JOB FOCUS:

Journal: TWUK	Section:
Title:	Issue Date: 22/05/00
Author:	Page Number: 58
Copyright: Other

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JOB FOCUS:

Joe Hamilton, agency sales manager,Holiday Cottages Group

First travel job: after graduating in 1976, Joe joined Townsend Thoreson as area sales manager Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Advice for people wishing to develop a career in travel: “You’ve really got to know people, be good at developing contacts and be able to communicate at all levels. Communication skills are essential. It is also vital that you know the products that you are selling inside out.”