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Course Description
Every small business owner or new entrepreneur knows that the success of their company will depend largely on the effectiveness of their sales team. After all, if you are not selling something, then you can hardly call yourself "in business" since business is by definition an exchange of goods or services for money. The key to increasing your company's exchange with the buying world rests with your salespeople.
Creating an effective sales team, however, is more than just wanting a good team or hiring strong personalities. In many ways it is an ongoing process and simultaneously a work of art in progress. A team that flows well together, serves the public and the company and is highly motivated for their own purposes is one that will perform and exceed your goals. But there is even more to it.
In this course, you will learn how to conduct a staff search, how to screen your applicants for top selling personality traits, how to avoid character traps by looking for right attitudes and right thinking patterns, how to retain a top seller and much more. This course addresses generational and cultural concerns along with issues of sex in the workplace. We will cover issues of motivation which vary depending on personality and age as well as how to find the best and the brightest for your company. At the end of this course, you will know what to look for in top salespeople, how to recruit them and how to retain them.
Course Requirements
This course will not require you to have previous experience in any particular area but you should have a high school reading level. No books will be required.
Course Topics
Lesson 1 : Initiating A Staff Search
Lesson 2 : Screening for MMFI
Lesson 3 : Right Thinking
Lesson 4 : The Performance Personality
Lesson 5 : Enthusiasm and Motivation
Lesson 6 : Motivated to Sell
Lesson 7 : Cultural and Generational Concerns
Lesson 8 : Hiring the Opposite Sex & Sex in the Workplace
Lesson 9 : The Best and The Brightest
Lesson 10 : Courting and Engagement
Lesson 11 : Selling To The Seller
Lesson 12 : Making A Great Sales Staff
Lesson 13 : Keeping A Great Sales Staff
Course Materials
All course materials is provided in this class. There is no need to buy additional resources.
Grading Policy
Each lesson will include a written and practice assignment that will directly apply what you have learned.
A brief 25 pt. quiz will follow each lesson. Students will successfully complete this course with 70% or better.