Occupation
Inside sales representative
Inside sales representatives sell from an office or from home rather than by visiting customers. They work leads and existing accounts by phone, email, and video call, prepare quotes, and move opportunities through to a confirmed order.
Also known as: Internal sales representative · Desk-based sales representative · Sales development representative
Occupation content
Part of Retail, sales and customer experience
What the work involves
- Work through a list of leads and existing accounts by phone and email
- Qualify enquiries against what the product genuinely does
- Prepare quotes, proposals, and order paperwork
- Keep the pipeline accurate in the customer relationship system
- Coordinate with operations on stock, lead times, and delivery
- Follow up after the sale to arrange renewals and repeat orders
How people commonly enter
- Direct entry with employer product and sales-process training
- Certificate or college diploma in business, sales, or marketing
- Progression from a customer-service or retail sales role
- Bachelor's degree for technical or enterprise-sales roles
Typical training: Short course or on-the-job training
Licensing: Not typically licensed
Typical work context
Desk based · Remote capable · Team based · Fast paced · Predictable routine
Related interests
Enterprising (leading) · Social (helping) · Conventional (organizing)
Related aptitude preparation
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Skills to practise
- Customer-service judgment
- Numerical reasoning
- Verbal reasoning
- Situational judgment
- Planning and scheduling exercises
Practice suites
Related learning
Family-level learning links for Retail, sales and customer experience.
Official sources
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Outlook Handbook: Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives · United States
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- O*NET OnLine — Sales Representatives of Services (41-3091.00) · International
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- Canada Job Bank — Career planning and occupation search · Canada
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Labour-market context (not part of exploration match)
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Canada Job Bank Career Planning · Canada · Current official profile; consult source for its release period
Retail, sales and customer experience: education pathways
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Canada Job Bank Career Planning · Canada · Current official profile; consult source for its release period
Retail, sales and customer experience: licensing
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