Related Posts
Am I the only one who is happy I got into IT?
I’ve worked at AT&T as a sales consultant for 6 years and 8 months where we prospect, uncover, and close on leads. I’ve used Salesforce for the past 4 years during my tenure. I’ve done B2B sales where I’ve received awards for it for 2 years consecutively. Loads of troubleshooting, uncovering needs through consultative styled selling, and tech app subscriptions.
I was wondering if I have the necessary skills to transition into a tech sales role. If so, what would be the best role/fit for me?Amazon Salesforce Google @
Conversation Starter
More Posts
Hi All, I am looking for job switch. Currently having 10 year experience in F&A, P2P, Account payable in Accenture Mumbai.. Also have experience to handle a team. Current CTC..11.5 lacs Pls assist if there any openings for IC or TL related profiles.. both will fine for me..Thanks Infosys Wipro Tata Consultancy Cognizant@
Bowl Leader
Bowl Leader
Additional Posts in Consulting
How do I stop having panic attacks?
What volunteer work do you do in NYC?
New to Fishbowl?
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
I’ve definitely only gained some soft skills.
This
Also 1.5 years out of undergrad. I feel less qualified than before starting this job. I plateau’d a while ago
I'm not necessarily "less qualified" but I was on a one year project and hardly touched excel or PowerPoint so I always felt like I lost practice on key skills.
Instead, I gained many new skills, both soft and hard.
It's just that the hard skills seem less applicable externally (E.g learning to use a program from a packaged software implementation)
I'm sure we've all grown even if we feel like we can't directly apply what we learned elsewhere yet :)
I would encourage you to set some goals on what you want to learn and where you want to grow a skill set. I feel like there are many opportunities within Big 4 firms outside of just client work to learn additional skill sets or tool sets so I encourage you to reach out to people in your network for opportunities you may be interested in. If what you think you are interested in is something very much outside of consulting (I.e. wanting to become a nurse) then it might be time for an entirely new career change.
Soft skills in this arena we all play in are more valuable than you think. People we hire are generally really smart and can pick up the domain knowledge and skills quickly, and the soft skills are more transferable between whatever type of project you do in the future.
That said, my advice would be to choose an area that interests you and be vocal to your network about wanting to learn about that area and do that kind of work. Later in your career, starting around the SC to M transition and much more at the SM level you will need to have a specific niche and “value proposition” which equates to answering the question “what kinds of problems would a PPMD pick up the phone and call you first about?”
You can try several different areas when you are at the BTA/C/SC level to discover what you are good at and like doing. You still need to be intentional about it though, otherwise you are like a leaf floating in the wind and either an area will be chosen for you or you will just not really develop any deep expertise in any niche.
Even if you have no idea “what you want to be when you grow up”, pick either an industry or domain area and dive in and try it. You will learn a lot and find out if it’s for you. Being specific and vocal allows your network to help you get the introductions, project experiences, and other opportunities to pursue your chosen direction.
That's all of us OP. Been in the game for 5 years and I still don't know what I'm good for. Going to make manager this year 🤞🏼