Pros
I worked at New York Business Partners for a year at the account executive level. While I was there, I learned everything they told me I would. I received coaching and training to help me get better at sales, and I had a mentor who would work with me everyday to make sure that I was accomplishing my goals and getting the attention of the management team.
I was able to travel as well; I spent a week in Miami, a week in LA, and ran several business trips to Boston, Philadelphia, Hartford, and Albany.
When I left New York Business Partners, it was because my husband and I were relocating. I was sad to leave my position, but my new employer was beyond impressed by all that I had done in only a years time. I consider this to be one of the greatest career opportunities I've ever had. Sales isn't for everyone, but all the knowledge I gained there has been priceless to me.
Cons
Sales is a challenging business in general. Anytime that you have to deal with people there can be issues and problems that need to be solved. There were many stressful situations that arose, but I think that most, if not all account execs and account managers knew how to handle themselves to fix things.