How to soar to new heights with a positive attitude

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Attitude counts for a lot at our groundbreaking Bayford Foundation in Hunslet where we equip our trainees and with fantastic skills and knowledge-based training programmes in the energy industry.

In a UK first, our foundation, run by BE Fuel Cards, takes recruits from all walks of life – and of all ages – and puts them through boot camp development programmes in Telephone Sales. Our ‘earn as you learn’ way of doing things means we also pay them while we train them.

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Dos and Don’ts: Telesales Tips Part 2 from our Fab Job Creation Foundation

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Following on from our previous top tips we wanted to share with you a wealth of great advice on how to be a telesales supremo.

Having covered the Attention, Interest, Desire and Action (AIDA) formula on how outbound calls should be well planned and carried out in sequence, below is a breakdown of the Do’s and Don’t’s of a telesales call.

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Top Telesales Tips from our Pioneering Job Creation Foundation

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As our second bootcamp picks up speed, our recruits are learning a wealth of telesales tips and techniques – from picking up the phone to building valued relationships with customers.

Our third ‘earn as your learn’ bootcamp gets off the ground in January 2014 and our team at BE Fuel Cards is looking forward to welcoming potential recruits to our offices on 6 December at Bowcliffe Road, Hunslet.

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Recruitment Countdown – Have You Got What it Takes?

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New Recruits: L to R: Callum Brown, Steve Connelly, Waqas Kahn, Jacqueline Pfumojeno, Anthony Brownridge, Jamie Gormley, Luke Storey, Gareth Buckley, John Myers

With our third bootcamp for the Bayford Foundation due to start in January 2014, our team at BE Fuel Cards is looking forward to welcoming potential recruits to our information sessions on 6 December.

Potential employees are invited to our offices in Bowcliffe Road, Hunslet where we are hosting two information sessions at 10.30am and 12.30pm – to hear more about the opportunities available.

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We’re re Recruiting Again! – Join Our Group Information Session on December 6

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Graduates L to R: Razaquat Hussain, Tom Bate, Brittany Taylor, Matt Taylor

More jobs are up for grabs at our pioneering foundation – and we’re inviting potential candidates to join us on December 6 at 10.30 or 12.30 to find out more about the wealth of opportunities on offer.

The roaring success of our first ‘learn as you earn’ bootcamp has seen 4 graduates already fast-tracked into full-time positions  – with our second wave of 13 recruits due to start our second boot camp.

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Project Your Voice for Success

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Using your voice effectively is extremely important to command attention and boost confidence – especially when working in sales.

At the Bayford Foundation we pride ourselves in training people to become top sales people through our pioneering earn as you learn programme. The way that you use your voice during a sales approach can dramatically alter it’s result.

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Leeds Boxer Helps Foundation Recruits to Punch Above Their Weight

Darren Rhodes, Boxing, Bayford Foundation

Recruits at the pioneering Bayford Foundation in Hunslet – which is investing up to £5,000 to support long term unemployed on an ‘earn as you learn’ training programme – have been put through their paces during a session with Leeds trainer Darren Rhodes, a former super middleweight boxing championship level fighter.

As part of their 12- week ‘bootcamp’ training programme to equip them with sales and wider life skills, Darren harnessed boxing to teach the recruits the importance of discipline and timing – both of which are critical in selling products and services.

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