Careers in Sales

More than a thousand new sales jobs have been created in the past few weeks, with Tesco, BT and McAfee among the big employers announcing a need for more staff.

In light of these increasing opportunities, we have invited a panel of sales professionals to join the forums to talk about careers in the sector for new and experienced candidates.

Ben Turner, director, The SalesPro —an online community for sales professionals, offering thought leadership and best practice in all things sales.

Kevin Dunbar, managing director of Hays Sales, a specialist recruiter for the sector

Claudine Love, commercial development manager, Guardian Jobs, Guardian News & Media. Claudine joined the Guardian Newspaper Group (as it was known then) in March 2000 as a field sales executive. She also represents The Guardian on the Association of Graduate Recruiters research and information committee, and until recently, The Recruitment Society Committee

Gavin Ingham, author and speaker in sales psychology and performance. Gavin has trained and coached successful sales teams, sales professionals, managers and business owners. You can find his popular blog here

Gary May is president and founder of the Association of Sales Professionals, founder of Salesology (The Sales Acceleration Training/Coaching Company) and an international speaker on influence, persuasion and sales. He is also co-author Selling — Powerful New Strategies for Sales Success and a former telecommunications sales professional and manager