Sales job in Chile with no experience: how to find it

To find a sales job in Chile with no experience, apply for entry-level roles like store sales associate, promoter, stocker, or telemarketing executive, and arrive at the interview having practiced out loud the "sell me this pen" pitch. Sales is one of the areas with the most job postings, but also the most applicants, so the difference comes down to who shows they can sell, not just that they want to.

This guide gives you the roles to search for, how much you'll earn starting out, where to apply, and how to filter out job postings that aren't worth your time.

What roles to search for if you have no experience

Search for these job titles exactly as they appear in postings:

• Sales associate: sells in-store, in the field, or at a retail location.
• Promoter: promotes a brand at the point of sale, supermarkets, or events.
• Stocker: restocks and organizes products on the sales floor; often a gateway into commercial roles.
• Telemarketing or call center executive: sells by phone from a platform; job postings may also list this as "telemarketing."

With some experience under your belt, the next step is sales executive or commercial executive, managing a client portfolio and hitting targets—very common in banks, health insurance companies, and B2B firms.

How much you'll earn starting out

• Sales associate: $512,985 average, ranging from $244,392 to $1,076,770 according to Indeed. Note: this is the average from job postings over the last 36 months, so check if the posting is for full-time work.
• Sales call center: $576,284 average (Indeed).
• Sales executive: $805,692 average (Indeed).

The legal reference is the minimum monthly wage: $553,553 from May 1, 2026 for workers aged 18 to 65. If you're on a full-time schedule, your base salary cannot be less than that amount, and commissions are separate, as explained by the Labor Department. Always ask whether the salary listed is net (what hits your account) or gross (before deductions for pension, health, and unemployment insurance). More figures in how much a sales associate earns in Chile.

Where to apply (and which city)

Create your profile on these job boards:

• Laborum: Sales and Commercial roles make up more than a quarter of their postings.
• Trabajando.com: also publishes salary reports by role.
• Computrabajo Chile: many retail and call center postings.
• Get on Board: startups and tech companies, with Commercial / Sales roles.
• LinkedIn and the National Employment Board (BNE), the government's official free job portal.

If you can choose a city, check Indeed's data: Temuco leads the ranking for sales associates, with around $748,413 per month on average, and Antofagasta is among the top three for pay, with around $622,464. In Santiago, if you move up to sales executive, the average is around $815,187 per month.

Companies with open positions or published sales salaries in 2025–2026: Falabella, Sodimac, BancoEstado, Isapre Banmédica, Nueva Masvida, DirecTV Chile, WOM, Procter & Gamble, Mars, and Webdox.

How to stand out with no experience: two-week plan

1. Days 1–3: build your resume. One page, with the job title from the posting at the top and achievements with numbers from any customer-facing work: waiter, cashier, market stall, family business, Instagram sales.
2. Days 4–5: learn the basic process. Open, ask questions, connect the product to what the customer told you, and ask for the close.
3. Days 6–14: apply every day to a set number of postings, tailoring your resume title to each one. Record the company, role, date, and response in a spreadsheet.
4. Every day: practice out loud. Record yourself on your phone answering "it's too expensive" and "I'll think about it."
5. After 7 days of applying, email or call companies that haven't responded.

The interview: they're going to ask you to sell something

Typical questions in Chile: "How do you handle a customer who says 'it's too expensive' or 'I'll think about it'?", "What do you do if you're behind on your target halfway through the month?", and "Are you comfortable with a base salary plus commission? What's your salary expectation?" Most likely, they'll hand you a pen and say "sell me this pen":

1. Don't start talking about the pen. Ask: "When was the last time you needed a pen and didn't have one?"
2. Listen to the problem: signing contracts, losing them, running out in front of a client.
3. Connect the pen to that in one sentence.
4. Ask for the close: "Will you take it?"

You'll find all the questions in sales interview in Chile.

Job postings to avoid

• They ask for an invoice receipt but with set hours, a boss, and a fixed position: if there's subordination and dependence, the law presumes there's an employment contract (art. 8, Labor Department).
• "Commission only," with no base salary, even if you have to keep set hours.
• They charge you for training, a uniform, or a "kit" to get started.
• You earn more by recruiting people than by selling.
• "Make money from home by liking posts": the police have warned of WhatsApp scams asking for transfers.

If you're hired, your employer has 15 days from when you start to sign a written contract (5 if it lasts less than 30 days). More red flags in job scams in Chile, and if you're already comparing sales executive offers, read base salary, commissions, and work week.

To arrive at the interview with real practice, on Ventaka you can sell the pen and handle objections with an AI customer, a few minutes a day from your phone. Create your account and check out the other Chile guides at ventaka.app/cl.