Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The Best Sales Career That Nobody Knows About

"Hotel Sales? What's that?" most people say. If you are looking for a fun, lucrative career with rapid advancement potential, hotel sales is the career for you.

Entry level salaries start at approximately $40 - $60 thousand plus bonus. After only three years many individuals can be earning $60-$85 thousand plus bonus! Many sales managers then move on to Director of Sales positions. The Director of Sales oversees the sales department and typically earns $75-$120 thousand or more plus bonus.

There are hundreds of hotel sales positions currently available. Simply visit www.hcareers.com for available hotel sales positions in your area.

So what exactly does a hotel sales manager do? Simply put, a hotel sales manager sells a hotel's guest rooms, services, and amenities to maximize revenue for the hotel. If you have a professional image, enjoy working with people, and have good common sense, you may be qualified.

The trick to getting a job in hotel sales is experience. Hotels don't have time to train new recruits. That's why online certificate programs are becoming so popular. You can gain critical knowledge and free courses about the field by visiting www.aprinda.com. Aprinda's online certificate programs will prepare you to begin a hotel sales career and hit the ground running from your first day on the job. Programs can be completed in 16-20 hours.

The hotel business is always in need of good sales people that can bring in new business. If you are ready for an exciting career with rapid advancement opportunities you might want to take a look at the hospitality industry. You can learn more about hotel sales careers by visiting www.aprinda.com.

I personally have been in the hotel business for 22 years. I started right out of college as a front desk manager earning $9.00 an hour. I spent that first year at the desk trying to get a job in the sales department, but had no luck. Next, I went to about 18 hotels and submitted my resume. They all told me the same thing, I needed some hotel sales experience. After 4 months of knocking on the same doors, an owner of a hotel gave me a break and started me out as his one and only sales manager for a 124 room hotel. Someone finally gave me a break!. My point is that you don't need to start at a front desk and earn $10 an hour. You can jump into hotel sales and earn 40-60K or more at an entry level sales position.

Give an online course like aprinda.com or ahla.com, or even ecornell.com a try. You will be on your way to a great career in the hospitality business. People that get into hotel sales rarely leave. They say it gets in your blood. It got into mine.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I finished www.aprinda.com and got a job at a Hilton Garden Inn. Thank you for getting me started

I was working retail before and this pays 10 times better....thank you....................

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