The Sales Executive News (October 2008)
News Archive
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Criminal record check requests
02/10/2008
Those in office equipment recruitment should not make criminal record checks unnecessarily, an expert says.
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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.