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I worked for a car manufacturer years back, I knew it was a stop gap for 8 months. Low basic with reasonable commission. Smashed every record they had and tripled the OTE for the year (in 8 months).
I think it was because I knew that it wasn't for keeps and I went in with the attitude to serve my fellow man rather than the company.
I gave the buyers honest advice and great deals and served the company well in the process.
Sincerety does actually work - rememeber people buy from people. Empathy gets you far further than the product.
I think it was because I knew that it wasn't for keeps and I went in with the attitude to serve my fellow man rather than the company.
I gave the buyers honest advice and great deals and served the company well in the process.
Sincerety does actually work - rememeber people buy from people. Empathy gets you far further than the product.
The only think I would suggest you are aware of is that they will be basing that OTE on the average return over the last few years.
A recession could make a big difference to yer potential earnings.
But as another poster said, your earnings depend on how good you are and how hard you're prepared to work.
Unrealistic targets are the thing to try and avoid. Some companies just use them as a stick to beat you with regularly.
Not a good environment to work in.
A recession could make a big difference to yer potential earnings.
But as another poster said, your earnings depend on how good you are and how hard you're prepared to work.
Unrealistic targets are the thing to try and avoid. Some companies just use them as a stick to beat you with regularly.
Not a good environment to work in.
it really depends on the company ...if they want to have motivated sales staff then it needs to be achieveable ...and more ...thats the idea, to motivate you to work 60,70,80 hours a week and pull out all the stops because that £££ carrot is dangling
ive been on an OTE salary for 6 years now, and only missed target 2 sales quarters through no fault of our own I might add ...exchange rate fluctations are not good if you are selling abroad
one thing to note is how their commission plan works - the worst Ive heard of is if you miss tarket you dont get your commission
a more fair way, is you are 10% under target, you get 10% less commission
some people thrive on commission based roles, work their way up and make a fortune ....others might get out after 6 months, it really depends if you can cope with it, but you wont know until you give it a go
top sales guys in my old company had their comission capped at £250K per year about 7 years ago ...the very top guys went elsewhere for an uncapped deal ...which is how you want it ....
ive been on an OTE salary for 6 years now, and only missed target 2 sales quarters through no fault of our own I might add ...exchange rate fluctations are not good if you are selling abroad
one thing to note is how their commission plan works - the worst Ive heard of is if you miss tarket you dont get your commission
a more fair way, is you are 10% under target, you get 10% less commission
some people thrive on commission based roles, work their way up and make a fortune ....others might get out after 6 months, it really depends if you can cope with it, but you wont know until you give it a go
top sales guys in my old company had their comission capped at £250K per year about 7 years ago ...the very top guys went elsewhere for an uncapped deal ...which is how you want it ....
t at the job you won't, OTE seems to be based on "if you do it well".
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