Hello all,
I have been looking for an outside sales role in the HVAC industry for a few months now. Anyone in the industry willing to take a look at my resume? I have had interviews, even told I’ve gotten the job and got the rug pulled from under me. Biggest thing is I don’t have any true outside sales experience, but I have a ton on industry knowledge. Interested to see what some others think. DM me and I’ll be glad to shoot the resume your way.

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Got it, thank you!

I work in the industry doing outside sales for 15 years. In my territory it’s still based so much on relationships and knowledge. I’m sure you have built relationships working inside sales. During your interview process I would stress that part.

Today, everyone is looking for the complete package ready to hit the ground running.

Back in my day, we hired for attitude and aptitude. A sales recruit had to have any two of the following three: product knowledge, industry knowledge, and sales skills. We taught the missing attribute.

We had a fantastic staff, all trained by us.

Companies need to invest in training. Their perfect applicant already has a great job and is not looking.

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