How to become a travel consultant?

Pay is low. A lot of this is automated and/or piece work. It's tough to get ahead if you're not already big. However, if you are still interested, you could hook up with one of the bigger outfits and become a service rep/sales person and probably not do worse than your current job.

If you are young, the best place is with STA Travel. What we are after We’re growing fast and we are continually on the look out for bright, honest, passionate travellers to share their love of travel and travel stories with our valued travellers. Essentially we are looking for great sales people so it is imperative that you come to us with a solid background in sales. You have probably seen our motto ‘We know because we go’. To honour that motto with our customers it is essential that you have a wealth of personal international travel experience. Generally we would expect that you have travelled through at least two continents (excluding Australia). Previous experience in the Travel and Tourism industry and / or a qualification in Travel and Tourism is also a bonus. The Training we provide If you have got what it takes then we will equip you with all the tools you will ever need to be a savvy and very successful Travel Adviser. Your formal training program commences from your first day with an intensive 10-day course in a group learning environment at one of our National Training Centres. This course is facilitated by an STA Travel trainer extrordinaire and will provide you with the skills required to get started in the branch and get busy dealing selling travel. As you progress further into your role, there is a structured training program that you participate in which enables you to consistently develop your strengths as a Travel Adviser. STA Travel is a Registered Training Organisation, at the completion of the 9 month extensive training program, you will be eligible to receive a Certificate 2 in Retail Operations. For those wanting to progress their career to a Branch Management level, there is the Trainee Management Program, which is run on a quarterly basis to help prepare our budding BSMs of tomorrow for the challenges ahead. There is also a program to develop the leadership skills of our existing managers. We believe in investing time and training in developing the skills of our of people. People are the backbone to our success. What will you receive? Everyone who works at STA Travel, including the MD, has an incentive-based salary structure. In that way we are all focused on achieving the same targets and results. As a Travel Adviser, your total salary package will consist of a base salary, uncapped monthly commission payments, branch budget bonuses, quarterly performance bonuses, an annual productivity bonus, superannuation and leave loading. Individual salary outcomes will fluctuate from person to person, depending on sales volume. But basically the sky is the limit! The more you sell, the more you will earn! Our top Travel Adviser has earned over $75k in one year. As well as the uncapped incentive based salary structure you will also be eligible to take advantage of a host of employee benefits. These include, just to name a few: discounted travel benefits, educational participation including up to 5 days educational leave per year, staff counselling service, financial planning, emergency loan assistance, low cost credit card, study grant assistance and of course, we know how to throw a great party! Your Journey at STA Travel STA Travel is committed to the provision of promotional opportunities and career pathing for all staff. We will always as our first option endeavour to fill vacant positions from within the company. Our people are the key to our success. Branch Sales Managers are critical to the success of our branch network. We want to ensure that we are providing our people with every opportunity to grow and develop, ensuring they have the skills and attitude to meet any challenge they wish to take on. "The Journey" is a career path within STA Travel. The typical journey at STA Travel would be: 1. Travel Adviser 2. Trainee Manager 3. Branch Manager (small branch) 4. Branch Manager (larger branch) 5. HO (Regional Sales Manager, Customer Service Manager, Product, Marketing etc) Your success in obtaining one of these roles is heightened by your achievements and milestones you have reached during your "journey". Knowing what is valued and what is recognised by STA Travel, all staff can set their own goals and develop their 'Journey' at STA Travel. How do we find you? (the recruitment process) If your application meets our selection criteria you can expect to be contacted about available positions anywhere from one day up to three months after submitting your application. Our recruitment process consists of two main components. Telephone Interview Your telephone interview will take place with a member of STA Travel’s HR team. The telephone interview is a great way for us to find out a bit more about your background and work experience. We will also use this time to gain a clear picture of why you want to work for STA Travel and what your perception is of the role of a Travel Adviser. During the telephone interview we will be actively assessing things like your sales and communication skills and your confidence. The telephone interview is also an opportunity for us to provide you with a detailed picture of the position on offer as well as answer any questions you may have about STA Travel or the role of the Travel Adviser. Branch Interview If successful in progressing to this stage, the interview will be conducted one on one with a Branch Sales Manager in a branch. You can expect this interview to last for up to two hours. Throughout this time we will again be assessing things like your communication skills, confidence with sales skills. You may be required to participate in a role-play and computer-based exercises. The branch interview also provides you with an opportunity to witness first hand, the branch environment and make sure you have all your questions answered.