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Old 09-10-2006, 07:22 PM
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Once upon a time, I would have recommended telecom sales (Sprint, Nextel, Cingular, etc.), but I have been away from the industry for a while and from what I hear it has gone downhill. It is pretty competitive and customers are very savvy and demanding. You end up doing more customer service than sales these days due to 2 yr contracts that have people locked into their provider, etc. You might still check it out. I made pretty good money in sales on top of the hourly rate (I was earning about $40K and then moved into management). But I was doing it full time and going to school.

Hopefully someone else will have a better idea.

Also, ask people you know who are in sales -- even the salespeople you run into. They're usually honest on whether they love/hate, do okay/ do great. Also keep in mind that usually training is required and you'll need to have the time available to train.

Good luck!
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