Do You Have What It Takes To Be In Sales Take The Quiz

H ave you ever walked into a       the following questions:           retail store where the                                             salesperson was extremely       1) Are you goal-oriented?          rude and sounded annoyed when you     2) Do you act on what you say you  asked about a product they were       will do?                           selling? Or you received a cold       3) Do you genuinely care about     call from a salesperson trying to     your customers & their needs?      sell you something over the phone     4) Are you a good listener?        and they were just rambling in        5) Are you good with people?       your ear not allowing you to get      6) Are you confident & have a      in a word edge wise? Or you           desire to succeed?                 wanted to return or exchange          7) Do you have a willingness to    something and the salesperson         learn from failure and move past   gave you a hard time even though      it?                                you had a legitimate complaint?       8) Are you generally an                                                  optimistic & enthusiastic person?  Many salespeople are                  9) Do you take responsibility in   inexperienced, not qualified to       the face of problems?              be in sales or are simply in the      10) Are you persistent?            wrong profession.                                                                                              Scoring: Give yourself a 1 for     So what does it take to be a          each question you answer with a    great salesperson? In part, it        Yes.                               starts with some fundamental                                             traits.                               Evaluation:                                                                                                 To quickly determine if you have      Score of 10 – You definitely have  the qualities or personality          the qualities to become a great    traits to become a great              salesperson.                       salesperson, answer Yes or No to                                         Score of 7- 9 – You could become      say that you couldn’t become a     a great salesperson with some         good salesperson but the lack of   modifications. Remember, you          these traits will hold you back    can’t change someone who doesn’t      from realizing your full sales     want to be changed. You have to       potential.                         want to change yourself.                                                                                       Score of 4 and below – Just        Score of 5-6 - You need to            pointing out the obvious. Why are  evaluate whether sales is a good      you in sales OR even considering   career choice for you as you          a career in sales? It’s time to    definitely will be challenged         reconsider another career.         with the personality traits you                                          currently possess. This is not to     Copyright 2006. ShapeYourVision™   About the Author: Eleanor Kwan, CSP, is the CEO and Founder of ShapeYourVision™. Her company provides business consulting services to companies and organizations from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. For more information, visit http://www.ShapeYourVision.com. Read more articles by: Eleanor Kwan Article Source: www.iSnare.com