Average salary
National Statistic
Change Location
$25,000 - $110,000
SALES CONTRACTOR: Do Lots Of Networking
About this video
The job of this sales contractor and manager entails going to trade shows and conferences and selling their product. He makes sure his sales team gets everything set up and that the product is delivered. He advises those looking to get into this field to learn the ins and outs of the product that you are selling and to network a lot.
School: TAFE Australia ; Florida State University ; Florida State University - TAFE Australia
Degree: Communication and Media Studies - Human Relations
Job Title: Sales Contractor
Job Summary: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Job Description
Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses, government agencies, and other organizations. They contact customers, explain product features, answer any questions that their customers may have, and negotiate prices.
On-the-Job Training
Many companies have formal training programs for beginning wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives that last up to 1 year.
Additional Info
Many in this occupation have either the Certified Professional Manufacturers' Representative (CPMR) certification or the Certified Sales Professional (CSP) certification.
Certification Requirement
Recommended by the Manufacturers' Representatives Education Research Foundation.Quick Facts
Projected Job Growth
14 to 18 percent
Typical schedule
Full-time, Flexible
Typical workplace
Office, Travel, Indoor, Home
Personal Qualities
Verbal communication skills, Teamwork, People skills, NetworkingEducational Path
Education Requirement
Bachelor's degree
Recommended Education Degree
Bachelor's degree
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m='15430'>and</span> <span m='15918'>we</span> <span m='16406'>get everything</span> <span m='16894'>set up,</span> <span m='17382'>and</span> <span m='17870'>the</span> <span m='18358'>product</span> <span m='18846'>delivered.</span> </p><p><span m='23238'>Educationally,</span> <span m='26190'>OK,</span> <span m='26570'>so</span> <span m='26700'>I</span> <span m='26760'>went</span> <span m='27080'>to</span> <span m='27480'>TAFE</span> <span m='27810'>in</span> <span m='28301'>Australia, then</span> <span m='28792'>I went to</span> <span m='29283'>FSU.</span> <span m='29774'>Studied</span> <span m='31738'>communications,</span> <span m='32720'>studied</span> <span m='33702'>human</span> <span m='34193'>relations,</span> <span m='36157'>and a</span> <span m='36648'>few other</span> <span m='37139'>subjects.</span> <span m='39103'>Then</span> <span m='41067'>basically</span> <span m='42540'>I</span> <span m='43031'>did an</span> <span m='43522'>internship,</span> <span m='44030'>and</span> <span m='45420'>got</span> <span m='47476'>hired on</span> <span m='48462'>doing</span> <span m='48955'>trade</span> <span m='49448'>shows.</span> <span m='50434'>Learned up,</span> <span m='50927'>studied</span> <span m='51420'>about the</span> <span m='51913'>products,</span> <span m='52406'>and</span> <span m='52899'>studied all</span> <span m='53392'>about what</span> <span m='53885'>I was</span> <span m='54378'>selling,</span> <span m='54871'>and</span> <span m='55857'>just</span> <span m='56350'>went out</span> <span m='56843'>and did</span> <span m='57336'>it.</span> <span m='58322'>Then</span> <span m='58815'>you just</span> <span m='59308'>keep doing</span> <span m='59801'>it,</span> <span m='60294'>and</span> <span m='61280'>that's what</span> <span m='61773'>I did.</span> <span m='62266'>Yeah.</span> </p><p><span m='63745'>OK,</span> <span m='64238'>so</span> <span m='67710'>what</span> <span m='68010'>you should</span> <span m='68190'>expect</span> <span m='68540'>on a</span> <span m='68640'>job</span> <span m='68990'>like</span> <span m='69220'>this.</span> <span m='70140'>Well,</span> <span m='70395'>some</span> <span m='70650'>good</span> <span m='70790'>advice</span> <span m='71140'>is</span> <span m='71930'>to</span> <span m='72000'>really</span> <span m='72200'>just</span> <span m='72420'>study.</span> <span m='75535'>Let's</span> <span m='76022'>see.</span> <span m='78460'>Just</span> <span m='80690'>figure</span> <span m='80910'>out</span> <span m='81000'>exactly</span> <span m='81350'>what</span> <span m='81440'>you want to</span> <span m='81720'>do,</span> <span m='82110'>have</span> <span m='82250'>a</span> <span m='82290'>lot</span> <span m='82430'>of</span> <span m='82500'>persistence.</span> <span m='83974'>Do a</span> <span m='84448'>lot of</span> <span m='84922'>networking.</span> <span m='87292'>When you</span> <span m='87766'>get a</span> <span m='88240'>position,</span> <span m='88714'>you just</span> <span m='89188'>stick</span> <span m='89662'>to it,</span> <span m='90136'>and</span> <span m='90610'>just</span> <span m='92080'>really</span> <span m='93110'>service,</span> <span m='94110'>and</span> <span m='94914'>service</span> <span m='95718'>your</span> <span m='96120'>team,</span> <span m='96926'>and</span> <span m='98815'>learn</span> <span m='99310'>the product.</span> <span m='99805'>And</span> <span m='100300'>just</span> <span m='101785'>sell it,</span> <span m='102280'>man.</span> </p><p><span m='103270'>What's good,</span> <span m='103765'>like,</span> <span m='104260'>to know</span> <span m='104755'>about how to</span> <span m='105250'>talk to people,</span> <span m='105745'>and how to</span> <span m='106240'>deal with</span> <span m='106735'>customers.</span> <span m='107725'>And</span> <span m='108220'>also,</span> <span m='110695'>really</span> <span m='111190'>learn the ins</span> <span m='111685'>and outs of</span> <span m='112180'>which</span> <span m='112675'>product you're</span> <span m='113170'>going to sell.</span> <span m='115150'>And</span> <span m='117130'>do lots</span> <span m='117625'>of</span> <span m='118120'>networking,</span> <span m='118615'>basically.</span> <span m='119130'>Do</span> <span m='119460'>lots</span> <span m='119940'>of</span> <span m='120050'>networking,</span> <span m='120210'>and</span> <span m='120610'>really</span> <span m='121220'>believe</span> <span m='121630'>in</span> <span m='121670'>yourself and</span> <span m='122100'>have</span> <span m='122250'>a</span> <span m='122280'>lot</span> <span m='122430'>of</span> <span m='122490'>persistence.</span> <span m='123220'>And</span> <span m='123700'>just,</span> <span m='124050'>it's</span> <span m='124210'>really</span> <span m='124530'>simple.</span> <span m='125250'>Really simple.</span> <span m='126045'>Just</span> <span m='126300'>get</span> <span m='126590'>things</span> <span m='126870'>done.</span> <span m='128670'>Yeah.</span> 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