Recruitment consultants working within the sales sector work in a fast paced market. Companies of every size and industry type require sales staff and the results based nature of the industry ensure that it is possible to identify outstanding sales performers.

Sales markets are typically candidate led markets in which consultants have numerous sales roles but may struggle to find the right candidate. Consultants therefore need to work quickly on a sales desk, constantly striving to be the first to work with an outstanding candidate. They may well find that this requires them to be available outside conventional office hours, to strive for candidate led referrals or to find imaginative ways of discovering top billers across a range of industry sectors.

Sales candidates are typically shrewd and are aware of their own value. For good consultants this can serve as a positive as the sales candidates' challenging approach towards recruiters may ensure that they only work with recruiters who they rate and gaining exclusivity on a star candidate provides skilled recruiters with excellent opportunities.

Sales is a booming industry, to put it simply sales professionals take part in activities involved in selling products or services in return for money. On a daily basis a sales person will need to engage the customer or client, pitch the product or service to them and then take action to close the sale. Working as a Recruitment Consultant specialising in this sector you could be placing professionals from graduate level right through to head of a sales division. This market will be to provide you with diversity, great earning potential and a wealth of clients to work with. Some of the positions you will be dealing with include

Telesales Executive

Business Development Manager

Sales Manager

Sales Executive

Field Sales Executive

Area Sales Manager

Account Manager

Sales Consultant

IT Sales Senior Sales

Internal Sales Executive

Business-to-Business Sales

Media Sales

The clients you work with will come from a complete range of markets, including IT Hardware, Software, Media, Events, Market Research, Document Management, Sciences and Telecoms. The continued success of Sales and Marketing Recruitment will ensure that you will receive outstanding earning potentials, a wealth of clients and candidates to work with and the variation you require in your day-to-day responsibilities.