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How do graduates get a job in sales?

All businesses operate by selling goods or services and as such, sales jobs exist in nearly every sector. Roles for graduates range from working in a retail environment to travelling the country (or even the world) meeting potential clients. (More...)

Why sales could be your ideal graduate job

With competitive salaries and perks, the chance to work in industries that interest you and a culture of being judged by your results, a sales career could offer just what you want from a graduate job. (More...)

On-the-job sales qualifications for graduates

If you want to take extra qualifications while working in sales, there are various options open to graduates. However, sales is a job where results speak loudest, so there’s no obligation to study in order to progress. (More...)

Be a graduate sales champion: know your strategy

‘I think, therefore I earn’… gaining your monthly commission will require empathy for your customers even while you’re using a spot of strategy to entice them. Understanding this is the key to impressing sales recruiters. (More...)

From graduate to event director: Vicky Coope’s career in sales

Vicky Coope took a job in exhibitions sales as a graduate and is now an event director. Here she outlines the career path she followed along the way. (More...)

From graduate to media sales exec for a national newspaper

‘Working in sales is target-driven and fast-paced, says Megan Clarke, a media sales exec working on Guardian Jobs. (More...)

From graduate to business development exec

‘I’m always thinking on my feet and I’ve been given real responsibility as MD of my own territory,’ says Melanie Powell of her job with fast moving consumer goods company, Diageo. (More...)