How To Get A Sales Job with John P. Davis
Landing yourself the job of your dreams usually requires a lot more than just having the prettiest resume.
In this episode, Iván Watanabe and Evan Wohl talk with John P. Davis, best selling author and Sales Director at Onestream Software, about how you can land a job in sales that will allow you to “control your own destiny”.
John discusses:
- How he went from having no background in sales to writing a bestselling book about it
- Some of the biggest mistakes people make when reaching out to hiring managers
- How to stand out amongst when applying for a job
- And more
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About John P. Davis:
While the majority of his education is in economics and philosophy, his passion is software sales. This has become John’s focus over the past decade. He enjoys helping people set up business cases, build project teams, determine delivery methods and procure software that benefits their organization. Today, he is proud to run an Enterprise and Mid-Market sales team in Eastern Canada at OneStream Software.
Two years ago, John published a book titled, “How to Get a Sales Job.” The book serves as an affordable tool for anyone looking for a software sales job and is based on his own transition into sales from the world of finance. Mark Cuban provided a quote for the book and at one point, it was ranked #1 in Job Markets & Advice internationally.
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