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Other Elemental Sales Occupations (6623)

Among the occupations currently in highest demand in All of Québec

Occupation with high worker turnover

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Qualification and skills most often required

Quelques années d’études secondaires sont le plus souvent exigées. Certains employeurs peuvent demander le diplôme d’études secondaires (DES). Une formation en emploi est habituellement offerte. Le dynamisme, l’entregent, la courtoisie, le sens de l’organisation et l’autonomie sont des qualités recherchées. Des connaissances de base en informatique constituent un atout. Un permis municipal peut être exigé pour les vendeurs ambulants ou de porte à porte. L’expérience peut être demandée. Le bilinguisme peut constituer un atout selon la nature du poste et les services offerts par l’entreprise.

Reason for labor demand

La demande de main-d’œuvre vise principalement les postes de vendeurs ou vendeuses, d’agents ou agentes de sollicitation téléphonique, de vendeurs ou vendeuses à domicile et de préposés ou préposées à l’accueil. Les difficultés de recrutement et le roulement de la main-d’œuvre sont attribuables aux conditions de travail offertes (rémunération fixée au salaire minimum, horaires de travail de soir ou de nuit et travail à temps partiel).

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Nature of work

This unit group includes workers who sell goods or services during home demonstrations or by telephone soliciting, retail exhibitions or street vending. They are employed by a wide range of retail and wholesale establishments, manufacturers, telemarketing companies and call centres, or they may be self-employed.

Fields of interest

  • Working in sales and customer service
  • Working with your hands

Main duties

  • The following is a summary of main duties for some occupations in this unit group:
  • - Direct distributors, contact potential customers by phone or through personal contacts, demonstrate and sell products directly to individual customers or at sales parties and deliver purchased goods to customers.
  • - Door-to-door salespersons solicit sales and sell merchandise to residents of private homes.
  • - Street vendors set up and display merchandise on sidewalks or at public events to sell to the public.
  • - Telephone solicitors and telemarketers contact businesses or private individuals, by telephone, to solicit sales for goods or services or conduct market surveys
  • - Demonstrators arrange sales demonstration appointments, and show, describe and sell goods or services at wholesale, retail and industrial establishments, and at exhibitions, trade shows and private homes.

Main characteristics of the occupation

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Employment requirements

  • * Some secondary school education is usually required. High school graduation may be required by some employers.
  • * Self-employed street vendors and door-to-door salespersons may require a municipal merchant's permit.

Skill type

  • Sales and service

Skill level

  • Elemental

More information

  • * Progression to related supervisory positions is possible with additional training or experience.

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