Seven Easy Steps for Ruining Your Sales Career

In an article called “How to Ruin Your Sales Career in a Day,” Barbara K. Mednick, PR consultant and writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, wrote the list of things that will kill your sales career in a day.  Because we at SexySales want to ensure long term success for all our clients, we’ve published Mednick’s list for your convenience.
Things that will ruin your sales career in 24 hours flat:

• Lying
• Revealing confidential information about your other clients
• Breaking your promises
• Bashing your competition
• Sending an e-mail when you’re angry.
• Selling a product or service that is not right for the client.
• Hiding your mistakes.

Keep in mind that honesty and integrity are “the [things] many people don’t expect from a salesperson”. Maintaining your integrity and unscrupulous honesty will guarantee that you get ahead in the long run.

Quiz: Is sales the career for you?

1. You are outgoing and enjoy socializing. (Always)(Sometimes)(Never)
2. You’d prefer not to work 9-5. (Always)(Sometimes)(Never)
3. You enjoy travelling. (Always)(Sometimes)(Never)
4. You don’t mind calling people you don’t know. (Always)(Sometimes)(Never)
5. You get excited when you tell your friends about a great new product you discovered. (Always)(Sometimes)(Never)
6. You don’t get nervous speaking in front of a crowd. (Always)(Sometimes)(Never)
7. You daydream about living in another country. (Always)(Sometimes)(Never)
8. You wish you had more time for family and friends. (Always)(Sometimes)(Never)
9. You wish you made more money. (Always)(Sometimes)(Never)

Give yourself 2 points for each question you answered “always”, 1 point for each question you answered “sometimes” and zero points for each question you answered “never”.

14-18 points: Sales is definitely the career for you! Sign up now!
9-13 points: Sales might be something for you to try. Maybe you’ll like it more than you know!