I've been selling cars for VW in Alberta for the last 2.5 years. It's been great sales experience for learning processes, customer interactions, and handling objections.

For the last two months I have been trying to find a new job to no avail. I had a professional help me refine my resume, I've gone out of my way to be more involved in my community by managing a hockey team. Still no dice.

Is car sales experience really this unvaluable? I want very badly to spread my wings

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SDR / BDR in tech sales is your best bet. Your experience is relevant to sales positions your applying to but that’s it. I jumped from car sales to tech sales. It’s a better career move, trust me.

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I'd be more keen to staying if we had any inventory, but we don't. We have a VERY small sales team[2.5(one is half in finance)] and the most cars anyone has sold in one month since last August is 12. It's so hard to stay positive when nobody is buying and we aren't even on true commission. It's salary($3kCAD) before tax. You need to hit 10 sales in a month to get a $2k bonus, which obviously with our lack of inventory is impossible to achieve. I'm drowning financially.

I’d pivot to tech sales? But it would be entry level, SDR/BDR. It’s not that car sales are not valued, but rather they often come with a stigma attached. Best of luck, I hope you land something you like soon!

I've read a similar post about this. Things are difficult for everyone nowadays. You're lucky to be able to sell a single model in a year. You think of selling cars as a side hustle instead.

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