Graduate Sales Jobs
Sales
Start salary: £15,000-£18,000 + commission
Professional salary: £35,000-£50,000 + commission
Required qualifications: No specifics, but may be helped by media, business, marketing, or languages. Some graduate schemes may require a 2.1 degree, but in any subject.
Jobs available: 1 million people are employed in sales in the UK a fall of 0.9%.*
Whether you're interested in a graduate job in media, technology or medicine, the opportunities for a career in sales are limitless. There are different ways of selling and it's important to find a company that matches your personality. Roles can be internal or field-based.
The ample rewards are what attract lots of graduates to a career in sales, and even though a graduate might only expect a salary of around £16-18,000 basic in their first year, this can be substantially increased by commission payments, which are dependent on your sales performance and company-specific criteria. Graduates who perform well might also find their basic salary increasing after just 6 months.
Graduate Sales Employers
| Nestlé | Although probably best known for our huge Nescafé and Kit K... | more |
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car | If you've ever had nightmares about spending years at university o... | more |
Graduate Sales Case Studies
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Enterprise Rent-a-car - Trevor - Management TraineeEnterprise Rent-a-car - Trevor - Management Trainee ... more |
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Enterprise Rent-a-car - John - Group Daily Rental ManagerEnterprise Rent-a-car - John - Group Daily Rental Manager ... more |
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Clarissa Gent - sales manager - RackspaceI manage a team of 10 sales representatives who sell IT services globally. My job is to coach and develop a buzzing business sales team and drive them to hit both their individual and team targets. ... more |
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Lesley Brown - Sales & Marketing Executive - Allison & BusbySales & marketing executive at Allison & Busby (www. allisonandbusby.com). I look after a number of accounts at A&B, including wholesalers, some high street retailers and, left-field, suppliers to ferries and cruise liners. So that involves making sure they have relevant information on our titles and seeing what deals or offers we can work out. ... more |
Graduate Sales Advice
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Your guide to who has jobs, who wants interns and who needs trainees.... more |
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At its most basic level retailing is the process of selling goods to customers,... more |
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Think Before You Click - The Negative Side of Facebook The next time you’re about to upload pictures of your birthday party/night... more |
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Nailing That Position- Top Tips for Getting Picked For Graduate Training Schemes If you’re currently stressing over applying for and going for interview... more |
