I was once given a tour of an Insurance tele-marketing and it was an interesting experience.

Basically, you are confined to a desk with a ear-phone system. You must place your HP, PDA, Blackberry in a locker and you can only check your gadgets during toilet break.

Toilet break was like 10-minutest every 2-hours.

Each time a sale is made, the Rep will announce it and those coliqs who are not engaged on the call will stand to applaud.

Tele-sales requires discipline and able to work under close scrunchy but the rewards are good. Immediately, how many sales you made are on the white-board and if everyone around you have closed the sale and you have not, it gives you even more pressure.

Definitely not for everyone.

it depends on luck. If you call me to sell Unifi, you will never able to close the Sale cos I don't need it. Like wise, I already have Streamyx but I got my current Streamyx package via telemarketing.

So, the trick of the game is volume. The more you call, the higher chances of success you have. But you must be able to take rejection, scolding, cursing without ever sounding angry or losing your temper.