Telemarketers
Also called:
Telemarketer, Telephone Sales Representative (TSR), Telesales Representative, Telephone Service Representative (TSR)
What they do:
Solicit donations or orders for goods or services over the telephone.
On the job, you would:
- Deliver prepared sales talks, reading from scripts that describe products or services, in order to persuade potential customers to purchase a product or service or to make a donation.
- Contact businesses or private individuals by telephone in order to solicit sales for goods or services, or to request donations for charitable causes.
- Explain products or services and prices, and answer questions from customers.
Business
- sales and marketing
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
Communications
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
- looking for ways to help people
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include
leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
- Persistence
- Achievement/Effort
- Dependability
- Adaptability/Flexibility
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Examples of the technology used in this career will be available soon.
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high school diploma or
some high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$22,520
per year, on average
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