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Companies will definitely take chances on sales people because sales is all hustle and people skills. You can’t teach hustle, but people skills can be taught and also learned in plenty of other roles.
Just remember sales is really about asking good questions, aimed at identifying either a pain point, or a pleasure point, depending on what you are selling, and showcasing how your product alleviates that pain for them/ the business or how the product elevates their pleasure.
You can break in a few different ways. You could look for a customer service role and be upfront about wanting to transition to sales. These roles won’t pay overly well, but I understand that’s possibly relative, because it’s usually in the $35-50K range, which depending on where you’re coming from could sound great, or it could sound awful.
If you want to start directly in sales there’s a million companies hiring on commission only and they will hire anyone. Automotive , Roofing , Payment processing and Solar are several industries I can think of off the rip. But keep in mind that they will promise you the world in uncapped commissions, and though it’s theoretically possible, it’s highly unlikely you’ll make a ton of money in your first few years. But the sales experience will be great, especially if the company is good and has great training (beware, a lot of them don’t so do your research)
If you’re not in a position to work on commission only, you could look for an account management type role where you are tasked with renewing clients that already exist, rather than finding new business. These type of roles will get your feet wet but often are easier to hit your targets. They don’t pay as well because of that, but they usually come with a base salary. Any tech company, financial company, advertising agency, etc etc. there’s account management to be found in almost any industry.
As an assistant manager for a large retail corporation I can tell you that yes, we absolutely recruit with no experience. Most interviewers in retail are going to look at your people skills. If you come into an interview and are upbeat and willing to talk to us like you any clientele we take note of that. It's good to research which retail businesses you are looking into. Knowledge is power and if you can show that you are willing to learn they'll have no issue proposing a low entry position and the opportunity to move up. I've been with the company 2 and 1/2 years and I'm already in management. I showed drive and motivation and I'm being rewarded for such.
Companies definitely value soft skills with perseverance, tenacity, and previous work experience, especially in the industry and segment that you’re aligned.
- First of all you really need to ask yourself is that change is suitable for you.
- Tbh working in sales give a big amount of gratitude but it's also one of the most tough career paths that you could even imagine.
- Working in b2b sales for last 10+ y, both in startups and adult organistations showed me that there's never something like end point - like you've achieved some level of experience and now it goes like a clockwork but it won't.
- Sales changes vastly and rapidly, methodics, methods, way of approach in prospecting new clients and so on and so fort.
- Most of the People choose working in sales because they imagine it's the quickest way to increase their incomes (True to that, if You are a succesfull one, hard working, and smart working and outworking others dude/girl) then yours incomes grows rapidly.
- But at least from my perspective *(and I don't know anything about US market/ I am settled EU/PL) I can assure you that it's challenging a lot, and I say it with the perspective of a person which is quite experienced and with earnings above the average.
ps I am almost 39 and I think that my max will be next 5 years in sales and then "check out" - increasing income is important but health is importanter :)
Best of luck and try to find out your own way.
Of course, many businesses would rather train someone to fit their needs rather than trying to change someone’s habits.
Yes you just have to be willing to start at the beginning in the tough, cold calling jobs. You have to pay your dues in Sales, there are no short cuts.