Sales and marketing jobs… did you know?

Behind the world of retail and shopping is a huge industry of people who get the word out, help people understand the goodness of a product of service, and choose what’s in the shops.

People in sales are needed to link customers with an employer’s products or services, and show them why they’re great. It’s about being able to excite people with your point of view and really understanding a product or service, so that people want to buy it or get involved.

Marketeers help spread the word in creative ways, from guest blogs to viral campaigns. Marketing is the art of communication and reaching out to people who will be most interested in your company’s product or service.

AND FINALLY… the folks in procurement are all about buying supplies or services to make the business run more cheaply and efficiently. Procurement basically means ‘getting something’. If you work in procurement, you could be doing anything from negotiating multi-million pound contracts to creating super-smooth supply chains getting products from A to B. help a new company process go ahead. It’s quite exciting, and could open lots of career doors.

The world of sales is one of the biggest sectors with so many career routes available. You’ll be spoilt for choice!

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