In todayÕs rapidly changing sales environment, successful salespeople must acquire skills that give them a competitive advantage. Emotional intelligence (EI), defined as perceiving, interpreting, and reacting to oneÕs own and othersÕ emotions, is offered as one critical skill that will allow...

While sales careers offer tremendous job potential, they are frequently overlooked by graduating college students. Previous research suggests that negative sales stereotypes have influenced studentsÕ desire for sales careers. In this paper we revisit student attitudes toward sales careers to...

In todayÕs rapidly changing sales environment, successful salespeople must acquire skills that give them a competitive advantage. Emotional intelligence (EI), defined as perceiving, interpreting, and reacting to oneÕs own and othersÕ emotions, is offered as one critical skill that will allow...