| The Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary estimate | | | | there are many sales people out there that only |
| for job losses for June is 467,000, which means 7.2 | | | | need to find their niche. |
| million people have moved into the unemployed | | | | When buying a sales job, you need to consider some |
| category since the start of the recession. The | | | | of the following: |
| cumulative loss of jobs over the last six months have | | | | 1. What can you sink your teeth into, or feel a |
| been greater than for any other half year period | | | | passion for? |
| since World War II, including the military | | | | 2. What do I have monetarily to invest? |
| demobilization after the war. This means that we are | | | | 3. Do I want to work from home or a brick and |
| losing more jobs than we are gaining, making this the | | | | mortar business? |
| only recession since the Great Depression to wipe | | | | 4. Do I want to work with consumers or business to |
| out all job growth from the previous expansion. | | | | business? |
| As we look today at unemployment statistics we | | | | 5. How do I feel about working on the telephone or |
| find that many of us in sales are looking for work. | | | | am I best suited for person to person? |
| Our economy needs sales people as they move the | | | | 6. Would you be comfortable working from home |
| goods and services through their sales work. Sales | | | | with an online Internet based business? |
| people moving products is one sure way to improve | | | | You can invest in a Sales business for as little as |
| our economy and do our part to strengthen America. | | | | $500.00 up to $50,000 and the best part is, with |
| If you are an unemployed salesperson, there are | | | | your sales ability and finding your niche you will be |
| more options for you than most. These options | | | | able to use your talent to sell and do it on your own. |
| include not only looking for a sales job, but buying | | | | This will give you the feeling of Business Ownership |
| one. | | | | without much risk. There are dozens of companies |
| I have mentored, trained and worked with 1000's of | | | | today that will afford you the chance to find your |
| sales people and know that they are varied in their | | | | own sales job, and turn it into an entrepreneurial |
| interests and abilities. I also know that no matter | | | | enterprise. As a matter of fact, I believe that Sales |
| how hard we try, it has been said that 20% of Sales | | | | people have more options than most, as sales is |
| people in Sales jobs do 80% of the volume. I am not | | | | integral to success, especially in today's economy. If |
| sure where that statistic comes from, but lets | | | | you are looking for a 6 figure job, and have the Sales |
| assume it is true. Now the question is, where are | | | | talent necessary, then I suggest not taking a job, but |
| you? Are you in the top 20%, or are you willing to | | | | buying one. Get out of the rat race and take a |
| do something to put you into the top 20%? I believe | | | | chance. |