It is believed that 70% of sales professionals in Ireland started their careers in door-to-door selling. According to Gerard Doyle, Directors of RECRUITERS, door-to-door selling is hugely undervalued by jobseekers and should be viewed as an apprenticeship. “Door-to-door selling suffers from a negative reputation. However, the working conditions have greatly improved with some employers offering basic salaries plus commissions and favourable working hours. In a digital age, consumers are responding positively to a face in front of a product,” said Doyle.
RECRUITERS also noticed that employers looking for sales professionals, from agent to manager level, respond positively to candidates coming from door to door sales. “Companies assume these professionals know how to handle rejection and also have a full understanding of the sales cycle,” he said. “They are also persistent and highly motivated.”
Door-to door-sales is one of the oldest professions in the world. It started in Babylon (former capital of the Babylonian Empire) with peddlers who used to sell products from a horse and cart. Sometime later, Turkish traders began knocking on people’s doors to sell utilities and foreign products.
One of the best-known cases of success is John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of the Patrón Spirits Company, in the United States. While he was young, he went door-to-door persuading people to buy encyclopaedias. According to him, he developed his power of persuasion and resilience by going to several doors every day.
RECRUITERS are delighted to announce the opening of 40 new door to door vacancies for an Irish client. The interviews are happening now and CVs are accepted by the agency team. RECRUITERS is a full-service Irish recruitment agency with a reputation for excellence, customer care and speed of response. Their efforts have been recognised and awarded by the National Recruitment Federation (NRF) year on year. The company partners with employers to identify and hire the best talent in IT and telecoms, Sales and marketing, accounting and finance and HR. They can facilitate jobseekers with permanent, contract or temporary jobs.
This year, RECRUITERS celebrated 10 years in business and has recently moved their headquarters to larger premises on Leeson Street. Directors Gerard Doyle and Brian Mc Fadden have 20 years’ experience in the recruitment arena in Ireland, recruiting for many top companies in various sectors.
Doors photos by Gleren Meneghin on Unsplash
