Outside Sales Careers In Hospitality Are Lucrative But Unknown By Most

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 3, 2010 -- If you enjoy outside sales jobs, you may want to consider a hotel sales career. Many people consider hotel sales one of the best jobs out there. What's interesting is a
majority of people do not even know that a career exists as an inside our outside sales representative in the hospitality industry.

The hotel business offers great surroundings to work in and around. You can work in just about any city or location. Hotels are everywhere. They often offer free meals to employees, you have the opportunity to entertain customers at the hotel restaurant and lounge, and some hotels have opportunities to travel if you enjoy that.

One of the greatest advantages of a hotel sales career is that there are Rapid advancement opportunities. Many sales reps advance to regional sales jobs within 3-7 years. Many sales positions advance to Director of Sales and General Manager positions within 3-8 years as well.

You don't have to wait to be 55 years old to be a vice president of sales in a hotel company. The average age for regional sales and marketing managers is 30-45 years old

Hotels will hire entry level sales reps as long as you have a good understanding of the business. Hotels don't like to spend valuable time training candidates; therefore, it's a good idea to research the field and get a good understanding of the business before you interview. Don't go to an interview and expect your previous sales experience in another field to carry you through the interview. It won't work.

It's also not neccessary to have previous sales experience, but if you have some, this will be an advantage for you. Be sure and make your resume sales oriented and place any hotel certificate programs you have at the top of your resume so they do not get overlooked.

Good resources for certificate programs can be found at ecornell.com or www.aprinda.com

Entry level sales positons are landed by those people that have a passion for sales, enjoy inside sales as well as outside sales careers, and understand the hotel business. At the interview, be sure and demonstrate your knowledge of the hotel sales manager position you are applying for. Demonstate that you understand how to land group corporate accounts, government groups, SMERF business, IBT markets, demand generators, sales blitzes, and so on. Take the time to understand the hospitality business before you interview or you won't land the job.

Sales Associate jobs can be found at hcareers.com indeed.com and hospitalityonline.com. Be sure and search for hotel sales positions, or hotel sales manager positions. Job opportunities are still good in the hotel sales and catering business. During these tough economic times, hotels offer inside sales jobs as well as outside sales careers.

Free insights on what a sales manager does as well as complimentary courses are at aprinda.com

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