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• Media sales jobs 'safer' than City positions
  Media sales jobs are being preferred over those in the financial services as they are being seen as "safer", new research shows.
• Sales recruitment essential for telesales centres
  Sales recruitment is one of the key elements of a successful call centre, an industry figure suggests.
• Half of telesales staff 'pretending' to work
  Nearly half of employees admit to spending a third of their day creating the impression they are working in order to conceal inactivity, research claims.
• V calls for vendetta on undervaluing charity work
  National youth charity V is calling on employers looking for to fill vacancies in areas such as media sales jobs to hold volunteering in higher regard.
• Candidates 'should find new ways to get noticed'
  People looking to move into creative industries, potentially through a media and new media sales job or other position, should look for alternative ways to get noticed.
• Benefits 'may keep staff happy in their sales jobs'
  People in media and new media sales jobs may be disappointed if their benefits are cut, according to recent comments by the associate director of the Work Foundation.
• Account managers invited to collaborate with new device
  A new BlackBerry-based sales aid has been designed, with the aim of supporting and motivating people in their sales jobs.
• Telesales thriving as consumers shop from home, says study
  Telesales success rates are booming, according to a new survey that may interest sales job applicants.
• Sleep advice for employees
  People working telesales jobs may be interested in new advice from The Sleep Council.
• Survey 'offers hope' for media sales applicants with 2:2s
  Applicants for media and new media sales jobs may find themselves shortlisted despite an average degree result, a new study suggests.
• Consider working mothers, employers urged
  Companies recruiting for account manager positions should be more creative when considering potential applicants, according to new advice.
• Remote email 'should be embraced by employees'
  Sales jobs account managers on the move should see remote and mobile email access as an opportunity rather than a burden, Vodafone has claimed.
• Management skills gaps threaten business success
  Skills gaps in sales jobs management positions could hamper overall sales growth, one expert has claimed.
• Pregnancy impacts on employability
  Three quarters (76 per cent) of managers would not hire a new employee likely to fall pregnant within six months, according to the Employment Law Advisory Service (Elas).
• Pregnancy impacts on employability
  Three quarters (76 per cent) of managers would not hire a new employee likely to fall pregnant within six months, according to the Employment Law Advisory Service (Elas).