Good Job with Structure and Support
Pros
Hourly pay from day one / company pays for all the equipment and licensing / OK commissions / good structure and support which some feel is micromanagement but it is also very clear expectations and a winning formula if followed / if not doing well but working hard, they keep paying your base salary and shift you around to other divisions to get more experience instead of getting rid of you / $50K - $55K realistic if you are mediocre but more if you are good and can choose less base pay with higher commissions. Busy in season when you can make extra money with more sales and overtime. Overall a good job with a level of job security and a decent income.
Cons
$50K - $55K if you are average and hard to get into the top 30% to make $75K plus. If you are that good, there are other companies where the earning potential is better - HOWEVER, not sure about working conditions and training at the competition and if they pay for lic and equiment as HealthPlanOne does. The company can assign you to another division and you have no say in it. You could get a better position for more money or they could put you to do all outbound calls with very little potential for commissions if they feel that you need more experience. Trouble is that is NOT how you get more experience selling, since there is very little opportunity to make a sale doing outbound calls. Very busy in season with a lot of sometimes mandatory overtime and often no time for breaks, but you make more money. Off seasons there is little more than base salary unless you are in higher tier sales, meaning you get better leads. Off season is a lot of cold calls, which is never fun, but they pay you for it with decent base salary. I don't consider these true "Cons" - there is no perfect job. This is an established company and you will pretty much know for sure what you will be getting and what your job is going to be, Expectations are set very clearly. If you work hard, you should succeed. Not for those who are nitpicking. Pretty secure job with good training and decednt income. No misteries, no misleading recruiting scams, you get exactly what you signed up for.
