Afternoon All
Jerry, thanks for the encouragement. I definitely won't be giving up. This interview was set up because I cold-called the dealership and inquired if they were in the market for additional sales personnel. I'll be making some other calls. In fact, I just saw an ad for a dealership 50 miles up the road. They've been around a long time and have a solid reputation. The last line in the ad was "please dress appropriately." So, all hope is certainly not lost.
Jeff - Your points are well taken. I'm not adverse to learning from anybody that I can learn from and relish varying points of view and concepts. And, at the end of the day, it's all about building relationships, anyway. Whether it's face to face or via email/phone. Learning to close and "ask for the order" is also paramount. That might be asking the prospect to sign or just asking the prospect to come in for an appointment. So, I'm not dismissing the GSM, by any means. And, listening to him talk, he does know about selling cars. Same for the new car SM.
My concern is to be sure that they allow me the resources I need to have at my disposal in order to be successful, especially if I'm not allowed to work the lot. And I will address that, as well as the points you noted, in the follow-up interview. Some of it we did talk about yesterday. Thanks for the feedback.
Regards,
Bill
Jerry, thanks for the encouragement. I definitely won't be giving up. This interview was set up because I cold-called the dealership and inquired if they were in the market for additional sales personnel. I'll be making some other calls. In fact, I just saw an ad for a dealership 50 miles up the road. They've been around a long time and have a solid reputation. The last line in the ad was "please dress appropriately." So, all hope is certainly not lost.
Jeff - Your points are well taken. I'm not adverse to learning from anybody that I can learn from and relish varying points of view and concepts. And, at the end of the day, it's all about building relationships, anyway. Whether it's face to face or via email/phone. Learning to close and "ask for the order" is also paramount. That might be asking the prospect to sign or just asking the prospect to come in for an appointment. So, I'm not dismissing the GSM, by any means. And, listening to him talk, he does know about selling cars. Same for the new car SM.
My concern is to be sure that they allow me the resources I need to have at my disposal in order to be successful, especially if I'm not allowed to work the lot. And I will address that, as well as the points you noted, in the follow-up interview. Some of it we did talk about yesterday. Thanks for the feedback.
Regards,
Bill
