The Sales Executive News (May 2009)

News Archive

• Students should be career-focused pre-graduation
  29/05/2009
  Students planning on pursuing sales jobs should think about how to make themselves employable from the first day they enter university, it has been claimed.
• Language skills 'boost job search'
  29/05/2009
  Jobseekers with language skills are in demand as companies look to extend their business into overseas markets, it has been revealed.
• Career rethink 'can improve job search'
  28/05/2009
  Candidates looking for sales jobs should rethink their job hunting strategy to ensure they get back into work quickly, it has been suggested.
• Graduates 'split over job search strategies'
  28/05/2009
  The difficult economic climate is splitting graduate jobseekers into two camps, it has been revealed.
• Financial services sales professionals 'should try training'
  27/05/2009
  Those working in sales jobs in the financial services sector should invest in training in the difficult economic climate in order to get the maximum benefit when the upturn arrives, it has been claimed.
• Candidates 'should stand out'
  27/05/2009
  Job candidates should focus on developing a brand and maintaining a competitive edge when they pursue applications, it has been claimed.
• Personal statements 'must stand out to recruiters'
  26/05/2009
  Personal statements should be placed near the top of CVs to attract the attention of potential employers, it has been advised.
• Rejected applicants 'should remain positive'
  22/05/2009
  Those who have been turned down for sales jobs should remain positive and use the experience to prepare them for their second application, an organisation asserts.
• 76% of jobseekers 'would move or undergo extra training'
  21/05/2009
  More than 75 per cent of people looking for positions such as sales jobs would be willing to move overseas or undergo additional training to get it, a study finds.
• Testing 'can put sales jobs holders off applying for promotion'
  20/05/2009
  Those in sales jobs can be put off applying for promotions if these are to be decided by standardised tests, new research shows.
• Skills and positivity 'key in job search'
  19/05/2009
  Constant enhancement of skills is the best way to gain and regain employment in the current job market, it has been claimed.
• Correct feedback can help job search
  19/05/2009
  Taking the right approach when seeking feedback from an interviewer is essential for job candidates, it has been stressed.
• Jobseekers 'lacking interview room skills'
  19/05/2009
  Candidates should work on their intuitive interactive skills when preparing for job interviews, it has been claimed.
• Panel encourages professions to accept all social groups
  18/05/2009
  Cabinet member Alan Milburn has challenged the top professions to open their doors to candidates regardless of their social background.
• Lib Dem CV proposal 'unworkable'
  18/05/2009
  A proposal put forward by the Liberal Democrats regarding job applications has been criticised by recruiters.