Getting into the industry

Hi! I'm currently working as a Union Ironworker, but I'd love to get into car sales, not only for the money, but because I genuinely love cars, even the generic econoboxes of today.

I've put in a few applications, but none ever reached back out. Today, I applied twice for the same position at a dealership two of my buddies do service/detail at (they had the same position posted twice, so I applied twice). I also plan on going in within the next few days, probably Thursday since Wednesday is a holiday, but are there any other things I can do to really drive this home?

Im decently well educated, no college degree but that was by personal choice, I know how to dress professional, I'm knowledgeable about cars, and I have some sales experience in the past (sold phone plans in Walmart, if that counts for anything).

I'll keep applying to other jobs of course, but this one specifically really interests me because my buddies also work there.

Any help/input is appreciated, thank you guys for reading btw