19 y.o. looking for some life advice, thoughts

[Lucky8ball]

Hey guys,

I was looking for some life advice for a fork in the road type decision and nowhere better to turn in my opinion than
to you guys (after some close friends). This is not a huge deal but revolves around what I will do my entire summer.

I am 19 years old, a freshman at ASU, and have two job offers and I have to decide between them before April 15.


The first opportunity is to work for a home security company doing door to door sales in San Antonio, Texas. This would be over 50 hours a week,
and every house I sell would make me about $300. I would have to drive to San Antonio, and get out of my comfort zone (which appeals to me),
live in a nice apartment that they would put me in, then every day except sunday for over 3 months from about 1pm to 8pm,
try to sell people on buying smart home type equipment.
It would be tough but I feel like staying in the job could really help grow my character. I feel like I could also gain
people skills and learn from some very charismatic and talented salesman. I would face rejection a ton and it would help me
get better at talking to not only girls, but people in general. The downside is that this job would probably suck,
and is totally commission based. I also know that Chase worked as a salesman for an auto shop selling tires,
so that's another part that honestly does appeal to me about sales.


The second opportunity I have is to work as an intern for a real estate company. I'd be working with a broker over summer,
home in Arizona trying to learn from him on real estate. The guy is very successful in his own right, and it would just
be him and I working together basically. The main way we're planning for me to make money in this job over the summer is
go door to door in neighborhoods and basically ask homeowners if they would be interested in selling, leasing, or
rehabbing there house, as his company does a lot of things. I spent my winter break getting my real estatel license to work with him,
and have worked with the guy for a few months now. I thought that he would be excited for me to do the home security
salesman, because I thought it would be a good idea to get sales experience. He just wants me to work with him over
summer. This job is also commission based and there's really no guarantee I can convince people to sell their home,
and even if they chose to the process usually takes a while. But if I sold one house, it would be the equivalent would be
about 12 security systems worth from the work above. So it'd be a while for me to make money.


I'm not one to really care about the money side of things at this point in my life, however my parents are on me to make
money this summer and get a job so that I can afford somewhere to live near campus for next semester. I am really trying
to make it so I can make enough money over summer so that I don't have to work while in college. I understand that's a
stretch and may not work out, but I'm willing to try for it.


I am really trying to find the best job for my future, where I can learn and grow as much as possible.

Thinking a lot on it, so far I am leaning towards doing the real estate internship.
What are good reasons you guys might think to do the sales job instead??

What would you pick?? and why?

I appreciate for reading, and I welcome any and all opinions. Also feel free to ask any questions. Thank ya.

 

[pks391]

Hey guys,

I was looking for some life advice for a fork in the road type decision and nowhere better to turn in my opinion than
to you guys (after some close friends). This is not a huge deal but revolves around what I will do my entire summer.

I am 19 years old, a freshman at ASU, and have two job offers and I have to decide between them before April 15.


The first opportunity is to work for a home security company doing door to door sales in San Antonio, Texas. This would be over 50 hours a week,
and every house I sell would make me about $300. I would have to drive to San Antonio, and get out of my comfort zone (which appeals to me),
live in a nice apartment that they would put me in, then every day except sunday for over 3 months from about 1pm to 8pm,
try to sell people on buying smart home type equipment.
It would be tough but I feel like staying in the job could really help grow my character. I feel like I could also gain
people skills and learn from some very charismatic and talented salesman. I would face rejection a ton and it would help me
get better at talking to not only girls, but people in general. The downside is that this job would probably suck,
and is totally commission based. I also know that Chase worked as a salesman for an auto shop selling tires,
so that's another part that honestly does appeal to me about sales.


The second opportunity I have is to work as an intern for a real estate company. I'd be working with a broker over summer,
home in Arizona trying to learn from him on real estate. The guy is very successful in his own right, and it would just
be him and I working together basically. The main way we're planning for me to make money in this job over the summer is
go door to door in neighborhoods and basically ask homeowners if they would be interested in selling, leasing, or
rehabbing there house, as his company does a lot of things. I spent my winter break getting my real estatel license to work with him,
and have worked with the guy for a few months now. I thought that he would be excited for me to do the home security
salesman, because I thought it would be a good idea to get sales experience. He just wants me to work with him over
summer. This job is also commission based and there's really no guarantee I can convince people to sell their home,
and even if they chose to the process usually takes a while. But if I sold one house, it would be the equivalent would be
about 12 security systems worth from the work above. So it'd be a while for me to make money.


I'm not one to really care about the money side of things at this point in my life, however my parents are on me to make
money this summer and get a job so that I can afford somewhere to live near campus for next semester. I am really trying
to make it so I can make enough money over summer so that I don't have to work while in college. I understand that's a
stretch and may not work out, but I'm willing to try for it.


I am really trying to find the best job for my future, where I can learn and grow as much as possible.

Thinking a lot on it, so far I am leaning towards doing the real estate internship.
What are good reasons you guys might think to do the sales job instead??

What would you pick?? and why?

I appreciate for reading, and I welcome any and all opinions. Also feel free to ask any questions. Thank ya.

Lucky,
I have this friend who worked in a banking company and his job was to convince other people to open bank accounts in his bank. Ergo, his main job was to 'sell' bank accounts. He only lasted a month in that job. However, he was not a guy with speaking or social or any much sort of people skills...but my point is before you take a shot at any job in sales, make sure to see whether you are truly getting to learn from that experience or are they gonna make you work your ass off with little to no actual learning process. Although, you are right, if you take this job and face it with the right attitude, it will teach you tremendously on how to handle rejection at face value and to also convince people and win them over to your side. But you have to be pretty resilient in a sales job if you ask me......so buck up before you start it. Either job is good but its the door to door thing that makes it a bit more complicated. However, if you do it right and if money really isnt a big deal, I am quite sure you will learn a lot.
Closing thoughts are that either job is good since fieldwork and people skills are common in both, its the pay that's a different point and that is totally up to you. There's something to learn in both of those jobs. Just make sure you get ready to work hard.

 

[Lucky8ball]

Lucky,
I have this friend who worked in a banking company and his job was to convince other people to open bank accounts in his bank. Ergo, his main job was to 'sell' bank accounts. He only lasted a month in that job. However, he was not a guy with speaking or social or any much sort of people skills...but my point is before you take a shot at any job in sales, make sure to see whether you are truly getting to learn from that experience or are they gonna make you work your ass off with little to no actual learning process. Although, you are right, if you take this job and face it with the right attitude, it will teach you tremendously on how to handle rejection at face value and to also convince people and win them over to your side. But you have to be pretty resilient in a sales job if you ask me......so buck up before you start it. Either job is good but its the door to door thing that makes it a bit more complicated. However, if you do it right and if money really isnt a big deal, I am quite sure you will learn a lot.
Closing thoughts are that either job is good since fieldwork and people skills are common in both, its the pay that's a different point and that is totally up to you. There's something to learn in both of those jobs. Just make sure you get ready to work hard.

Pks391,

Thanks for the wisdom man. Yeah like how you said you have to be pretty resilient, I've been knocking on doors twice thus far with some more experienced dudes for the training and damn man, they just get no's all day long. It's not like I mind the rejections it's just more of the fact that I've actually witnessed very little success. I can't really tell thus far if this company will actually help me learn from the experience, or if they're just gonna drill me.

Definitely this job could teach me a ton of social skills, totally dependent on my attitude. The real estate job could offer that as well, just not to the same degree.
No doubt though, I'm ready to work hard this summer haha.

I really appreciate the response man.

 

[pks391]

Lucky,
I have this friend who worked in a banking company and his job was to convince other people to open bank accounts in his bank. Ergo, his main job was to 'sell' bank accounts. He only lasted a month in that job. However, he was not a guy with speaking or social or any much sort of people skills...but my point is before you take a shot at any job in sales, make sure to see whether you are truly getting to learn from that experience or are they gonna make you work your ass off with little to no actual learning process. Although, you are right, if you take this job and face it with the right attitude, it will teach you tremendously on how to handle rejection at face value and to also convince people and win them over to your side. But you have to be pretty resilient in a sales job if you ask me......so buck up before you start it. Either job is good but its the door to door thing that makes it a bit more complicated. However, if you do it right and if money really isnt a big deal, I am quite sure you will learn a lot.
Closing thoughts are that either job is good since fieldwork and people skills are common in both, its the pay that's a different point and that is totally up to you. There's something to learn in both of those jobs. Just make sure you get ready to work hard.

Pks391,

Thanks for the wisdom man. Yeah like how you said you have to be pretty resilient, I've been knocking on doors twice thus far with some more experienced dudes for the training and damn man, they just get no's all day long. It's not like I mind the rejections it's just more of the fact that I've actually witnessed very little success. I can't really tell thus far if this company will actually help me learn from the experience, or if they're just gonna drill me.

Definitely this job could teach me a ton of social skills, totally dependent on my attitude. The real estate job could offer that as well, just not to the same degree.
No doubt though, I'm ready to work hard this summer haha.

I really appreciate the response man.

No Problem man, cheers to your new job and learning experience.