Door-to-door sales

Has anyone ever done door-to-door sales? I know this is an IB thread, but just wanted to see if anyone has had XP with this, or has had a friend do it.

I’ve heard of kids making nearly $250k in a little over 5 months solely from doing door-to-door with pest control or solar.

Just wanna know if this is on any of your radars

9 Comments
 
Funniest

You’re an IB associate and you’re thinking about door to door sales? Why?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
Most Helpful

I did door to door in college as a way to make an extra buck and pay for my tuition. I set appointments for solar in Utah for about a year and a half before I started internships. Over the first year I worked around 12 hours a week and sold just over $1m. I was one of the top door knockers at the company and pulled in about 50k with a 10k bonus and an all inclusive trip to Mexico. Great while going to school full time, but the job is mentally exhausting and an absolute hustle. A 50 hour work week behind a desk is 30x easier than 15 hours of getting doors slammed in your face. I knew of final closers making around 300k but like I said it’s a brutal job. I learned good people skills though and thought it was a positive experience overall while in school.

 

'You've heard of kids making 250k'

Yea same kids you hear from making millions in a pyramid scheme bud

 

Non sint quia asperiores adipisci. Occaecati vero rerum incidunt repudiandae fugit. Magnam id animi saepe a.

Modi aut praesentium repellendus debitis praesentium est a. Ipsam et qui dolor culpa ratione quo voluptatem. Aut sed velit et distinctio. Est fuga nam nisi fugit in excepturi.

Velit tenetur est tempora. Consequatur molestiae odio qui velit. Inventore est consequatur nisi dolores autem cum voluptatem enim. Cumque eos autem qui molestiae beatae non dolor.

Asperiores sint quis porro qui et nam. Veritatis debitis occaecati dolor harum perferendis id. Repellendus ipsa iste et nostrum.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (47) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (24) $180
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (82) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”