is it worth it tweekkrsder do homework on phone sales job work watch c7fnuu2da jaii dear amanda im a 15yearold student my mother and i are having a dis agreement she said to ask what you think about it so im asking my friend told me about this great job shes starting doing tele phone sales work she was told you can make up to 800 a month just working on the weekends my mother wont let me apply because she says it doesnt sound right i think shes being unfair im a good student and wouldnt let it interfere with school dont you think she should give me a chance dear student how do you feel about a com promise ask you mother for per mission to phone the company and ask them some questions what are the hours of work and what is the hourly rate of pay is the hourly rate of pay guaranteed or is it based on the number of sales you make how much do you have to sell and what percentage commission do you earn on each sale when are you paid the commis sion when you make the sale or when it goes through what about cancellations what is their can cellation rate you may have difficulty getting answers to these questions if your friend has already started working there ask her for clar ification there are also a few questions you should ask yourself such as if this is such a great job why are they having trouble recruiting people how many of my friends are earning 100 a day i think youll find all these answers enlightening dear amanda ive been working as a phar maceutical sales rep for the past nine years im earning good money but feel unsatisfied recently i took an aptitude test that indicated i would be good at something mechanical i have always enjoyed working with my hands around the house but never thought about applying it to work as a woman i never thought it would be really socially acceptable but now i understand its sort of trendy my only concern is that im 44- yearsold and accustomed to a certain standard of living i wouldnt want to drop my pay level too much how can i find out about other job opportunities dear unsatisfied there has never been a better time to explore a wide variety of occupations many companies are adopting affirmative action programs which encourage women to train for less traditional jobs but before you get started be realistic about your initial salary prospects its very unlikely that youll be able to make a transition between dissimilar occupations without suffering an initial pay loss possibly a hefty one youll have to weigh your ulti mate goals both in salary and job satisfaction against the possible hardship of your training period the womens employment centre at 2221 yonge st at eglinton can provide a lot of in formation about jobs and train ing the community colleges offer courses such as introduc tion to nontraditional occupa tions which assist women to exp- olore their options thoroughly new porter place mens hostel approved mens support services of york has received conditional approval from the ontario housing minis 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