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4.5 stars

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June 23, 2008

I thought I wanted to work on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC until I did it, and then I realized that I had a degree in American Government that I was not going to use because interning in politics is way different than actually working in it full time, and I had no idea what to do next.

So I started off as a corporate concierge (sort of like a hotel concierge but in a corporate office building). It was totally fun and I loved it, but the salary was low ($24,000 per year in DC) and company was totally bottom-heavy so after 2 years, I advanced as far as I could and moved into working for a hotel.

I was a front desk agent and concierge in a 4 star hotel in DC for about 6 months, got promoted to front office manager, then they put me on the overnight shift and I had just married my husband so I never saw him! Definite Con, although I liked the job. At that point I was making about $12 per hour. I moved into the sales department as a coordinator, which was great as well. That paid about $13 per hour but the hours were M-F, 8am-6pm which suited me much better.

After a year doing that, I was promoted to convention services manager, and made about $28,000 per year. Again, loved the job and did it for 4 years (over which time my salary increased to about $32,000). Got pregnant with our daughter and convention services became too difficult due to the long hours and physical demands (helping banquet department set up rooms, carrying boxes...) so I became a sales manager.

Shortly after 9/11/07, my position was downsized so I switched hotel chains and remained a sales manager. At that point my salary was about $36,000. Since then, I have remained in sales and been transfered/promoted three times, ending with me as a senior sales manager for a number of hotels in the DC Metro area with a salary just over $50,000.

I love my job, dealing with groups who come to this area, making sales calls, giving tours of the hotels, and doing the contracting. The hotel business is hard - high pressure, high goals, lots of turnover, and you either love it or hate it. Thankfully, I love it.

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Anonymous

3.5 stars

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January 16, 2008

My most recent career was as a Customer Service Manager/Sales Manager in a call center. I worked in this position for 3 years. The best advice I could give anyone planning on embarking on this type of career is to be willing to be extremely flexible. The reason being is that the one thing that I found to be constant in the call center environment was "change". The promotions we had could change monthly or every 3 months, employee turn around was high, and there were constant changes to commission plans. I would recommend this career to someone who is interested in sales and finds the challenge of meeting quotas to be exciting. It is a career where there is hardly ever a dull moment. I learned a great deal while working in the call center. I learned how to manage a wide range of people. I learned how to motivate people who did not always come from a sales background and I had to find creative ways to keep those who did come from sales backgrounds motivated so that they continued to have the drive to generate more sales. I would work as a call center manager again because the experience helped to prepare me for other career choices I am interested in. The pros of working in a call center are working with a variety of different people, you get to see first hand what motivates people to achieve their sales goals, you also learn a great deal about yourself and how you handle pressures and stress. The cons of working in as a call center manager are the long hours, the pressure from upper management to meet your quotas, and having 25% of your wages being based on meeting those quotas. Overall the experience was very benefical to me. I would rate the position a 7 on a scale of 1-10.

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Anonymous

4 stars

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February 23, 2007

This is my fortieth year in public transport and ten years ago I changed from operational management to sales management in the information sector.
I now sell to many of the people I grew up with in the indsutry and my gravitas and exepience gained helps me considerably.
I would recommenfd the exciting world of information technology to young would be managers as there is so much new technology coming on line to make the task easier.
I am very glad I chose this profession and stuck to it for a long time.

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Anonymous

5 stars

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February 23, 2007

I am excited about my career every day because sales manager is very interesting job. I can meet various customers who know a lot of things I haven't experienced. In addition, I enjoy taking communication with my young subs who are growing up day by day.

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0.5 stars

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January 16, 2007

don't do it! you're overworked and underappreciated. people are rude to you. when you are salaried it seems like your making decent money, but then you soon realize youre working 60 hour weeks and its probably less than minimum wage. im changing careers. stand up for yourself if you go into this field, and remember, everyone is irreplaceable.

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3.5 stars

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December 29, 2006

Its a fulfilling career. You get to go out of the office once in a while. However, its a career for a people person. Also quite stressful when you are trying to reach your sales quota. If you build a good team around you it can be a blast.

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5 stars

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December 20, 2006

To anyone who considers sales a career - please remember that this job is very motivation driven, and you have to have a lot of self-discipline and to be able to work on your own. I would recommend this career to anyone who has the necessary skills and is looking for a challenging job which is usually rewarded by your achievements. The pros are the (usually) high salary, and constantly meeting new people. The cons are the high stress levels and extra hours. People should know that a job in sales works well for individuals who are highly motivated by results and enjoy challenges. if you're looking for a quiet and calm office job, that isn't it.

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4 stars

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December 08, 2006

I was a manager of a retail music store. Obviously a background in music is very helpful but not absolutely necessary. As a manager you would be responsible for supervising the efforts of other employees. The reality is that you probably need to come up from within the music sales industry to make manager.
I would recommend this career to someone that is interested in small business and can deal with people well. You are going to need to be organized and meticulous if you are to be successful at your job. Continuing exposure to music and even teaching lessons is helpful to get to know your clients.
I have since moved on to another area of managenment, but would not change the experience I gained at the music store. The pros of this position are self-evident if you love music and working with people. The cons are that this position doesn't pay great, but reasonable for the effort required. In the end, with the requisite love of music and the ability to get good managerial experience, it's well worth the time.
I guess what you should know is that as a manager, you will be expected to function in all the jobs at the store and act for the owner in her abscence; nothing new, but be prepared to work more than hourly if you receive a salary and expect to be the one to deal with all the problems the owner wishes to avoid. GOOD LUCK!!

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