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How someone gets into Sales at a company

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Why it worked

The video uses relatable humor about career paths and academic struggles, combined with a slightly cynical but honest take on the sales profession, which likely resonated with a broad audience on TikTok.

Summary

The video humorously depicts how someone might get into sales by highlighting a lack of academic success and a preference for partying, suggesting that being personable and making money are the key drivers. It implies that as long as one performs well in sales and brings in revenue, personal habits or likability are secondary.

Structure

1Introduction to sales career path
2Discussing past academic performance
3Questioning work ethic and personality
4Explaining the focus on results and money in sales
5Concluding with a humorous acceptance of the sales profession

On-screen text

How someone gets into Sales at a company YOU WANNA BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? I PARTIED REALLY HARD IN COLLEGE AND I GOT LIKE A B+ AVERAGE. OKAY. B ALRIGHT. B MINUS. I GOT A C PLUS AVERAGE AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WELL, DO YOU ARE YOU PERSONABLE? I PARTIED ALL THE TIME. I WAS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. OKAY. DO YOU WORK HARD THOUGH? YEAH, I JUST LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO DO SCHOOL ANYMORE. DO YOU WANT JUST ONE THING THE JOB? ONE END GOAL, ONE SUCCESS METRIC? LIKE, I NEED TO SEE THE END OF THE TUNNEL. LIKE THAT? YEAH, BUT IT'S HARD. IT'S SALES. IT'S SALES. OH MY GOD, I THOUGHT YOU'D SAY THAT. CAN I MAKE A LOT OF MONEY? YOU CAN MAKE AND THAT WILL GOOD AT YOUR JOB. SO IT'S A WIN WIN. CAN YOU STILL DO LIKE, EVERY NOW AND THEN? YEAH, SURE. NO ONE WILL CARE BECAUSE YOU'LL BE DOING YOUR JOB. DOES EVERYBODY LIKE, HAVE TO LIKE ME BECAUSE I'M MY JOB? NO, THAT'S THE AS LONG AS JOB WELL AND YOU MAKE THE MONEY, YOU CAN MAKE EVERYONE ELSE'S JOB, LIKE, A LITTLE WORSE A LITTLE HARDER, BUT IT'S OKAY BECAUSE YOU'RE BRINGING IN THE MONEY. LIFE OF THE PARTY AND MAKE AND BE THE BEST. YEAH, SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? OH, SIGN ME UP FOREVER.