Questions to ask before agreeing to Summer Sales

This article was posted on the BYU Newspaper's website. It maybe stuff that's just common sense to some people. However, when faced with decisions it can be easy to forget or over look important aspects. Take a quick look it may prove useful in looking for a job doing summer sales.

Questions to Ask Before Agreeing to Summer Sales
By Scott Hathaway - 4 Mar 2008

What is the company's track record?
Find out how many years the company has been in business. Several start-up companies are willing to offer more money, but reps may sell less because of the new organization. Ask people to recommend companies they have worked for in the past. Visit the Better Business Bureau's Web site at www.bbb.org, to see the company's record.

What are the management and team like?
One of the greatest contributors to your success will be your team. Make sure the manager or team leader is eager and capable of giving quality training. Be careful the team is not too big for just one leader. Be sure your team follows your ethical values and is dedicated to working the entire summer.

Summer Sales: Facts vs. Fiction

If you are a student in college chances are you have heard about summer sales. In fact, you have probably been approached by a student who has done summer sales before inviting you to participate in a summer of sales. You may have seen flyers promoting the fact that students just like you are earning big money during the summer selling pest control or home security systems. So is there any truth to these claims?

FACT: Thousands of students make well over 20,000 dollars each summer going door to door selling products and services. They will sell pest control, security systems, satellite and cable television and a variety of other products and services. These students are above average sales representatives who work 8-10 hours each day.

FACT: It is estimated that each summer over 100,000 students participate in selling products door to door during the summer, not all of these students will walk away from the summer with
big money.

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