Working in sales: From retail to cruise ship to account manager

About this episode

Hollie shares her diverse career journey in sales, from retail to working on cruise ships and now as an account manager.

What’s it really like working in sales? This week I chat to Hollie, an account manager for Prospects who shares her career journey so far - from the shop floor at Argos, to taking on cruise ship contracts and working at sea, and now to her current role in the education sector. Explore an overview of the UK's sales industry: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors/sales/overview-of-the-uks-sales-industry/ Discover job profiles: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/browse-sector/sales Leave us a review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals/id1477627168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3uXOufxy2nDl7BvnuAt655?si=68bf143ae52b4309 📝 Take the job match quiz: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-match 📩 Follow Future You on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futureyou_pod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@futureyou_pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futureyoupod 📜 Episode transcripts: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/podcasts/future-you-podcast-transcripts

People in this episode

Guest: Hollie

Topics covered

• sales
• career journey
• account management
• retail
• cruise ship work

Keywords

• UK sales industry
• job profiles
• career goals

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Argos, cruise ship contracts

Places: UK

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