Sales

Estimated graduate starting salary: £16,000 - £35,000
Typical salary after training: £26,000 - £48,000

If you're looking to experience life in the fast lane, sales careers can offer graduates high rewards, plenty of travel and exciting challenges. Graduate sales careers can also provide opportunities to gain professional training and recognised qualifications. Sales skills are highly transferable, and a successful sales career often open doors to management. Over 1 million people in the UK work in sales and most companies find that over 70% of their turnover comes directly from their sales force.

Sales professionals use problem-solving skills to understand, anticipate and meet customers' needs. Their solutions involve selling one or more of their products or services to customer ranging from...

Read more about graduate jobs in sales.

• CV Makeover Pack

• Covering Letters

• Making Job Applications

• Assessment Centres

• Interview Techniques

• Networking

• Careers Fairs