Are you thinking about starting out as an independent home sales consultant (VDI) but don’t have any sales training? Don’t worry! No diploma is required to begin your home sales activity. All you need to do is sign a VDI contract, which legally frames your independent activity. You can absolutely become a fashion consultant out of pure passion and determination, relying on your “soft skills”.
Elora explains everything in this article.
VDI: Are soft skills enough?
Soft skills refer to human-centered behavioral skills. These abilities are increasingly sought after by recruiters and are essential for success in home sales. With the VDI status, they become a real asset, as this legal framework allows you to develop your business while highlighting your personality.
Listening, open-mindedness, ease of communication, and organization are examples of soft skills that will greatly help you in your fashion consultant activity. While they can be developed over time, these are often innate abilities and are harder to acquire than hard skills (technical skills).
Also read: What qualities do you need to succeed in home sales?
As you can see, your personality and soft skills will allow you to start your home sales activity without any particular technical skills or diplomas. However, the brand you work with may offer you a home sales training program to boost your business!
Why take a home sales training course?
Even though you don’t need any experience to become a VDI, training can be very valuable in many ways. Whether you are a mandated VDI or a distributor, these training sessions help you professionalize your activity and gain credibility with your clients.
In fact, training allows you to:
- Get to know the products and/or services you sell so you can best advise your clients,
- Acquire the hard skills needed to increase your sales,
- Identify which soft skills you already have to highlight,
- Learn how to organize yourself to manage your schedule and client relationships,
- Pick up tips to grow your revenue.
What’s more, VDI is a booming and increasingly professional sector: competition is tough. Clients, while looking for a human-centered sales experience, also need to feel reassured about your professionalism. Training in group home sales is therefore very useful!
Home sales training provided by Elora
At Elora, we offer our home sales consultants a home sales training program with three main goals:
- Guide you through your first sales and the start of your business,
- Introduce you in detail to our collections, our company, and our values,
- Refresh your sales techniques.
From the start, we introduce you to your mentor, who will support you as you begin your activity. She will be there for your first group sale, explain where a VDI is allowed to sell, show you how to use each of your tools, and present the collection while giving you tips on how to display your rack. You’ll also be able to observe her during her own sales, as observation is key to learning.
You’ll then have the opportunity to sign up for our training sessions. These are delivered via e-learning by professional coaches, wherever you are. All you need is a computer and an internet connection.
Interested in our VDI training? Discover our home sales training program and the benefits of being a Fashion Consultant at Elora (VDI, fashion consultant)!
