Used car salespeople are among the most hated professionals. Mostly because people are not reasonable about their expectations of a used car but also because there have been and still are quite a few used car salespeople who don’t really care about screwing their customers.

And you also have to know a lot more about cars to start with since you will have to sell a lot more varied selection of brands and models.

As far as signing on with a dealership to sell new cars, make sure you believe in the brand you will sell. Sales (cars and anything else) are made through relationships that you develop with your customers and it is a lot easier to develop those if you don’t change brand on a regular basis.

Next you need to check out what deal they offer you to start with. Will they pay you a salary when you start or will you be on straight commission right off the bat? If there is a salary, how long will it last? Check out benefits too just as with any other job you would consider.

Last but not least, make sure you understand cars in relation to the area you live in. For example, if there was a Mercedes Benz dealership in your country town of 20,000 souls, even if those cars are great, you couldn’t expect to sell too many of them.

I have heard and read that women do pretty good in that business even though I can’t say have seen that many of them in dealerships… Who knows?

Hope that helps and good luck.