Who is a businessman and how to become one?

What is the word "merchant" associated with? Business, trade, sales, entrepreneurship and even speculation. That's right: businessmen are in general terms people engaged in trade. But does this mean that it is possible to call any worker of this sphere: from an individual entrepreneur to a sales consultant? Is there such a profession and where is it taught?

Special profession

If in Soviet times there was a unified directory of professions, now what kind of posts they do not come up with. However, it is hardly possible to meet a person who officially works as a merchant and that is how it is written in his work book.

In addition, the Russian population, which used to be Soviet, is not the most pleasant association with this word. Once the merchants were called and speculators, which, it was believed, deceived honest citizens.

However, the specialty, after studying which in the diploma and write that a person has the qualification "merchant", exists. According to the all-Russian classifier, this is commerce by industry (code 080302) and trade (080301). True, in the second case, the diploma qualification sounds like "a specialist in commerce".

If the name is not important, then for the development of the profession, the faculties of management, economics, and merchandise science are quite suitable.

To be born a merchant

Arguing about who such a businessman is, it should be noted that this is more a way of life than a profession. In a broad sense, so you can call everyone who purposely bought something cheaper, and then sold more expensive. The closest modern synonym is "entrepreneur". A businessman should not only sell, but possess the skills of a manager, marketer and commodity expert at the same time.

Such a specialist needs to be able to organize and conduct the processes of buying and selling, promoting the goods on the market, selling products, selecting an assortment, managing inventory, analyzing the results of work.

Areas of application of these skills are diverse. A businessman can work as a sales manager, an advertising specialist , a marketer, a logistician, a sales representative, a leader of the corresponding directions, etc. Work is not only interesting, but also monetary. Often, the salary of a "salesman" is directly related to the result: the more goods sold, the higher the income.

Required qualities

Now, when it became a little clear what kind of businessman is, let's find out whether this profession is on the shoulder.

There are many effective sales techniques. Large companies develop script scripts for their managers, detailing how to interest the client and persuade him to make a purchase. All this can be learned and to some extent mastered.

At the same time, it will be unbearable to work in this sphere without certain traits. For example, a rare sales manager quietly sits in the office from nine to six, peacefully drinking gulls. It should be a mobile and easy-going person.

A businessman has to keep a lot of things in his head simultaneously, so he needs to be collected, have a good short-term memory and be able to make quick decisions.

Also, a businessman sometimes deals with complex clients, and deals sometimes break. It is important to have strong nerves and be optimistic. A novice businessman can not afford to give up at the first setbacks. It is necessary to be persistent and purposeful, otherwise success in this area will not be achieved.

If you can not, but really want to

From the foregoing it is clear that with a poor health and increased fatigue, it is unlikely that a businessman will work.

If you do not like to often interact on work issues with people, you have difficulty communicating and you are having a hard time making new acquaintances, then it will be problematic for you to become a merchant.

On the other hand, if you do not know how and do not want to sell, this does not mean that you have been ordered to go to this sphere. Arguing above about who such a businessman is, we mentioned about commodity experts and marketers. This is also in a sense a merchant, and they are closely related to trading activities, but do not participate directly in the process of buying and selling. A trader in the Forex market only deals with what he buys and sells, but he does not have to hurry around the city and communicate with people.

Want to change yourself and turn into a good seller, despite the critical shortcomings? Learn to sell. Do this all the time. Daily, sell to yourself in front of a mirror any items that will catch your eye. Persuade your friends in your point of view (just do not impose, discern these concepts). Finally, give a brilliant answer to the most annoying question in the interview: "Why should we choose you?"

Here we are with you and figured out who is a businessman and who has a chance to become one. Try it, suddenly it's your calling!