Sales is a profession requiring resilience and a high level of emotional intelligence. It’s built on empathy and discipline. It is the art of connecting, listening and engaging with another person. Sales is human engineering, solving problems through conversation, that’s all there is to it.

Benefits of working in sales include:

• Building/strengthening your network
• Building resilience
• Improving your communication skills
• Still getting an adrenaline rush from sport
• Building your commercial awareness



Working in sales is exactly the same as sport. The harder you work, the better you perform, the more you get paid. There are targets, goals and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to achieve. To earn a $120k salary as a doctor, lawyer, engineer etc., it takes almost a decade (University, post grad, internship, entry level then mid level — this takes years). In sales, you can earn $120k+ in 12 months from dedication and hardwork.

Great sales people are a mixture of introverts and extroverts. Sales is about listening and solving your customers’ problems. It’s about having a deep level of empathy and truly putting yourself in your customers’ shoes. It is also about being persistent (without being annoying), resilient (being able to pick yourself up after rejection) and disciplined (sticking to a process regardless of the outcome).

There are different realms of sales and we have a number of different sales roles available. Check them out below: