The Sales Executive News (May 2008)

News Archive

• Skilled sales staff needed for CTI in 2009
  30/05/2008
  Employers will be required to seek skilled candidates for their connected travel insurance sales recruitment under new rules announced by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
• In-store returns urged to 'boost sales opportunity'
  30/05/2008
  Business development managers in retail sales jobs have been urged to provide customers with the option of returning goods purchased online in-store.
• High ticket retail goods boost retail market
  29/05/2008
  High ticket consumer goods have been the saviour of those in retail sales jobs throughout the credit crunch, figures suggest.
• Office equipment boost from flexible working
  29/05/2008
  New flexible working rules could see a boost in office equipment sales as more businesses make efforts to accommodate homeworkers, reports suggest.
• Services firms experience jobs growth in 2008
  29/05/2008
  Those in sales jobs in the professional services industries enjoyed business growth over the last three months, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
• Brokers to concentrate on ancillary products
  27/05/2008
  Those in mortgage intermediary sales jobs have been advised to concentrate on ancillary products boost figures through the credit crunch, it has been revealed.
• Management skills gaps threaten business success
  27/05/2008
  Skills gaps in sales jobs management positions could hamper overall sales growth, one expert has claimed.
• FMCG mismatch between sales and market research
  22/05/2008
  Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales campaigns are at risk of being poorly informed by market research, one poll has suggested.
• Briton's fear ID security
  21/05/2008
  Identity fraud is the most feared security risk in the UK, according to research by Unisys.
• Finance employees cut out lunch break
  21/05/2008
  Sales jobs employees in the City are cutting out their lunch break to help cope with workload stresses, a recent survey has suggested.
• New temporary employment rules agreed
  20/05/2008
  Contracted or temporary sales jobs employees are set to benefit from new rules announced by the government.
• Mortgage sales jobs take advisory twist
  19/05/2008
  Mortgage broking sales jobs are taking on an increasingly advisory role in the current economic climate, research by Alliance & Leicester has revealed.
• Shrinking 'talent pool' threatens recruitment strategy
  19/05/2008
  Firms filling sales jobs will be forced to move beyond simple sales recruitment and retention in the near future, according to research by Deloitte.
• Firms focus on graduate recruitment
  19/05/2008
  Companies are realising the full potential of graduate sales recruitment, the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) has suggested.
• Super pogo gadget will send you hopping mad
  14/05/2008
  Sales jobs employees are unlikely to pay money for a toy that would usually only excite them as a 12-year-old - that is until the latest super pogo stick was unveiled.