Thursday, October 11, 2007

Part time sales jobs



Making sales, or rather selling anything requires a certain technique, and is considered by any as an art. After all, having someone part with their money is not exactly an easy task. Even before spending the least amount people think so many times. And a good salesman is one, who can sell something without letting the buyer feel the pinch of money cost, but the value of the object, or service.

Since every business is based on the sales made, many companies provide the option of offering not only full time, but also part time sales jobs. Most such employees let their part-time salespersons work at their own convenience and offer them a commission on their sales, which is actually the best form of motivating people.

The part jobs in the sales department are also popular in publications that require space sellers. After all, while the fulltime staff chase the larger fish, the part time space sellers are looked up for smaller ads, which include the classifieds too.

There are also a large number of multi-level-marketing companies that have stepped onto Indian shores. And rather than employing a large number of sales staff, they have minimal administrative staff, and their salespersons work in their own free time, making large sales in order to earn the attractive incentives.

Sales jobs, on a part time basis, provide the opportunity to work at one's own convenience and the amount one earns is in proportion to the number of hors put in. However, one major disadvantage is that most of these jobs are field jobs, requiring the employee to pay visits to potential buyers. But an advantage to counter this is that one's creative talents are put to test, as there is minimal restrictions to the methods that can be used to sell the product or service.