In business, nothing happens until something is sold. If there are no sales, there is no business. Therefore, you should take any opportunity to sell your company’s products. Sales are the best way to learn about your company, its products, and the customers who purchase your company’s goods and services. It is no accident that most corporate CEOs come up through the ranks in sales.

Although not everyone in a company can be in sales, every employee can be a salesperson for the company’s products. For example, if you work in information technology for an insurance company and you have friends who need insurance, you should try to sell them on your company’s goods and services. Put your friends in contact with a sales representative from your company. The sales rep will thank you, and you may even get a referral commission if the sale is made.

You need to know not only your own job—be it accounting, finance, information technology, or human resources—but also your company’s goods and services. You must be willing to explain and sell these products to anyone, anytime, and anywhere. This type of attitude transforms you from an employee into a partner, and partners make the difference in a company. Employees come and go, but partners are individuals who strongly believe in a company and will do everything they can to make the company successful. Workers who have the partner mentality are routinely found in the top 5 percent of a company’s performance rankings.

The above was from the book, “When Corporate Sh*t Happens: Proven Career Strategies to Survive, Thrive and Succeed“

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