"I started out in sales at 18, pounding the phone at a mortgage brokerage, and I've been working in sales since, at companies like Tesla, Wells Fargo, and Securitas Technologies. About two weeks short of Christmas last year, I got laid off. Now I haven't been able to get a full-time sales position for nine months. I've been applying for a minimum of 10 to 15 sales positions a day, and I've had about six interviews."
"I'm finding nothing out there other than entry-level $35,000 to $50,000 jobs - and I'm not getting those jobs either because I'm overqualified. I don't know how to express to them that I'll take the $50,000 right now.I have a family to feed. If I left a job in the past, I'd be without work for maybe three weeks. I used to have recruiters reach out to me, trying to steal me from my company to sell for them."
Ilya Brunshteyn, 39, built a 20-year sales career at companies including Tesla and Wells Fargo before a layoff two weeks before Christmas. He has applied to 10 to 15 sales jobs daily for nine months and completed about six interviews. He is finding only entry-level roles paying $35,000–$50,000 and faces rejection as overqualified for those posts. Recruiter contact has dwindled and offers often involve 100% commission at unreliable small shops. He has turned to DoorDash to earn income while continuing an active job search and remains puzzled by prolonged hiring delays.
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