Gendered Entry 313 / 1011 60-second read

Salesman vs. Sales Representative

Sales representative or 'salesperson' is the professional standard.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The salesman gave me a discount.

✓ Correct

The sales representative gave me a discount.

The ruleii

SALES REPRESENTATIVE (or Sales Rep) and SALESPERSON are the inclusive terms for people in sales…

The 'traveling salesman' trope is strong in culture, but 'Rep' is the actual job title in 90% of companies.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

They REPresent the company; they are REPS.

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