. First offer an excellent payroll service which compliments their overall delivery service to MWH Treatment."

MWH Treatment

“As the biggest services supplier to the nuclear industry our demand for personnel is significant, when I have an urgent requirement I know I can rely on First Recruitment to rise to the challenge.

“As a preferred supplier for temporary labour and a fundamental part of our permanent recruitment process we get the right people at the right time. Whether its highly technical/specialist resources or back office support personnel the approach is to the same high standard.”

Veolia Nuclear Solutions

"It’s great to work with a recruitment agency we trust. The team at First Recruitment Group are friendly and straight talking and they continue to provide an excellent service. We’re proud to still be working with them after 20 years."

Simon Carves Engineering Ltd

"First Recruitment are on the 1st Tier of Sweett Europe’s preferred supplier list. We have found First recruitment to be hugely supportive and value adding partners to Sweett, helping us source a wide range of roles. The consultants at First are hugely knowledgeable and have a real desire to listen to, and understand, our needs. They have shown an unrivalled desire to work on hard to fill roles using innovative methods to ensure they always supply us with CVs.

"I have been hugely impressed by their willingness to support us, even when we have simply been after guidance which would not attract them a fee. I would be more than happy to recommend First Recruitment Group to any prospective organisation, and to discuss in more detail their capabilities."

Sweett Group

“We’ve worked with First Recruitment for over 12 years and have built up a great relationship with their team. They’ve helped us in sourcing contractors for our chemical division, maintaining consistently high standards in delivery, and we hope to continue building on this relationship in the future. I have no hesitation in recommending First to others.”

Haden Freeman Limited

"We have used First Recruitment to support the recruitment of several key roles within our business. The quality of the candidates put forward were extremely high which helped enormously in our ability to fill all roles, also the candidates have all been a success since joining our business. They were prompt, knowledgeable and very professional and made the recruitment process for us extremely simple. The service we have received has been first class and I would highly recommend the services of First Recruitment to any Company looking to fill a vacancy."

Meadow Vale Food Group

“I have worked with First Recruitment frequently over the last couple of years. Their ability to understand our business and support me in terms of recruitment has been excellent. Candidates are screened initially to meet our requirements and taken through the process in a professional way. I would have no hesitation in recommending First Recruitment to any employer who needs that little extra support in their recruitment process."

Bokomo Foods (UK) Limited

“I have found First Recruitment to be very efficient and professional in their approach to recruitment. They were able to gain an in depth understanding of the needs of our business and source high quality candidates. I would highly recommend their services to anyone with a recruitment need.”

AAK

"First Group are one of the key suppliers to Cobham. The team are quick to respond, friendly and professional, and as such have made a massive difference to the account. The team have supported and filled a variety of roles. Without hestitation I would recommend First."

Cobham

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