Sales Associate, Sales at Computacenter

The following is a Graduate Review for Computacenter.

Computacenter scores 4/5 based on 115 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

Opportunity to grow your ever-expanding network with both customers and vendors.
No two days are the same - variety and spontaneity. You must be prepared to drop everything at the last minute and change accordingly.
Contact with senior management and the opportunity to learn so much. Put in the spotlight and encouraged to challenge and ask questions.

Worst

For the first 6 months there isn't that much opportunity to get hands on. There is a lot to learn and a lot of information to assimilate.
Highly competitive and constantly under pressure to be 150% every day, even if you don't feel it.
Male dominated industry with a lot of egos which as a woman, can be rather intimidating.
Can sometimes feel stale due to the tenure of some of the employees and feel as though there is a lack of an innovative outlook which is frustrating.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £27,000 - £29,000

Current salary: £27,000 - £29,000

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Ensure you read and understand the traits required. Give as many examples of how you have displayed these qualities. Think outside the box and get someone else to check for spelling / grammar/ outlay.

Do you have any interview tips?

Be yourself. Make sure your personality and passion come across.
Make sure you research the company, understand who their customers are, who their competitors are and where they are located.
Questions included :
Why Computacenter?
Why the IT industry?
Competency questions included:
Sales is a competitive environment. Are you competitive enough and provide an example of where you have won?
Give an example of when you have worked as a team?
How do you deal with a difficult customer?