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Careers / Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
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Job Requirements |
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Experience:
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. |
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Education:
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. |
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Training:
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. |
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Top 5 Skills |
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Top 5 Abilities |
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Active Listening —
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Speaking —
Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Persuasion —
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Social Perceptiveness —
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Negotiation —
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
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Oral Comprehension —
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Oral Expression —
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Speech Recognition —
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Speech Clarity —
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Written Comprehension —
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Knowledge |
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Sales and Marketing —
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Customer and Personal Service —
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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English Language —
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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Administration and Management —
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Clerical —
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Interesting Fact |
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Washington, D.C. has by far the lowest unemployment rate of any major city in the U.S. at 3.5%. |
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Did you know... |
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There are nearly 3,000 different discussion forums that enable you to meet and communicate with people from specific colleges and careers! |
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