[header] How to get a sales job with no sales experience [title] Learn as much as you can about sales. [step] You will have to impress your prospective employer with your knowledge and enthusiasm. Whether you're looking to become a telemarketer, a pharmaceutical salesperson, or a sales engineer, you will need some of the same basic know-how. 
Read books on sales, and read about sales strategies online. You will need to learn the practical psychology of selling, the strategies of getting a customer interested and of closing a deal.