Demonstrators & Product Promoters

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: No formal educational credential
Salary
High: $58,220.00
Average: $38,470.00
Hourly
Average: $18.50

What they do:

Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

On the job, you would:

  • Provide product samples, coupons, informational brochures, or other incentives to persuade people to buy products.
  • Sell products being promoted and keep records of sales.
  • Keep areas neat while working and return items to correct locations following demonstrations.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

87% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
86% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
84% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
83% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
82% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
80% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
78% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
77% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
75% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
69% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
69% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
64% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
57% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
54% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
53% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Enterprising  -  Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
67% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

78% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

72% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
72% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
72% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
69% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
53% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
53% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

55% Speaking  -  Talking to others to convey information effectively.
55% Persuasion  -  Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
52% Active Listening  -  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Explain technical product or service information to customers.
Demonstrate products to consumers.
Distribute promotional literature or samples to customers.
Clean work areas.
Record sales or transactions data.
Maintain records of sales or other business transactions.
Sell products or services.
Set up merchandise displays.
Recommend products or services to customers.
Set up merchandise displays.
Identify potential customers.
Demonstrate products to consumers.
Develop content for sales presentations or other materials.
Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs.
Study product information to acquire professional knowledge.
Demonstrate products to consumers.
Demonstrate products to consumers.
Answer customer questions about goods or services.
Train sales personnel.
Advise customers on the use of products or services.
Study product information to acquire professional knowledge.
Recommend products or services to customers.
Deliver promotional presentations to current or prospective customers.
Contact current or potential customers to promote products or services.
Model cosmetics, clothing, or accessories.
Stock products or parts.
Identify potential customers.
Develop content for sales presentations or other materials.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

96% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
88% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
86% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
82% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
78% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
76% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
76% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
71% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
71% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
69% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
67% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
67% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
67% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
66% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
66% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
61% Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People  -  How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
59% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
58% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
55% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
54% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
53% Level of Competition  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

94% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
93% Selling or Influencing Others  -  Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
78% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
77% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
70% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
65% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
62% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
59% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
58% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
56% Developing and Building Teams  -  Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
56% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
54% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
53% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
53% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
52% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
52% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Getting Started

Education:
64%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
35%
Less than a High School Diploma

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