Sales & Retention Trainer
Armstrong · Armstrong, PA · 1 mo ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment only, with sections for headings where content exists. Use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, navigation, cookie, legal, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove repeated "Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer." etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's parse the posting.
First paragraph: "Do you enjoy the challenge of training and developing colleagues to be the best they can be. Are you the type of person that enjoys working for a Company where employees are valued, rewarded, and encouraged to challenge themselves to grow personally and professionally? Do you like working for a family-owned Company that is a leader in each of our respective industries and allows you the opportunity to contribute to our success? If you answered “yes,” then apply now for your opportunity to join a remarkable organization where personal and career goals are realized."
That's introductory marketing fluff; maybe belongs to "About the role" or "Who We Are"? There's also later "Who We Are" sections. The posting includes "What Our Employees Enjoy" with bullet list: Competitive pay with annual increases; Benefit eligibility on your first day with low employee premiums that are far better than the industry average; Free Company services such as Internet, video, and telephone. You’ll have access to a number of career developmental resources to grow personally and professionally; Generous paid time off and holidays.
Then "Sales & Retention Trainer Responsibilities:" with bullet list of duties.
Then "What Sets You Apart:" with qualifications/requirements/skills.
Then "Who We Are" with company description (two paragraphs repeated). Also mention Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer (boilerplate to remove). Also mention founded 1963, etc.
We need to decide sections: About the role (maybe the intro paragraph about role?), Responsibilities (the list under Sales & Retention Trainer Responsibilities), Requirements (maybe education/experience), Qualifications (maybe preferred?), Skills (maybe specific skills), Benefits (the "What Our Employees Enjoy" list), Pay (maybe mention competitive pay with annual increases), Schedule (maybe not mentioned). There's no explicit schedule info, so we should not create Schedule section unless posting actually states it. So we omit Schedule.
Pay: The posting mentions "Competitive pay with annual increases" under What Our Employees Enjoy. That's pay info. So we can include Pay section with that sentence.
Benefits: The list includes benefit eligibility, free services, discounted services, career developmental resources, generous PTO and holidays. So Benefits section.
Qualifications: Could be education: High School Diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s Degree and/or certifications preferred.
Requirements: Experience: Minimum 3 to 5 years’ experience developing and implementing training programs related to sales and customer retention; preferably in our industry. Also experience in call center environment, experience conducting training sessions both live and online, familiarity with traditional and modern training methods, ability to work within Microsoft Office etc. Those could be Requirements or Skills. We need to decide categorization.
The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can split content accordingly.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Job title is "Sales & Retention Trainer". Not used as heading.
We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the posting, but we can reorganize into sections.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, navigation, cookie, legal, application instructions. Also remove repeated "Who We Are" duplicated? There's two "Who We Are" sections: one after responsibilities, another after "What Sets You Apart". They are similar but not identical; first mentions founded 1963, Armstrong is 11th largest Broadband Cable Company, etc. Second mentions Armstrong Group family owned, started 1946, brands list. Both are substantive about company. We should keep both but maybe combine into About the role or Who We Are? There's no heading for "Who We Are" in allowed headings list, but we could put under About the role (since it's about the company). The allowed headings include About the role. So we can put company description there.
We must not include "Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer." That's boilerplate; remove.
Also remove duplicated lines: The "Who We Are" appears twice; we should keep only one instance? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Duplicated lines: we should remove duplicate content. So we need to deduplicate the two "Who We Are" paragraphs. Let's compare:
First Who We Are paragraph:
"Founded in 1963, Armstrong is now the 11th largest Broadband Cable Company in the United States. Throughout our more than 50 years in cable television, we’ve been a leader in innovation and technology. Using fiber optics and advanced technology, our networks are designed to provide leading-edge services and high reliability. Every year, we invest and work hard to outpace technological advancements in an ever-changing industry. Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer."
Second Who We Are paragraph:
"Who We Are The Armstrong Group is a family owned and operated collection of diverse companies. What began in 1946 as Armstrong County Line Construction, founded by Jud L. Sedwick in Kittanning, PA, has now grown into an organization that encompasses multiple industries and employs over 2,400 individuals nationwide. Our brands include Armstrong Utilities, Guardian Protection, Armstrong Development, 4Front Solutions, Twin Pops, and Armstrong Comfort Solutions. Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer."
They are not identical; they contain different info. So they are not duplicated lines exactly. However there is duplication of "Armstrong is an Equal Opportunity Employer." which we will remove. The rest is unique. So we keep both paragraphs but remove the EEO sentence.
Now we need to decide where to place them. Probably under About the role.
Now "What Our Employees Enjoy" is benefits.
Now "Sales & Retention Trainer Responsibilities:" is responsibilities.
Now "What Sets You Apart:" includes education, experience, skills etc. We need to split into Requirements, Qualifications, Skills maybe.
Let's extract:
What Sets You Apart:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Associate’s Degree and/or certifications preferred.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years’ experience developing and implementing training programs related to sales and customer retention; preferably in our industry.
- Strong selling and presentation skills, contagious enthusiasm and a passion for training and development
- Track record in designing and executing effective training and professional development programs.
- Strong coaching, mentoring and motivational skills that are scalable from front line Agent level through Supervisor/Manager/Leadership.
- Experience in a Call Center environment.
- Experience conducting training sessions both live and online (webinars).
- Familiarity with traditional and modern training methods (mentoring, coaching, on-the-job or in classroom training, e-learning, workshops, simulations etc.)
- Ability to work within Microsoft Office and data bases, particularly Powerpoint, Visio and Excel.
- Knowledge using course authoring tools (i.e., Articulate Presenter/Storyline, Trivantis Lectora, Adobe Captivate/Acrobat)
- Knowledge and application of adult learning theory, the instructional design process, best practices and standards, blended learning approaches and evaluation methods.
- Ability to rapidly convert applicable materials into highly interactive, engaging and meaningful learning /e-Learning content.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, written, visual and virtual communication skills.
- Ability to communicate in a clear and precise manner through direct and indirect contact methods.
- Exceptional presentation and listening skills
We can categorize:
Requirements: maybe the mandatory items: High School Diploma or equivalent required; Minimum 3 to 5 years’ experience developing and implementing training programs related to sales and customer retention; preferably in our industry; Experience in a Call Center environment; Experience conducting training sessions both live and online (webinars). Also maybe "Ability to work within Microsoft Office and data bases, particularly Powerpoint, Visio and Excel." could be a skill.
Qualifications: Preferred: Associate’s Degree and/or certifications preferred.
Skills: The rest: strong selling and presentation skills, contagious enthusiasm, passion for training and development; track record designing/executing effective training programs; strong coaching, mentoring, motivational skills; familiarity with traditional and modern training methods; knowledge using course authoring tools; knowledge and application of adult learning theory, instructional design process, best practices, standards, blended learning approaches, evaluation methods; ability to rapidly convert materials into interactive e-learning content; excellent interpersonal, oral, written, visual and virtual communication skills; ability to communicate clearly; exceptional presentation and listening skills.
We could also include "Strong selling and presentation skills" etc under Skills.
Now Benefits: from "What Our Employees Enjoy": Competitive pay with annual increases (maybe Pay), Benefit eligibility on your first day with low employee premiums that are far better than the industry average, Free Company services such as Internet, video, and telephone. You’ll have access to a number of career developmental resources to grow personally and professionally, Generous paid time off and holidays. Also "What’s even better is you can enjoy discounted services from our affiliate companies!" That's also a benefit.
Thus Benefits section includes: Benefit eligibility on first day with low premiums better than industry average; Free Company services (Internet, video, telephone); Discounted services from affiliate companies; Access to career developmental resources; Generous paid time off and holidays.
Pay section: Competitive pay with annual increases.
Now About the role: include the introductory marketing paragraph and the Who We Are description (both paragraphs minus EEO). Also maybe mention "Sales & Retention Trainer" role? But we shouldn't repeat job title as heading; but we can include it in prose.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. Let's list all substantive bits:
Intro paragraph:
- Do you enjoy the challenge of training and developing colleagues to be the best they can be.
- Are you the type of person that enjoys working for a Company where employees are valued, rewarded, and encouraged to challenge themselves to grow personally and professionally?
- Do you like working for a family-owned Company that is a leader in each of our respective industries and allows you the opportunity to contribute to our success?
- If you answered “yes,” then apply now for your opportunity to join a remarkable organization where personal and career goals are realized.
(Note: "apply now" is application instruction; we should remove application instructions per rule. So we need to remove the sentence that says "apply now for your opportunity". That's an application instruction. So we should remove that sentence. Also maybe "If you answered “yes,” then apply now for your opportunity to join a remarkable organization where personal and career goals are realized." Remove the "apply now" part but keep the rest? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove the application instruction phrase. Could we keep the rest of the sentence? The sentence is: "If you answered “yes,” then apply now for your opportunity to join a remarkable organization where personal and career goals are realized." If we remove "apply now for your opportunity", we get: "If you answered “yes,” then join a remarkable organization where personal and career goals are realized." That still makes sense. But we need to be careful not to invent or summarize away detail. Removing "apply now for your opportunity" is removing application instruction, allowed. The rest is still substantive. So we keep: "If you answered “yes,” then join a remarkable organization where personal and career goals are realized."
Now "What Our Employees Enjoy" bullet list (converted to prose or list). We'll use