By ProGrad http://www.prograd.com.au For Graduates leaving University, keen to pay off their debts, that first job could be the most crucial step towards a successful career. Whether looking to join a small firm or large multi-national blue chip organisation, entering via the Sales department gives individuals a good grounding and overall feel for the business, as well as being able to contribute to the growth and success of the company. It has been reported that over 70% of Chief Executive Officers began their careers in business to business sales. The two most important facets of any organisation, are the strengths of its financial departments, and its ability to generate revenue through the business to business sales teams. Graduates entering into either of these divisions, are exposed rapidly into the business world, and are able to add tanglible value to a company's growth and development. It is due to this, that Graduates statistically speaking, enter senior management quicker than their peers - because they understand the mechanics of the organisation. ProGrad is Australia's largest graduate assessment, placement and training company operating in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Our graduates have gone on to out earn every other graduate program salary over their first 3 years, and will notoriously progress into management quicker as well. The combination of assessing for the top 4% of graduates in Australia combined with a master class soft skills training program has established these candidates as the future of the business economy across several market sectors with a bias towards the IT industry.