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Phoenix sales jobs (Click here) related to retail e-commerce are continuing to grow along with the rest of the nation.

A recent report from comScore found that retail e-commerce sales reached $36.3 billion during Q3 2011, a 13 percent increase from last year. This marks the eighth consecutive quarter of yearly growth and the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth.

“The third quarter of 2011 saw a continuation of the year’s strength in U.S. retail e-commerce spending, even in the face of renewed economic headwinds and uncertainty facing the U.S. consumer,” comScore chairman Gian Fulgoni said in a press release. “As we approach the critical holiday shopping season, we are optimistic about the continued health of the e-commerce sector despite other factors – including stubbornly high unemployment and volatile financial markets – currently weighing on the economy.

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Anyone considering the IT jobs Phoenix (http://jobs.insight.com) has to offer among their future career plans could benefit from an upcoming festival.

Gov. Jan Brewer and a number of other local leaders recently announced that the first ever Arizona SciTech Festival will take place during February 2012 as part of Arizona Science and Technology Month.

The six-week festival will feature more than 200 organizations from the arts, education, sports, business, and the community. The organizations involved will hold different events to show the public how science and technology are everywhere.

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A proposed plan could create hundreds of sales jobs in Phoenix and throughout the nation’s retail industry.

The National Retail Federation recently unveiled its Jobs, Innovation, and Consumer Value Agenda - a plan that would support 41.6 million jobs and add $2.48 trillion to the nation’s GDP.

“The retail industry supports a quarter of our nation’s jobs and will continue to be at the forefront of our economic recovery,” Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the NRF, said in a statement. “This campaign aims to ensure that we do everything possible as a nation to support the vitality of the retail sector, in order to create jobs and continue to foster U.S. innovation and competitiveness.”

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Despite any concerns that the economy will slow business travel this fall, a new report found that will not be the case. This is good news for any occupation tied into the travel industry, including everything from sales jobs Phoenix Arizona (Click here) to hotel jobs.

The “Back to Business Travel Season” from Best Western found that a majority of people are still planning to travel for business reasons this year. That stability will support a number of jobs directly tied to the industry.

“Despite uncertainly on Wall Street, we expect to see a growing number of business travelers back on the road this fall as advance bookings at our hotels are up 8 percent this fall over last,” Dorothy Dowling, senior vice president of marketing and sales for Best Western International, said in a statement.

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Those looking for sales jobs in Phoenix (http://lazboyjobs.com) may want to consider searching outside the retail industry.

A recent On Numbers analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by The Business Journals found that 44 states and the District of Columbia lost a total of 823,100 retail jobs between 2006 and 2011.

Arizona was ranked 45th in the nation, losing 29,500 jobs over the five year period, a decrease of 9.18 percent. Retail jobs increased in only one of those years. The state had 292,000 retail jobs as of June.

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A new emergency center will increase the number of nursing jobs Phoenix (Click here) has to offer.

Abrazo Health Care is planning to open the new West Valley Emergency Center in Buckeye early next month. The new facility, which will create many healthcare-related employment opportunities, is the area’s first stand-alone emergency center.

The goal of the new center, which will be operated by West Valley Hospital in Goodyear, is to meet the strong demand for emergency care in the West Valley and provide better care to local residents.

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Although the city is not among the best in the nation, there are still plenty of marketing jobs in Phoenix to be had.

Forbes and Indeed recently unveiled a list of the top 15 cities for marketing jobs. Unfortunately, Phoenix was not included on that list, but that doesn’t mean Valley companies don’t need marketing professionals.

In fact, several companies in the Phoenix area are hiring for marketing positions, from hotel chain Best Western to online retailer Amazon.com to online reputation site Yelp.

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The merger of two prominent children’s neuroscience programs could eventually raise the number of nursing jobs Phoenix has to offer.

Last month, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and Phoenix Children’s Hospital announced plans to combine their pediatric neuroscience programs and open the Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

“Our core mission has been to provide the best care for children with neurological disorders,” Neurosurgeon P. David Adelson, MD, who will lead the new institute, said in a statement. “This affiliation is particularly exciting because it immediately elevates the level of pediatric care locally as well as regionally.

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There are a few great options if you’re looking for the high-paying sales careers Phoenix has to offer. Visit http://lazboyjobs.com/jobs to see some openings.

There are sales jobs available in nearly every industry, and while typical sales jobs don’t require a lot of experience and often don’t pay well, there are a select few positions that do require a certain knowledge set and pay extremely well.

According to Education-Portal.com, the three top-paying sales jobs include:

1. Pharmaceutical sales representatives - These employees typically work for pharmaceutical companies and spend their time selling products to physicians, hospital personnel, pharmacists, and the like. It’s important to be very knowledgeable about the drugs you’re trying to sell, as well as how to sell them. Pharmaceutical sales reps earn an average salary of $68,836 per year, but commission, bonuses, and profit sharing can make that number much higher. (more…)
   

Wondering where to look for technical sales jobs Phoenix? What better place to start than checking out some of the most recognized tech companies in the world.

Earlier this year, Fortune released its list of the Most Admired Tech Companies in the world. The nine companies named to the list have good reputations among their peers and their customers and have placed themselves in a position to compete in an ever-growing industry.

While not all of these companies have operations in Phoenix, you may be able to get Phoenix tech jobs that allow you to work remotely, where you’ll spend most of your time selling the company’s products and services to companies or individuals.

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