The Sales Executive News (October 2008)

News Archive

• Enthusiasm 'more effective than humour'
  20/10/2008
  Those currently employed in sales jobs might be interested to know a recent survey has found enthusiasm is a more effective approach in the workplace than humour.
• Workplace massages 'reduce stress and injury risk'
  15/10/2008
  Employers are beginning to introduce onsite massage in an effort to reduce the stress of staff, including those in business development jobs, it has been claimed.
• Pizza Hut targets sales recruitment language at Gen Y
  15/10/2008
  A company looking to increase the attraction of its retail sales jobs has targeted the language of its websites to appeal to the age group it is hoping to hire, a source reveals.
• Customer retention crucial for next 5 to 10 years
  13/10/2008
  Those in sales jobs are being advised to prioritise customer retention over acquisition when developing their business approach.
• 24% do not believe equal pay audits are necessary
  10/10/2008
  Research shows nearly one in four companies believe equal pay audits are unnecessary for removing the wages gap, a source reveals.
• Training scheme gains 100,000th company
  09/10/2008
  A government scheme set up to encourage businesses to develop their employees' skills has signed up its 100,000th company.
• Media sales jobs 'safer' than City positions
  08/10/2008
  Media sales jobs are being preferred over those in the financial services as they are being seen as "safer", new research shows.
• Sales jobs 'can only be screened with applicant's consent'
  07/10/2008
  While applicants for positions such as insurance sales jobs may be screened as part of the recruitment process, it can only be done with their permission, an expert asserts.
• Sales recruitment 'first stop' for business women
  06/10/2008
  Sales recruitment is one of the areas young women looking to enter the job market first look to, an expert says.
• Sales recruitment essential for telesales centres
  06/10/2008
  Sales recruitment is one of the key elements of a successful call centre, an industry figure suggests.
• 79% of workers want an October bank holiday
  03/10/2008
  Research finds 79 per cent of workers including those in security sales recruitment jobs want a bank holiday in the month of October, a source reveals.
• Charging VAT on hiring will cost banks £50m
  03/10/2008
  Removing the VAT exemption for staff hire will hit financial services recruitment hard, an organisation warns.
• Older people in sales jobs 'bring advantages'
  02/10/2008
  Tesco has revealed a 154 per cent rise in the number of people over the age of 50 working in its stores due to pro-older people policies.
• Criminal record check requests
  02/10/2008
  Those in office equipment recruitment should not make criminal record checks unnecessarily, an expert says.
• Sales jobs in smaller firms prioritised over 'Big Pharma'
  01/10/2008
  An increasing number of employees are looking to work in smaller pharmaceutical companies over 'Big Pharma', industry figures are saying.