Securing Sales Management / Consultancy Roles.?
Asked by John S
What does a guy (35) with 18+ years sales and customer facing work experience; direct field sales experience; field and retail management experience; recruitment and training experience (all across various industries) have to do to secure a new job? I've tried everything any nothing seems to work. Agencies are all but useless; the jobcentre couldn't fill a vacancy if it slapped them in the face with a big sign saying "I'm a vacancy - fill me"; the online notice boards seem to only produce useless duplicate info. I'm based in north Scotland, am quite happy to work locally or work away in a Scotland wide territory; i'd even go off-shore or overseas for the right package. I have no preference as to industry. I hold a full clean driving licence. My skills base is transferable to many different areas (sales, training, supervision, project / man management, consultancy, etc) and am willing to take on any training required. If you have or know of anything, get in touch. . RAE: No, i understand your comment entirely; thats quite alright. To be honest i'm not sure what the problem is, as you say with my experience i should have been snapped up. I'm not a sour, bitter or agressive person; quite the opposit. I'm actually quite a nice bloke (i would say that) but i'm happy, bubbly and always get on with the staff and customers. I'm in touch with many of the staff i've trainind over the years; so i cant be that bad. I have had a number of positions in a short space of time; as i'm trying to find 'the right fit'. But i consider this to be a positive thing, as it has given me such broad experience and training. I'm a "Can Do" kind of guy; a problem solver. I'm the kind of guy that likes to be set a task and told to come back with either the solution or the issue solved within a set time. I just need to find a contract or a perm post asap; as the piggy bank isnt sounding healthy. J.

Best Answer:
I work in recruitment and if you are that good you should have been snapped up straight away!! Have you really been looking properly, or just half heartedly? Maybe there is a problem with your CV or the way you are presenting yourself? I don't mean to be offensive, but do you have a bad attitude when you approach prospective employers? You say agencies and the jobcentre are pretty useless, if your attitude conveys this feeling to them they probably wont touch you with a bargepole. Good luck!!