(Minghui.org) Many Falun Dafa practitioners have lost their jobs since the communist regime launched the persecution of this cultivation practice. I was one of them. As I could not get a job in my profession, I decided to go into sales.
After being offered a sales job, I was under great pressure, because I had to learn everything from scratch, and I was 30 years older than most of my colleagues.
My initiation to the job was supposed to include a training session. However, I was not provided an opportunity to take the training. Many thoughts went through my mind until I found out that the manager had treated me as a senior employee.
As everyone knew that I was a practitioner, I decided that this would be an opportunity to show the power of Dafa and demonstrate a practitioner's demeanor.
Our company pays their employees a commission, which results in people competing and fighting with each other over petty things. This was an opportunity for me to pass the test of self-interest.
When I found a highly profitable sales opportunity, given the company's policy, I would receive compensation, which would have increased my commission by three times.
However, when I was about to close the deal, two coworkers from one of our subsidiaries demanded to receive a share in my project. Without a second thought, I turned the project over to them and let go of the commission.
Then, a coworker and I worked on the same project. As I brought the client to our company, I should have taken the lead on the project, but the sale ended up in my coworker’s hands. I did not fight over it.
This coworker always remembered my good deed. When I could not be on time to meet a client, he stood in for me and helped make the deal. Other coworkers said, “If one is kind, one will receive good returns.
It is very competitive in the sales field. Our company has training sessions on different sales subjects, including how to convince a customer to buy the product on the first try.
When one person is introducing the product to a customer, another colleague would make a fake phone call to give this customer the impression that another client was also interested in buying the product. Or, a colleague would pretend to be a customer with interest in the same product.
I have practiced Falun Dafa for more than 20 years and follow the Dafa principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Therefore, I came to realize that as long as I did my job well, I did not have to play tricks or use dirty means to make a sale.
I never sent out fake information to persuade clients to come in. I gave truthful information about our products and allowed them some time to think through whether they wanted to buy the product or not. By doing that, I have gained the respect of my clients and closed four deals within two months. This is considered outstanding performance for a new employee.
I am always very forthcoming with my coworkers and share my experience in gaining clients’ trust. They felt that it was very eye-opening and showed their appreciation by sharing their sales techniques with me.
A sales technique is to only introduce the strength and hide the weakness of a product. I always told my customers the pros and cons of a product. Most customers could feel that I was sincere. Thus, many went ahead and bought the products.
I told my clients that I was a Falun Dafa practitioner. Many clients trust me and also refer their friends to me. I thus collected the names of many potential customers.
As a practitioner I have a calm mind when facing all kinds of challenges in the sales field. I withstood the pressure to use techniques to hide the truth and impressed my colleagues and manager
I will continue to treasure the opportunity to clarify the facts to my colleagues and clients. I will expose the evilness of the persecution, and help people withdraw their memberships from the Party and its youth organizations.