edit: cliffs notes at bottom

thats right! no more best buy!

had an interview at verizon wireless yesterday. a friend of mine that works in sales told me his store had an opening in the customer service department and that i would get paid $2-$3 more/hr than i am currently making at best buy, so i figured hell, why not.

so anyway, i went thru the 'pre-screening' interview and they asked if i was interested in sales or CS. i said either one. they thought (for whatever dumb reason) that even though i have 3.5years of wireless sales experience that i would be better suited for CS. okay, fine. so i filled out the CS app.

after that, i interviewed with 2 new people. they asked me more detailed questions about specific roles and duties of my current job, as well as asked for specific examples of situations ive dealt with in my previous jobs.

they seemed pleased, and told me they had one more person for me to talk to. so im sitting for like 5 mins and one of the guys comes back in and asks if i'd be comfortable in retail sales and i said absolutely. he then said they'd be a few more minutes because they don't normally put people directly on the sales floor. i guess i interviewed well.

so anyway, a few more mins go by and another woman comes in with a small stack of papers. she explained to me the job offer.. $24,800 base with a projected 14,800 comission. :eek3: $39,600. not bad for a 20 year old, full time college student.

according to my friend that currently works in sales, the average rep makes about 50k/year, and he knows of a few that made over 70.

im just waiting on the drug test and background checks to come back now. should be about a week.

w00t

cliffs notes: fuck best buy. applied at verizon, had an awesome interview, got selected to go directly into sales making $40k/year (probably more) and im still going to school full time to get my Bachelor's degree in CIS and get a real job

 

and how old are you?

 

20. i'll be 21 in june. why do you ask?

 

That's great man.

But if you're making $40K a year doing cellphone sales I'll eat my shorts. There'd be a line of people. :chuckles:

Not saying you're not being truthful, I think he's embellishing. My buddy does sales for Cingular and makes like $20K a year.

 

Cause I'm assuming youre close to my age, which you are, im 19 almost 20... and youre gonna be making a shit load more money than me lol... im just jealous thats all. congrats mang!

 

ohh, no. he's not bullshitting. i know people that worked at verizon stores through college and made over 40k. a friend of mine worked at a verizon store and paid cash for his fiance's RSX. he was 21 at the time.

besides, my base salary is already set in stone, and is more than your buddy made with comission.

its no mystery that verizon >>>>>>>>>> cingular. i'd be willing to bet that their comission system is better too.

better wash those shorts, bro. i'll report back to ya.

 

so where can i sign up?

 

haha, thanks dude.. i knew verizon salespeople made good money for what they do, but i didnt think it was that high. of course, its all directly related to how well you sell, but im pretty confident that i'll do alright.

 

www.verizonwireless.com/careers

keep in mind that i had 3 and a half years of wireless sales experience going into the interview.

 

I know a couple people that make more than $40k after everything working for Verizon h: I was :eek3: also.