Sales

Interview with a Business Development Manager for an Electronic Security Integration Company

What do you do for a living? I’m basically in sales. My title is business development manager. I work for an integration firm where we do electronic security for large companies. How would you describe your job to someone? We take care of the electronic security for our clients’ facilities. I tell people I’ve got [...]

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Interview with a Credit Card Processing Salesman

What do you do for a living? I work for a company called Heartland Payment Systems and do credit card processing, payroll, sales, gift card sales. They have a couple of different items that they sell but credit cards and payrolls are sort of the bread and butter. How would you describe what you do? [...]

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Interview with a Cattle Farmer

What do you do for a living? Primarily I’m a cattle farmer. But as with most farming operations I end up being an investor in land almost as much as anything. How would you describe what you do? We run 8,000-9,000 head of cattle a year and they come in as small calves weighing 300 [...]

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Interview with a Financial Advisor

What do you do for a living? I am a Financial Advisor at a local finance group. How would you describe what you do? We work with individuals and business’ to create and or maintain wealth and financial independence What does a typical work week look like? This job doesn’t have a typical schedule, I [...]

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Interview with a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep

What do you do for a living? I sell medical devices and drugs to hospitals in this area. How would you describe what you do to someone? I pick a product and find a need in the hospital to fill. Then I go through the process of educating physicians, pharmacy, operating room personnel, case management [...]

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Interview with a Life Insurance Agent

What do you do for a living? Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. How would you describe what you do? I meet people and  find out their financial goals on 7 issues: 1. How important is it to provide for you children’s education? 2. How important is funding a comfortable retirement? 3. How important [...]

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Interview with a Retail Fashion Buyer

What do you do for a living? I’m a retail fashion buyer for a major American department store. How would you describe what you do? At the most basic level the buyer ensures that the correct merchandise is in a store at the correct time with the correct quantities to satisfy the customer. The success [...]

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Interview with Professional Blogger David Risley

David Risley of www.davidrisley.com was nice enough to visit with us about his job as a professional blogger. What do you do for a living? I’m a blogger, which I know doesn’t really sound like a real job.  What I sometimes tell people is that I actually market things on the Internet, and that I [...]

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Interview with a PGA Golf Pro

What do you do for a living? I’m a PGA Golf professional. How would you describe what you do? I own and operate a golf shop and golf retail operation. I manage the day-to-day operation of a country club. What does your work entail as a PGA Golf Pro? You name it. Everything from conducting [...]

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Interview with an entrepreneur-Retail sporting goods store owner

What do you do for a living? Retail sales, sporting goods How would you describe what you do? We sell climbing and camping equipment, canoes and kayaks, and related clothing and accessories. My job is the owner, so I’m the Chief Supervisor. What does your work entail? I largely supervise everything that goes on here, [...]

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