What a great idea for a new career… Go Green Sales Positions. Whether you are just graduating from college or currently in sales, GREEN is where it’s at! If you have considered an educational path that even comes close to the burgeoning field like ecology, biology or alternative energy, look for sales positions in these fields.
Green sales positions are expected to explode in the coming years equal to the dot.com era and the mortgage and real estate boom of the 1990’s and 2000’s years. The area of Green sales is creating increased demand for sale reps that understand and have a passion for “green collar” jobs. If you look at the job growth in 2006, you will find that nearly 8.5 million jobs have been created. Expectations are that “green collar” jobs will grow to an astounding 40 million jobs by 2030.
With $4 dollar gas hovering over our gas tanks and legislative mandates to go green, companies will be hunting for workers in many fields like alternative energy, artificial turf, solar panels, renewable energy sources and new products coming out in the horizon. You must be prepared and ready to go now. The competition is going to be stiff so you need to prepare yourself by possessing the right tools now. You might have a degree in a related field but you might lack practical experience. First you need to sharpen your job interview skills. You need to know what employers want you hear from you and how to sell yourself. You need to compete at the highest level. You need to be prepared for employment war so you have to be at the top of you game.
Once you have mastered the job interview process using highly specialized “sales skills”, you need to learn the “sale process”. There are fundamental processes’ that are relatively easy to follow with some practice, so get educated immediately on how to sell.
Median salaries for sales positions are in the $50,000 range as a base salary plus commissions and maybe even a car use to sell “green” products. Total compensation could be around $100,000 per year. GO GREEN SALES TODAY