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Oddly enough, his background would make him a good fit for a relationship banker. Look at local jobs at BoA, Wells Fargo, etc.
Make sure his resume highlights retail selling and ability to understand and absorb new product knowledge. Don't mention the old products he used to sell.
Thanks for the links to job openings, that'll help him get a feel for the job. I know right now, he can do insurance and some of his friends do that, but he also knows it's a lot of desk work. We discussed maybe him doing something "different" as in, going to people's homes instead of them coming into the office or doing it over the phone. That way, he's not at a desk, he's out and about, and he will hit those people that like face-to-face interaction and who may not have time to do it during regular business hours.
I appreciate the idea for the combined/functional resume. Great response, thank you so much! I'm writing all this down.
I wouldn't bail altogether on the insurance idea - as long as he stays away from the "agency builder" models he would be in an environment that has upward mobility possibilities, and advertising that brings customers to him.
Look for direct-writer companies that use local agencies. Geico has a few in select states, and there's a host of companies in the non-standard (high risk drivers) that use that same model.
Pretty easy office gig, way shorter hours than retail and pretty good pay (usually start in the mid 30's and go up from there)
For recruiting? Really? Not to say the recruiters I know don't have degrees, however, I wouldn't have thought a degree is necessary.
Thanks for the insurance information. I definitely have to write this down as I have no clue what all that meant. I'm sure he probably knows.
Ok, I might get **** for this one.. lol!! Depending on where you live? What about timeshare sales?? Use to myself.. easy to make six figure income?? If good at it?
Haha. Well, I do know he has to be able to stand behind a product he sells, otherwise, he won't do a good job. So, unless he's all for timeshares, not sure if that'll happen. But I'll add it to my list. You never know.
Cummon now? A sales job that doesn't require selling (buyers come to you), a job where he can move a lot but not too much (so his back doesn't give out), and a job where he gets to manage others (i.e. he doesn't do any of the dirty work). When he finds his purple unicorn let me know cause I want a job there as well.
Not sure what your deal is. I'm not expecting some purple unicorn or anything. We just want to find him a job where he physically won't do more harm to his back (he doesn't want to be an invalid at 40 due to his job), do something he's good at and somewhat enjoys (sales/information/make ppl happy with a good product), and do what he has experience in (sales/management). We're both trying to think about our future, our physical health, and how we want to be living at 65. We both agreed we didn't want to be doing what we were doing, so we're trying to make some changes. That's not a purple unicorn, that's being smart and finding a good job that works better (not perfect, not even best, just better) for him.
Insurance sales is more about marketing than sales. If he wants to survive, he needs to learn how to market. He needs to learn how to network. He must pound the pavement for business. 70% of an insurance agents time should be invested in marketing, prospecting or networking.
He can still stay in insurance if he wants to. If he can just be a producer and not an agent. By being a producer, he can find places like a call center environment. He can sit at his phone and answer incoming calls or call out warm leads that came from direct mail or internet leads. But being a producer means huge compromise. No more big income. He'll just make enough to live on.
BTW, what is he license to sell? Life? Auto and Home? Being an insurance agent can be very, very profitable but to get there, you must pay your dues and do the things must people don't want to do. Those that are willing to do what it takes, they are very well off.
Look into IT sales. Learn salesforce. Lots of money to be made in that arena. Plenty of tech companies hiring remotely as well.
Trust me no one in IT and tech companies is going to hire a guy with Retail experience.
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