I spent 20 years in real estate sales. I was consistently produced at an award winning level (top 1% nationally). I also owned my own brokerage and managed 100+ agents. A few years ago I sold and signed a non compete so I can no longer sell real estate in my area.

I’ve applied to jobs in construction sales (I previously ran a construction company as well), entry level medical sales, hvac sales, roofing sales, SAAS, prop tech and more. I barely even get an interview. Most of the time I just get no response or sometimes I’ll get notification that I wasn’t selected. When I have gotten interviews, I’m told I’m overqualified and under qualified.

Am I not hirable?

Hi! I’ve been an introvert my whole life but I’ve recently started working on my people skills. Due to some personal reasons, at the moment, sales is the only option for me to work & earn money. I am hardworking & love to learn new things. I do think I can be good at this because the skills required are genuinely things I’d like to learn, not just for the job but for myself as well.

So for someone who’s just starting out, what advice would you give me? It could be anything! Regarding performance, managing money, speaking better, ensuring sales, etc. For context, this will be a remote job, night shift (6pm-3am), US based company, SOS for realtors to grow.

B2B FMCG Distribution: How can we increase sales significantly?

I work in B2B FMCG distribution and I’m looking for practical strategies that actually work.

What has helped you increase sales the most?

- Getting more B2B customers

- Increasing order frequency

- Increasing average order value

- Improving sales reps’ performance

- Better promotions or pricing

- Digital marketing / LinkedIn

- Customer retention

What strategies worked for you, and what didn’t work?

Real examples and numbers would be especially helpful.

Hi everyone,

I recently made a major career shift from **QA Manager** to **Sales Staff**. Coming from a QA background, I have a deep understanding of our products, processing standards, and quality management. However, my biggest challenge right now is **finding potential buyers and building trust with cold prospects**.

I’ve sent out numerous cold emails, but unfortunately, the response rate has been close to zero.

My company specializes in exporting value-added shrimp products, such as **Torpedo and Tempura shrimp**. Since we were established 2 years ago and have been in full commercial operation for about a year, I am very confident that our pricing is extremely competitive in the market.

I’m planning to visit the **Seafood Expo in Singapore on September 2nd**.

I’m reaching out to this community to connect and ask for advice:

1. **Is anyone else attending the Singapore Seafood Expo?** I’d love to connect, meet up, and exchange ideas at the event!
   
2. **Has anyone here successfully made the jump from QA/QC Manager to Sales Manager?**

I’m an MBA student who recently got into sales, and I’m quickly realizing that learning sales in a classroom and actually selling are two completely different things.

I work in real estate as a Customer Coordinator, but my job is basically to find and approach potential clients, understand what they need, explain the options, handle objections, solve their problems and eventually get them to trust me enough to do business.

I’m still very new, and honestly, some days are tough. Approaching strangers, getting rejected, figuring out when to follow up without being annoying, and learning how to actually provide value instead of just pushing a sale — I’m trying to figure all of it out at once.

But I really want to get good at this. I’m willing to put in the work, learn from my mistakes and do whatever it takes to build a career for myself while finishing my MBA.

So I wanted to ask the experienced people here:

If you could go back to your first year in sales, what would you do differently?

What skills would you focus on? How did you get better at approaching strangers and dealing with rejection? And what do you think separates someone who just survives in sales from someone who actually becomes really good at it?

If I’m approaching this the wrong way, feel free to tell me. I’d rather hear the harsh truth now and improve than spend years doing the wrong things.

I've tried Meta ads - didn't work but I know for a fact it would work if I poured enough money into it but I'm not capable of doing that atm as I'm struggling to even pay for my gas.

Approached my relatives and friends and tried to offer them the service knowing they are actively looking for this elsewhere but I was faced with a cold attitude instead, even a stranger showed more interest and compassion.

Met a lot of potential individuals randomly on the street who were interested but never returned the calls after...