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Re: Wanted- Telemarketing Job (Perth)

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From: Adam James Fitzpatrick
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 1997 00:00
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Simon Thomas <simon@nimrod.com.au> wrote:
>Paul Raj Khangure wote:

>>Telemarketing is not one of the jobs I'd say people usually choose to do,
>>as a preference. It's intrusive in nature, and generally the responses are
>>negative.

>Hmm/. Well I think that with telemarketing you can get a lot of
>experience in a very short time. There is a lot of pressure on you to
>sell and get your numbers. You also have to be able to learn to speak
>properley, effectively and I think that 1 week in this type of job and
>you would have the experience of 1 year in a normal sales job. Unlike
>everyone else who hates these types of spammers etc I dont mind them so
>much. Its the amount of TV adds that really get to me. Who cares about a
>few phone calls a day when you get hit with hours of stupid adds(but I
>know some people like them :)

Well, one difference is that it's easy to leave the room when there's an
ad on TV; it's a bit difficult to hang up the phone if you leave the
room. :)

-- 
Adam Fitzpatrick

Blonde Borg have the same fun.
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From: afitzpat@ug.cs.su.oz.au (Adam James Fitzpatrick)
Subject: Re: Wanted- Telemarketing Job (Perth)
Date: 1997/10/07
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