Reflective essay example
Early Termination: Lessons from a Car Dealership Placement
- Subject
- Business & Management
- Type
- Reflective essay
- Citation style
- APA 6
- Length
- 4 pages
About this sample
The paper reflects on a student's placement at a car dealership and the lessons learned about sales and about why some salespeople were terminated early. It argues that passion, persistence, consistency, punctuality and tidiness mattered as much as sales technique. The structure moves from the author's personal learning to the company's termination criteria and then to the author's own takeaways.
- car sales techniques
- early termination of salespeople
- workplace expectations and professionalism
- persistence and resolve in sales
- reflection on work placement
How it opens
There are a couple of acumens that I gained working at my placement position at the car dealership company. My understanding of successfully attaining car sales with prospective customers expanded significantly. As a salesperson, I had the opportunity to experience the process and skills that are required to influence a client to purchase a product efficiently. Moreover, I received great intuition about the dos and don’ts when attempting to achieve sales with customers on the phone and via email. It was delightful to have the chance to see first-hand what goes on in a car dealership firm that specializes in excellent pre-owned vehicles. While most were terminated early from their positions as a car salespersons, they were willing to provide great wisdom that will assist me in my placement position and other future employments.
Although most people that received early termination from the company saw it as unexpected, they managed it professionally and with the highest level of integrity. There are several reasons the company decided to terminate the employment of some at the firm, but they are primarily based on conviction and determination.
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