Posted 7/20/21 For some time, I considered myself to be left-brain dominant, meaning I was more logical in my thinking and not so strong in the artistic, abstract, emotional world. I was an effective salesperson who was friendly and had good people skills, but it wasn’t until I decided to pursue a Master’s Degree in […]
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Posted 7/6/21 When making a career move to the nonprofit, specifically sales to fundraising, I noticed a subtle difference between the two, among others. I was accustom to keeping my foot on the gas in sales roles as it felt like the competition was always applying pressure and if I didn’t close deals quickly or
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Posted 8/21/21 When I was a salesperson for a wood refinishing company, I learned the hard way that managing customer expectations was tremendously important. Because the company provided a specialized type of service, the outcome of a refinishing job could be unpredictable. Regardless of the color chosen from the samples by the customer, a natural
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Posted 7/14/21 When looking through job ads for open positions in fundraising (as well as sales), many employers use words such as “high energy,” “fast-moving,” “active,” “outgoing,” and “persistent,” which has been the rule of hiring for several years. Awhile back, there was a psychological tool called the Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory which was used often
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Posted 7/24/21 As a nonprofit professional who has successfully made a career transition from the for-profit sector, (and the road was not without a few bumps along the way), I often receive questions regarding how I changed careers and what was my experience. To many, the nonprofit world is unique, and they wonder if a
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7/24/21 My first job after graduating from college was selling wall beds (Murphy Beds) with a friend who had been a salesperson with the parent company for several years. He opened one of the first satellite stores and asked me to join him in order to help with sales, inventory and installations. I remember accompanying
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