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Sales Executive - Sales Executive MSDSonline Employee Review

2.0
Dec 12, 2015
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Pros

Great place to work if you just graduated from college and are looking to begin a career in sales. Casual dress. Culture club events are fun. The SIC incentive events are a good time. The company is growing and went through a new re rebranding. The training program is excellent for new sales associates, since EHS/OSHA compliance isn't something the average person has a great deal of knowledge on offhand, and training does a great job at breaking down the the tools you need to get a great first start in sales, and they're now adding a "level 2" training program for people that have been there a little longer. the best sales executives get a sales trip to Cancun or Cozumel in winter.

Cons

If you accept a job here, you WILL be sitting in front of a computer screen on your desk for ~40 hours a week relentlessly cold calling until, or IF, someone of the correct authority at a business that is a good candidate for the products picks up and agrees to a demo. Your manager will sound like a broken record telling you that you're not reaching your metrics, but they will refuse to acknowledge (or admit) the fact that some regions are simply just easier to work in than others. You will work diligently day after day and sometimes that just isn't good enough, even though it was good enough for another executive. Other big problems I noticed: There is so many shameless gossiping about other co workers/ex coworkers. It made me fee like I'm in the 10th grade again. On several occasions I've heard employees loudly talk very poorly of past associates that didn't make it. They'll laugh at these people, and just rag on some of them for minutes for no reason. That kind of workplace behavior is unacceptable and unprofessional as an adult in the workplace There is heavy turnover, as in most sales position. The entry level pay is low. Since the product/sales training program is designed for fresh and recent graduates, a sales person with skills greater than entry level probably would need a different kind of training program to really acclimate.

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Cons

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5.0
Mar 26, 2016
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Pros

Reading some of these previous reviews on the company and having been with the organization for 5+ years, I'm shocked to see some of these comments; most more negative than positive. I've seen our Sales Team grow from one market to five and 34 to 150+ reps, which is exciting and a true testament to the company's growth. During this time, I have seen the reps who stay dedicated to the job and sales process do extremely well, while the others that are so focused on what the other rep is doing, or what account the other rep closed, lose steam and fizzle out. As a note, we're selling 3 year contracts, not monthly orders of snacks, so the close does take time. It's not about how is everyone else doing, it's about how you're doing and if you can focus on that, you'll be fine. We have been getting better at having our Sales Team events be focused on Team Building, and while drinking is involved sometimes, it's not as huge a focus as other reviews have stated. In addition, the company revamped it's pay structure and you're getting paid residuals for contracts sold last year, along with a higher salary.

Cons

The biggest con about working at the company is staying away from the rotten apples and letting Management handle them. Our Management Team is provided the resources and tools needed to address, so stay focused on you and you'll do fine.

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