Country: United States

The first few weeks on the job pay close attention to the top sellers and adapt their techniques. This will boost your commissions and will surely impress your new boss.

In your first couple of months on the job, preferably sooner than later, do one big project that goes above and beyond what is expected. The project should be something that will last and you can be directly credited for. Make sure your boss is aware of the project and this will give you a great first impression as well as boost your confidence from the positive feedback you receive.

If you are ambitious, well educated, have a passion for fairness and justice, want to make a contribution to a better world, run from this job. Government managers will do anything and everything to drive out passion, independent thought, innovation. Ambition is seen as a threat. It is all about the pecking order except when it is about blatant favoritism. Things are done because they have always been done this way. If you want to work for change, do not go here. Too many people get into this field because their parents actually pass down the business to them. Licensing requirements make breaking in tough.

In this working environment, you may not get the job you want. It is in this circumstance that you should take a contract position and work within the job category and prove yourself. In a year or more, you can prove your skills and value to the company and actually get more money than you would have had you just been hired at your desired salary.

School in this field is not worth it. I've been sent by my dealer to technical institutes for manufacturer training and watched the kids that were enrolled there at work. Schools are so afraid to get sued they teach you to work in an un realisticlty safe manner... and the end result is the kids who get hired out of a technical institute start out as helpers just like the kids that get hired out of high school. Don't get me wrong I love what I do but don't spend $40,000 do get a $40,000 a year job. Take whatever job you can get with no experience and get paid to learn instead of paying to learn. This field pays for the certifitcations you got after you got hired not the ones you payed for before hand.

Research office and Doctor before interview. Know what method the doctor uses and what type of physiotherapy is offered. Give specific examples of how you have made a difference in quality of care or marketing, collections, ect..

Computer based training is a great way to learn new technology quickly and it is affordable for anyone. I am not big on certifications, but I must say they will open doors especially when dealing with inexperienced recruiters, managers, human resource people.

To be successful in Sales, must be an excellent listener and spontaneous go-getter. Having the ability to convey your message smoothly and with confidence. Be assertive, and not too agressive.

Always be courteuos, allowing oneself to develop a lasting relationship, and establishing rapport.

First I would like to say that coming from the rank and file it was a big eye opener when I took this job. I was in another position as a maintainance Planner and I had left a job as a Senior Operator that I had for 12 years. What I learned as a planner I took back as a Supervisor and things I learned as a operator I also included them in how I treat the team that I supervise.

First all Pray every morning that God keeps you humble, because the first thing that happens to new managers is being impressed with ones self. You need to know that if you don't produce results you won't last long.

Second Dress for the job you want to have look good, smell good and be well groomed. Even though I work in a enviroment that is very relaxed in the dress, I still try and look my best everyday.

Now I have left this for last but not because its of lower priority than the two above but because it will be what makes or breaks you. I took over a team that had a bad rep. Lots of personalities on this team and I was asked to see what I could do. Now I got alot of advice from the supervisor that was leaving but I truily wanted to make up my own mind. When I came in I gave them my expectations of what I wanted and needed from them. Next I told them what they could expect of me and what I know that I could do for them. I used lots of words like respect,credit,and honesty. I let them know about what was being said about them, how I wasn't listening to any of it that they was going to make my mind up for me.

I let them know that I needed to learn as well, I didn't know anything more than they did, just that I had a desire to be the best at what I was undertaking. If I looked good I promised to make it known how and why I was where I was. Six months later bcecause of them I received the highest rating among the 5 of us on our staff. Respect and how you treat people, saying thanks and please goes a long ways. Just some advice from someone that learns something new everyday. Lastly know your people, say someting kind, ask with meaning how they are doing and be able relate to them on some level.

Getting ahead is not easy. Fight your doubt & fear. Do what you know is best & right to push forward. Do this for God, those who need you, & yourself. Use what is around you, use what is inside you, bring out the abilities in other people. You are able when you are committed. Fear will run from you. You will be headstong. Your employers want loyalty, & reliability. Once they see your goodness, & the moneytrain parks. Give it everything & live to please.