And definitely agree on how difficult it is to make the move to Sales Engineering. I see alot of newer people trying to break into an SE role without understanding what requirements are needed
Agreed - by no means impossible but if you have no relevant experience it's really hard out of the gate to land the position. Definitely something to work towards nonetheless. As I mentioned I had a colleague that tried sales for 6 months and changed to SE now that they had both a STEM background and sales experience.
I have been searching for this kind of video. Thanks Eric! I have been noticing a lot of people with technical roles taking the sales route after a few years later, instead of the other way around. It’s interesting because I have been watching a lot of your videos to try to land an SDR role, but I like the story that you told, saying that there’s no one path you need to take.
Absolutely. More times than not it's a bit of a higher threshold to break into sales engineering. That said there's a noticeable attrition rate from engineers by year 5 of their career that transition to something else in or around engineering. How has your SDR search been going?
@@techsales-higherlevels Ive been finding that to be true. The sales engineers that I’ve come across either finished a bootcamp or are currently in one if they didn’t have any prior technical experience. And I haven’t applied yet, I have been watching your other videos and others on some tips to fix your resume, so that’s where I’m currently at, then I would feel more confident to start applying. I do wish I documented more with the jobs that I have had regarding conversion rates, etc. So I’m currently working on that, while reaching out to others on LinkedIn.
Great video man. I transitioned from Mechanical Engineering to tech sales 5 years ago. Been an SE for 3 years now, 1.5 as an SDR. I've definitely been tempted to go the AE route a few times, but I know I'm a fit for the "boring stuff" like follow ups, nurturing, etc.
Nice! If you'd ever want to talk about your experience I'd love to get your perspective and make a video about it. Shoot me an email at eric@gujirecruiting.com if you're interested. And ya there's really no wrong answer especially as you hit 5 years experience. Both are well paying, just a matter of lifestyle preference and personality
Hey Daniesha, I do offer 30 and 60 minute coaching here: calendly.com/tech-sales-guji/30-minute-coaching-with-eric and here (60 minutes): calendly.com/tech-sales-guji/60-minute-coaching
Thank you for another informative video Eric! Right now I’m in the situation of having many years in customer service and I recently went through a tech sales course. My problem is my applications are either being denied or im going through a few rounds of interviews and ultimately not getting the job. I’ve made my LinkedIn look really good while also improving my interviewing skills. I feel like a lot of people are in my shoes. Do you have any advice you could give or possibly you have a video I missed?
It’s ultimately them wanting to ensure they’re hiring the top candidates for the role. I have no experience in a BDR role but I really do my best to tie in my previous work experience to what I would be doing.
@@mccloskey_0119 can you send me an email at eric@gujirecruiting.com? I've had a few folks request a paid coaching offering and it'd be great to get your thoughts if you're up for connecting offline (free of charge, starting to consider offering this in the future to viewers)
And definitely agree on how difficult it is to make the move to Sales Engineering. I see alot of newer people trying to break into an SE role without understanding what requirements are needed
Agreed - by no means impossible but if you have no relevant experience it's really hard out of the gate to land the position. Definitely something to work towards nonetheless. As I mentioned I had a colleague that tried sales for 6 months and changed to SE now that they had both a STEM background and sales experience.
I have been searching for this kind of video. Thanks Eric! I have been noticing a lot of people with technical roles taking the sales route after a few years later, instead of the other way around. It’s interesting because I have been watching a lot of your videos to try to land an SDR role, but I like the story that you told, saying that there’s no one path you need to take.
Absolutely. More times than not it's a bit of a higher threshold to break into sales engineering. That said there's a noticeable attrition rate from engineers by year 5 of their career that transition to something else in or around engineering.
How has your SDR search been going?
@@techsales-higherlevels Ive been finding that to be true. The sales engineers that I’ve come across either finished a bootcamp or are currently in one if they didn’t have any prior technical experience.
And I haven’t applied yet, I have been watching your other videos and others on some tips to fix your resume, so that’s where I’m currently at, then I would feel more confident to start applying. I do wish I documented more with the jobs that I have had regarding conversion rates, etc. So I’m currently working on that, while reaching out to others on LinkedIn.
@@marpaula1047 nice, if you have any questions along the way let me know!
Great video man. I transitioned from Mechanical Engineering to tech sales 5 years ago. Been an SE for 3 years now, 1.5 as an SDR. I've definitely been tempted to go the AE route a few times, but I know I'm a fit for the "boring stuff" like follow ups, nurturing, etc.
Nice! If you'd ever want to talk about your experience I'd love to get your perspective and make a video about it. Shoot me an email at eric@gujirecruiting.com if you're interested.
And ya there's really no wrong answer especially as you hit 5 years experience. Both are well paying, just a matter of lifestyle preference and personality
@@techsales-higherlevels Sure thing! I'll send an email over to you now
Wow a very clear concise video on both positions I like it Eric
Thanks!
If you have any questions let me know! Happy to help.
Do you provide any coaching? I'm currently taking a online course for a SDR certificate
Hey Daniesha, I do offer 30 and 60 minute coaching here: calendly.com/tech-sales-guji/30-minute-coaching-with-eric
and here (60 minutes): calendly.com/tech-sales-guji/60-minute-coaching
Thank you for another informative video Eric! Right now I’m in the situation of having many years in customer service and I recently went through a tech sales course. My problem is my applications are either being denied or im going through a few rounds of interviews and ultimately not getting the job. I’ve made my LinkedIn look really good while also improving my interviewing skills. I feel like a lot of people are in my shoes. Do you have any advice you could give or possibly you have a video I missed?
Have you gotten any feedback from the interviews where you were ultimately rejected?
It’s ultimately them wanting to ensure they’re hiring the top candidates for the role. I have no experience in a BDR role but I really do my best to tie in my previous work experience to what I would be doing.
@@mccloskey_0119 can you send me an email at eric@gujirecruiting.com?
I've had a few folks request a paid coaching offering and it'd be great to get your thoughts if you're up for connecting offline (free of charge, starting to consider offering this in the future to viewers)
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