Learning for Your Sales Career

March 25, 2012

Some friends of mine run marathons.  Occasionally I’ll go and watch them run.  Along the route, there are plenty of drink stations for the runners to grab a drink (and in some cases, an energy bar) while they are running to keep their energy up.  Speaking with some of my running friends, the drink stations [...]

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Locus of Control for Career Development

March 14, 2012

When automotive recruitment agencies and automotive employers are assessing job applications, they sort the applications.  There are many ways that they can do this and the methods they use may vary depending on their experience, priorities and knowledge. An initial sorting will usually aim to quickly sort the wheat from the chaff, i.e., quickly identify [...]

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Automotive Training Job – Volvo Car Australia

March 12, 2012

Product Training Specialist -  Volvo Car Australia Global Luxury Brand Sales Focus Located at North Ryde Share the passion for the Volvo brand Volvo Cars is an iconic global brand, with hallmarks of technological innovation, captivating design and environmental responsibility, with a sustained track record of sales and service success in the Australian market. The remarkable design and astonishing performance [...]

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Finding the right Automotive Recruitment Person

March 5, 2012

As automotive service job seekers are questioning which automotive recruiter agency to seek out to get the appropriate recommendations, there are some criteria you can insist on. We should explore those focal criteria for automotive recruiters. 1. Keep it small. The first quality to make a note of in an auto recruitment agency is size.  [...]

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Car Salesperson Jobs North Shore

January 6, 2012

Job Title: Experienced Sales Person Location: North Shore Please Quote Reference: SP2077C Job Description: Our client, who is a part of a well respected major dealer group is requiring an experienced and professional sales person to join their dynamic team.  You will be working with some of the most unique and sought after brands on [...]

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Used Car Salesperson Sydney

October 7, 2011

Job Title: Used Car Sales Person Location: Sutherland Shire Job Reference: SP2232 Job Description: Our client is looking to enhance the customer service experience to maintain their competitive edge in their market. The long standing team is a tribute to the environment the management team has created and maintained. With this in mind the opportunity [...]

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Five Car Sales Résumé Mistakes to Avoid

October 7, 2011

A résumé is a valuable tool in securing a great position in the automotive industry.  We’d like to think that the days are gone where a Sales Manager would put on anyone, even without a résumé or an interview, ‘to give ‘em a go’ knowing that he can sack them within the first three months [...]

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Communication Skills for Car Sales Positions

October 3, 2011

I have recently been reviewing résumés for positions in automotive car sales and several of them have amused and bemused me by listing ‘communication skills’ under the applicants’ strengths or profile .  What has given me mirth about this is that in these instances, the applicants have a phenomenal number of spelling and/or grammar mistakes [...]

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Your Resume Solves a Dealership’s Needs

September 18, 2011

When  you are a professional car salesperson, your job is to identify customer needs and to meet or exceed those needs.  Before you get the job in car sales, you have to ‘sell’ your prospective employer and how effective you ar at doing that will be determined by how well you understood the first sentence. [...]

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How Can ‘Fast Learning’ Be A Disadvantage?

September 17, 2011

Having looked at many hundreds of resumes over the years, one of several tired, worn out clichés that appears far too often is “I’m a fast learner.” It reminds me of the following ‘Dilbert’ cartoon: But getting back to the resumes: how do job applicants use this simple statement and why is it such a [...]

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