Sales jobs in Wellington: learn to sell and get hired
How to land a sales job in Wellington 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 Wellington whenever you like (New Zealand).
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Sales in Wellington
Wellington is the capital, with government, tech and professional services selling to public and private clients.
Many SDR and inside sales roles are hybrid or remote, so you can also apply from Wellington to companies based elsewhere.
Sales jobs in Wellington: what drives the local economy
Wellington is the capital: government agencies, tech companies and professional services firms sell to public and private clients.
Most sales hiring in Wellington happens around the CBD and Lambton Quay, Te Aro, Petone and Lower Hutt.
Sales roles you will find in Wellington
The roles that hire most in Wellington, what you would sell and the objection you will hear most (the one you rehearse first with Ventaka's AI customer):
public sector account manager
What you sell: technology and services to government
The objection you will hear: "It has to go through procurement"
SaaS account executive
What you sell: software to NZ businesses
The objection you will hear: "Send me something to read"
insurance advisor
What you sell: home and contents insurance
The objection you will hear: "My current insurer is cheaper"
When Wellington hires most
Government buying peaks before the financial year ends on 30 June.
Your 4-week plan to land a sales job in Wellington
- Week 1 · The basics: prospecting and closing lessons, then the objection you will hear most as public sector account manager: "It has to go through procurement".
- Week 2 · Your résumé: aim it at public sector account manager and SaaS account executive roles, with your Ventaka certificate and its verification code.
- Week 3 · Applications: sales job alerts for Wellington reach you in the app every day; start with employers around the CBD and Lambton Quay and Te Aro.
- Week 4 · Interviews: rehearse the "sell me this" with software to NZ businesses, and practise this objection: "My current insurer is cheaper".
Where to find sales jobs in Wellington
- SEEK. New Zealand's main job board, with many sales roles.
- Trade Me Jobs. Lots of local sales and account manager openings.
- LinkedIn Jobs. BDR and account executive roles in tech.
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