Sales jobs in Sydney: learn to sell and get hired
How to land a sales job in Sydney with no experience: where the openings are, which job boards to use and how to practise before the interview. Ventaka is 100% online, so you train from Sydney whenever you like (Australia).
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Sales in Sydney
Sydney is the largest market for sales jobs in Australia: financial services, software, media and corporate head offices, with many BDR and account executive roles.
Many SDR and inside sales roles are hybrid or remote, so you can also apply from Sydney to companies based elsewhere.
Sales jobs in Sydney: what drives the local economy
Sydney is Australia's financial and corporate capital: banks, insurers, real estate and the largest tech scene in the country create plenty of B2B and financial sales roles.
Most sales hiring in Sydney happens around the CBD and Barangaroo, North Sydney and Macquarie Park, Surry Hills.
Sales roles you will find in Sydney
The roles that hire most in Sydney, what you would sell and the objection you will hear most (the one you rehearse first with Ventaka's AI customer):
SDR at a tech company
What you sell: software to Australian and APAC businesses
The objection you will hear: "We already use something similar"
real estate sales agent
What you sell: houses and apartments
The objection you will hear: "I'll wait until the market settles"
financial planner sales
What you sell: super, insurance and investment advice
The objection you will hear: "My super fund already does that"
When Sydney hires most
February and March, after summer holidays, are the busiest months; hiring also picks up in July with the new financial year.
Your 4-week plan to land a sales job in Sydney
- Week 1 · The basics: prospecting and closing lessons, then the objection you will hear most as SDR at a tech company: "We already use something similar".
- Week 2 · Your résumé: aim it at SDR at a tech company and real estate sales agent roles, with your Ventaka certificate and its verification code.
- Week 3 · Applications: sales job alerts for Sydney reach you in the app every day; start with employers around the CBD and Barangaroo and North Sydney and Macquarie Park.
- Week 4 · Interviews: rehearse the "sell me this" with houses and apartments, and practise this objection: "My super fund already does that".
Where to find sales jobs in Sydney
- SEEK. Australia's main job board, with the widest choice of sales roles.
- LinkedIn Jobs. Most BDR, SDR and account executive roles in tech.
- Indeed Australia. Good volume of retail, inside sales and trade sales jobs.
- Workforce Australia. The Australian Government's employment service and job board.
How Ventaka gets you ready
- Short game-style lessons: from zero to selling, 10 minutes a day
- Written role-plays with AI customers who push back with real objections
- The «sell me this pen» interview test with Cal, who scores you at the end
- A sales CV and a scam-offer detector
- A verifiable certificate to show recruiters