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Many young car enthusiasts dream of a career as a car salesman or saleswoman. When the job opportunity presents itself, uncertainty arises. How do I approach customers and interested parties? How do I communicate, especially in difficult situations or with very demanding customers? How do I make the most competent, trustworthy, friendly and courteous impression on potential customers? What is the legal situation of a customer advisor in the automotive industry?

All these questions come up and it is very important to get an answer to them as quickly as possible. This is made possible by the innovative and very informative "car salesman" training course on customer advice in an automotive company.

The course is aimed at anyone who has completed basic training (Federal Certificate of Competence) and has an employment contract in an automotive company, i.e. appropriate professional experience. During the course, you will learn all the know-how about advising customers and the work of car salespeople. You will learn how to advise customers professionally and efficiently and thus gain their loyalty, customer loyalty and customer satisfaction.

So if you dream of a successful career as a car salesperson and customer advisor for all things automotive, then the training is definitely worthwhile. You can find more information and all the top offers in this area with just a few clicks here on the largest Swiss education portal.

Questions and answers

To work as a car salesperson, you will primarily need professional experience in car sales within Switzerland. Specialist continuing education, further training such as the Federal Professional Examination for Automotive Sales Consultants (EFA) is also highly recommended in order to work professionally in customer service consulting.

The car salesperson course is a continuing education, further training course that leads to a Federal Professional Examination (FPE) to become an "Automobile Sales Consultant with a Federal Professional Certificate".

Eight modules must be completed before the Federal Professional Examination for continuing education, further training as a car salesperson or automobile sales consultant with Federal Diploma of Higher Education. These are: Sales psychology and personality development; sales communication and sales methodology; administration and IT; accounting; sales-related product knowledge, business and work organization; insurance and law; marketing and the automotive market.

There is no fixed background that a prospective car salesperson must have. In addition to basic vocational education and training in any industry or comparable education, you must have at least two years of experience in automobile sales, and at least seven years (4 in Switzerland) if you have no basic education.

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The Auto Gewerbe Verband Schweiz (AGVS), founded in 1927, sees itself as a dynamic and future-oriented industry and professional association for Swiss garage owners. Around 4000 small, medium-sized and larger companies, brand representatives and independent businesses are members of the AGVS.

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People who work in the automotive industry operate in a fascinating world: powerful engines, tuned sports cars, fuel-efficient hybrid cars, state-of-the-art trucks. But that's not all. There is a car to suit every need. That's why the automotive industry is ahead in many areas of automotive technology.

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