Every new team member at Clearwater Valley Consulting starts in the same place: a paid training role called Account Representative. In a recent post, we promised a closer look at what that training involves. This post covers each stage of the ramp and what it pays. Together, those stages make up the Clearwater Valley Consulting Sales Representative program, which you can find on our careers page.
Is Training Paid at Clearwater Valley Consulting?
Yes. Account Representatives are paid throughout training, typically $300 to $500 a week plus bonuses, based on the sales they help their trainer make. Trainees who work and study hard can earn well over $500 a week. Training is our sales ramp-up period, and you earn the whole way through.
What Account Representatives Learn
For anyone looking for entry-level sales training in Colorado Springs, here’s what the first stage covers. Account Representatives learn alongside an experienced trainer, meeting customers face-to-face on behalf of wireless, internet, and television brands and walking them through their service options. (We cover the day-to-day work in more detail in Okay, But What Does Clearwater Valley Consulting Actually Do?)
Clearwater Valley Consulting training focuses on two things:
- Simple sales skills. We want every new rep to feel confident in their abilities, because that confidence helps them earn well as they move through the program.
- Work habits. We teach the habits that successful people in our industry share, and those habits carry into every stage after training.
After Training: The Leadership Position
Once someone completes training, they move into a role we call Leadership. The name might sound like they’re leading people right away, but it’s really the stage where they learn the skills they’ll need to lead others later on.
In Leadership, team members sell every day while learning to help with interviews as part of the company’s hiring process and handle basic office responsibilities. Eventually, they manage a sales team. Clearwater Valley Consulting hires everyone on that team, and the leader’s role is to train those new team members and support their growth and development.
One question we hear a lot is how long it takes to earn commission in sales. At Clearwater Valley Consulting, commission becomes your full pay structure once you finish training and move into Leadership. The role is 100% commission plus production bonuses. The average leader earns $60,000 to $80,000 a year, or about $1,500 a week. Leaders with strong work habits, a reliable presence on the team, genuine care for others, and big career goals can earn six figures.
Assistant Management: Learning to Run the Business
Assistant Management is a true management role, and the experience it takes to get here earns team members a real say in company decisions. They learn the responsibilities our owner handles, help guide the company’s direction, and take on bigger tasks like payroll and client meetings. They still sell daily and help train new team members.
The pay increase at this level is significant, coming from higher commissions plus a small percentage of the office’s profits. Assistant Managers who take on the new responsibilities earn six figures, or $3,000 or more a week.
Management and the Option to Expand
At the Management level, team members can help grow the company. That could mean leading a new branch office in a different city or working with additional clients in Denver or Colorado Springs. Team members with an entrepreneurial streak can take on full responsibility for a new location’s daily operations and success. Read more about how we develop leaders at every stage.
Is This the Right Fit for You?
If you’re coming from a salaried position, it’s good to know up front that pay after training is fully commission-based, so your income grows with your results instead of arriving as a set amount. Success here also comes down to work habits, like studying during training and putting in the effort to grow. Self-motivated people who want to build a career and eventually lead a team tend to do well here.
Starting Your Sales Career at Clearwater Valley Consulting
The ramp has a clear starting point and a clear direction. You earn while you learn the basics, and each step adds responsibility and earning potential. Few companies let you start in an entry-level role and work your way up to management, or even lead a new branch office. Here, every Account Representative has that opportunity, and how quickly someone moves up depends on the goals they set and hit.
If that sounds like the kind of challenge you’re looking for, we’d love to talk! Our current openings are listed on the careers page linked above, and you can apply right from there.
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