I’m (38 M) currently approaching the end of a career (22 plus years) and am considering changing fields to do something completely different. I have had a reasonably successful career in my current field and will be mortgage free / have a fairly decent public sector pension that will be able to partially subsidise any future wage.
Reflecting in the last 20 years, I feel like I missed an opportunity to get into business and now that I’m approaching 40 feel like this is probably my last chance to make a credible effort to do something in business. In order to get started, I’d really like to learn and become proficient at sales. I’m particularly interested in working for a small company where I can take what I learn and maybe start my own company with my new found knowledge.
My question is, what sort of money can be made in a commission based sales job in the UK (i.e. total including base salary, commission and bonuses). Also, do you think it’s advisable to undertake a course in sales or is it better to just try and get some first hand experience (after doing some self study)?
Hey mate, just to let you know I’m in my 50’s and a lot of my friends are starting new businesses and changing careers.
Plenty of time for you to find your new niche, word of advice is either 1) do something that will make you tonnes of money, 2) something you just plain enjoy or 3) use your past experience to create passive income ie. digital resources, book, course.