If your friend does not take up the offer, let me know. I would love to take up such an offer.
Trust me, I find driving on the highways safer than the roads within a city. Highway driving is easy as long as you are careful of all moving vehicles around you. But in city I see idiots all the time. Lane cutting is more rampant in city driving than highway. Impatience is much more on city roads. I take my sweet time on a right turn on red and in TO usually the guy behind me honks. So this highway driving risk is NOT a major factor that would influence his decision.
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Originally posted by Aashu
Hello,
One of my friend has an offer from a good co. for outside sales position, good salary etc but only thing holding him back is driving required, everyday his job will be to be on road and visit all the stores in GTA being an immigrant, to me driving seems challenging. what do other experienced people suggest, can we be as comfortable driving ? Hes knows driving and does drive but to be on highway most of your day and all the days...isn't that riskier ?
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Posted on: 20-12-07 17:32:44
Your friend should take up the offer, but he should do it in such a way that he can go back to his old job at any time.
There is an adavantage with an ouside sales job. See the target. Work only to achieve the target. (my friend in India would be in the house 20 days of the month and then work only 10 days to reach his target. I am citing this as an example only). Check with the past employees of the company as to how strict they are with respect to the targets.
IMO, It is a good way to try on a new job. If it works out fine, if not revert back to the old job. The old employer would have a fear about you.
Driving in the highway is no pain. Belive me when I tell it.
TK A
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Aashu,
Tell your friend to take the challenging job. As he is new to Canadian roads, tell him to take a detailed map along with him. Also he will visit many new faces, new opportunities, new friends, etc..
After trying for couple of weeks, if he doesn't find going good than there are plenty CD's to grab this opportunity.
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true, there are plenty to grab it but the ques is what abt him ? If he doesn't like, he looses his present job and then is left with nothing....
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Originally posted by Aashu
Hello,
One of my friend has an offer from a good co. for outside sales position, good salary etc but only thing holding him back is driving required, everyday his job will be to be on road and visit all the stores in GTA being an immigrant, to me driving seems challenging. what do other experienced people suggest, can we be as comfortable driving ? Hes knows driving and does drive but to be on highway most of your day and all the days...isn't that riskier ?
Hi Ashu,
Please tell him to grab that if he has only one attribute with him...."SELF MOTIVATION with lots of POSITIVITY". I can say this as I have passed through that phase successfully and now am enjoying the fruits. Because it brings up your TENACITY level and he will become strong from inside.
When I started my journey in July-2005 as a licensed sales guy to offer some financial products, the biggest challenge was "WHERE TO GO AND SALE"????
Then after some time, I joined a similar offer, in which I must have driven 45000 kms in 6 months...no joking...I must have traveled to almost all the north-west locations (Thunder bay in north to GODRICH in west). And the period was Dec 16th to May 2006. First winter in the new country. Couple of times, I was pooled out from the heavy snow and I remember those side roads and county roads.
All in all, It has paid back in the form of that confidence that NOW I CAN FIGHT WITH ANYTHING IN CANADA....
However it also depends upon the level of adaptability, which varries from person to person.
I hope this helps,
Regards,
Vj.
Thanks VJ.
Working in a sales job is much better than working in a factory. When I arrived in Canada six year ago, the only break I got was a 100% commission based outside sales job. I took that offer. I did not had money to buy a car in my first year so took TTC or walked to the client's office. On the weekends I used to work in a factory in Mississauga to suppliment my income. Did that for 3 years but I was determined that this job was not my life goal even though I was comfortably paying my rent and putting food on table for my family. So I rented during those struggling years and saved money (Never got in the chakraview of buying a house or worring about the mortgage). After 8 months on that commissioned sales job, I moved another salary based outside sales job. Used that experience to built up my 'Canadian' resume.
The savings from the outside sales job and Canadian experience helped me go back to university and pay for my education without taking one dollar of OSAP loan. Now i'm working in a professional capacity for a major US corporation with a six figure + salary.
My canadian journey started with a commission based sales job six years ago and now i'm in a much much much better position in terms of professional career and educational qualifications.
So never reject the opportunity. Grab it and use it to reach your goals.
