tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post1279998079437602581..comments2024-01-08T00:18:57.750+00:00Comments on Gay Banker: Can gay guys be successful salesmen?GBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07046768019709916759noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-5614295962525951882008-05-24T20:03:00.000+01:002008-05-24T20:03:00.000+01:00The best salesperson I know is a gay guy. He's com...The best salesperson I know <I>is</I> a gay guy. He's completely out at work, but doesn't think it's necessary for his clients to know.M. Knoesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133347011461421224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-50143797841355097652007-08-10T17:17:00.000+01:002007-08-10T17:17:00.000+01:00This is a fascinating thread... I'm out at b-schoo...This is a fascinating thread... I'm out at b-school, but I'm concerned about upcoming interviews. Should I be completely open? If they Google my name, it's pretty obvious that I'm gay. How will that affect my career?<BR/><BR/>-B-Student in FontainebleauAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-59278495568813901122007-04-23T18:23:00.000+01:002007-04-23T18:23:00.000+01:00Just to disprove your theory -some of the best gay...Just to disprove your theory -some of the best gay sales men can be found in the centre pages of QX.Tales of the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13182054767759882522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-69809985702098236682007-04-21T12:41:00.000+01:002007-04-21T12:41:00.000+01:00I'm not a salesman, but I work with them, and occa...I'm not a salesman, but I work with them, and occasionally go with them on a pitch. The best way I've found of building rapport with them is to come out - not in any conspiratorial way, but like it's a natural thing. I've ended up taking straight guys to gay bars, introducing them to my boyfriend, and generally building up rapport that way.<BR/><BR/>There's a risk, sure, that you'll find you're talking to a homophobe, but that's increasingly rare.<BR/><BR/>In 99% of cases, it's proved a good way to build empathy, the straight guy gets to feel good about himself because he's "okay with the gays" and you can even get a bit flirtatious from time to time.<BR/><BR/>My last sales director and myself used to call each other darling, and he was astonishingly hetero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-83119018819239679992007-04-21T09:24:00.000+01:002007-04-21T09:24:00.000+01:00how abt talking of one's siblings n parents, rathe...how abt talking of one's siblings n parents, rather than the gay thing? i think dat wud probly be better - and less uncomfortable. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com