Pros
This job has great upward mobility and there are so many opportunities. The training provided here is some of the best in the industry. The pay is very competitive for a sales job and they actually provide a permanent base salary - a rarity in the industry. The fact that Cbeyond is willing to take this risk shows that they are willing to put it on the line when bringing in new reps out of college. Many companies will often put new reps on a declining salary expecting them to make comissions or not get paid. If you dont put in the effort, you wont last long but as long as you work hard management will do everything they can to make you sucessful. You will be highly marketable after working here for just a few months.
Cons
The job is extremely tough. You will be expected to work hard and talk to at least 50 customers a day. The job does involve cold calling (visiting unannounced) to businesses and you will find many owners and secretaries are less than happy to talk to you. Communications are an important part of every business and its always going to be difficult to convince owners to make a change.
