Initiate fast-track

Initiate fast-track is the specialist division of Initiate dealing with entry level telesales and telemarketing sales roles within technology companies.

We help people who either have some experience in sales or those who have an interest in developing a career in an environment which involves using your communication skills, being proactive, and helping people fix problems.

Why work in sales?

A successful sales person solves problems; they are bright and trusted business advisers with great commercial understanding. The stereotype most people have of the ‘wheeler dealer’ shifty car salesman types doing everything possible to close a deal, no matter how dishonest, and squeeze money out of people is completely incorrect.

This industry is a true meritocracy – the effort you put in is directly proportionate to the outcome you get, both in success and financial reward. There are no glass ceilings.

In your first year should expect to earn around £18-25k basic and around £35-40k on target earnings (OTE). Generally you will be office based initially; calling new or existing clients, setting meetings and closing deals over the phone.

From here you might progress in many different ways, you can move further towards Account Management where you look after existing clients. Or you can go become a Business Development Manager, going out on business meetings and closing deals face to face. There is massive earning potential in roles like this many with basic wages of £30-80k upwards with commissions doubling this. There is also the opportunity to move into management positions.

Why technology sales?

The technology sector is one of the fastest growing industries at the moment, constantly evolving with new innovations. Technology powers everything that we take for granted now like watching TV on your mobile, videoconferencing to someone in Australia using Skype, or online banking all of which 5 years ago seemed impossible. The world is becoming a very different place due to the new forms of technology available both to businesses and individuals.

A good technology sales person will always be in demand, you don’t have to understand how it works or how it was put together; other people are there to do that; your role is to uncover business problems and explain the benefits of your company's solution. These sales skills are easily transferable from product to product.

Why Initiate fast-track?

We are only interested in working with businesses who have genuinely excellent products, solutions or services; companies who are at the fore-front of their fields which include Digital Media, New Media, ISPs, Business information, IT Security, Software and Telecommunications.

The main bulk of our clients are on the Tech Track and Fast Track 100, which means they are among the fastest growing businesses in the UK. They have excellent reputations within the marketplace and provide the most dynamic environments to work in. Due to their fast growth they often offer faster than average career progression.

Our clients are screened as carefully as our candidates, we make sure that fulfil the promises they make to the people we place there, most importantly they set realistic targets, job security and structured career progression coupled with sustained training. We have been in business for over seven years and many of our clients have been using us for a long time, we are trusted partners of theirs and we can open doors for you.

Currently, we are experiencing a boom in our marketplace and many of our new, existing and potential clients seek the next generation of successful sales professionals.

This is what Initiate fast-track offer:

We will save you from going to see other recruiters. Once we have sat down with you we will understand what you are looking for, and organise relevant interviews very quickly.

We will make sure your CV does you justice and is laid out in the way employers expect.

If you are interested in a role we can go through the website with you there and then and make sure it is a company you would like to build your career with, cutting out precious time when someone else may get the job. We can arrange the interview while you are still here in our offices!

Many of our candidates work with us exclusively for an agreed period of time, as they know the jobs we have on offer are hard to beat - we commit to you, you in turn commit to us.

We will give you free interview training to improve your interview technique. This will give you at least 40% better chance of getting that next step in your career. Our training is unique - it will add value to you.

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What our candidates say

"Thank you once again for your help. Since putting my CV on Monster I have had a lot of contact with different recruitment firms and staff but none of them have been as professional or as helpful as you"

"Initiate seemed like a great place to work in a lively sales office with the consultants doing their up most to find a suitable role. I would definitely recommend Initiate to any sales contact looking for a new job."

"Initiate provide a quality of service unmatched by any other. They look absolutely professional, and the make you feel like they work for you, unlike the rest of the agencies. It was the only one of five major agencies in London that offered me a coffee and CV advice clearly stating that not only employers are important customers for them."

"I was very impressed with the personal service I received from Initiate. Always ensuring I was positioned for jobs that suited my experience. The personal service I received was outstanding."

"The company guaranteed a job within three interviews and it happened. Very professional and polite. I was blown away by the service! I would recommend the company to anyone."

"You’re specific, you listen. You look to actually place people in suitable roles. Very professional. "

"No nonsense approach. Very good."

"The jobs are well advertised, and the email newsletters are very useful and informative. Initiate seem to know lots of companies in their market specialties and hence have a lot of opportunities. Initiate consultants are polite, professional and to the point."

 

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