Prepare for a career in scientific sales, candidates advice

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Seltek Consultants have over 16 years experience recruiting in the sales environment. Over this period we have accumulated a huge amount of knowledge and information related to getting and developing a career in sales. We make much of this information available to candidates when taking them through the interview process and felt it would be useful for you to have a central point of reference where you could find all this information at any time. We also wanted to provide access to this information for candidates we have not yet found potential opportunities for. If you have any questions about the information on this page or if there is another area of help you would like to see added please contact Guy Buncombe.

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Title	Description
Prepare for a Career in Sales	You're attracted to the idea of a career in sales. Perhaps you have friends or relatives who are enjoying, and being successful in, a sales career. Perhaps you've heard of the fortunes that can be made in a sales job. Or maybe it's just that you're fed up with your own job, and you're considering sales as one of a number of possible career options. Whichever is the case, here are a number of issues to think about, and a few things you can do to prepare for your first interview for a sales position.
A Day in the life	An amusing look at a day in the life of two very different sales people
Interview Advice	Making your job interview successful
Win at Interviews	How to win out at interviews
CV Writing	Some suggestions on how to write a good CV
Mock CV	Here is the mock CV of a purely fictitious Gerald Fitzpatrick. This link will open in Microsoft Word and you can overwrite it with your own information and save it on your PC. To save the document to your PC without opening the document just right click on the title and select 'save target as'.
Find a Job	If you are out of work or are in need of a job, do not despair! There are many ways you can help yourself.
Second Interview	Good news! You've been offered a second interview for a job you'd like to do, at a company you would like to join. But don't go choosing your new company car just yet, you still have work to do.
Sales Jobs Explained	If you are new to the sales industry, here are some of the more common titles used and a general description of the roles they are likely to represent.
What DO Sales People do?	What is selling? - The sales cycle!
Why Sales?	Why should you consider a job in sales? - here's why!....
Why Sales 2?	More reasons to consider a sales career!
Corporate Events	Now for some fun!

Help and Advice for Candidates