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Microsoft is hiring an account executive and I’m really interested in the role. I have B2B sales experience in a different industry, but my skills include lead generation, prospecting, account management, negotiating, etc (all within the C Suite and other decision makers).
Would appreciate knowing if this is something I have a shot at with no tech sales experience and what I could expect for promotional opportunities and compensation.
Thanks for the help!
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I’ve been at Slalom for 4 years and have another 4 years of consulting experience before joining, plus 3 in industry. Came in as C. Making 132k in a tier 3 city (Denver)
It’s a mindset, if you’re happy then good for you. Know plenty of folks who make way more and are still miserable.
That seems normal, I make the same in Chicago with 2 YOE but I’m pretty specialized in a specific tech stack
Here’s the question you have to ask yourself: Can I afford to stay at Slalom? If you need to sleep in your own bed at night and pick up your kids everyday, I get it. But if you don’t need that flexibility and can buy your own beer, it might be time to evaluate how you can get off the generalist track, into more lucrative specialities, and very likely a different firm. There isn’t much time and I know there are trade-offs, but you really have to evaluate if you’re comfortable leaving money on the table. Also, remember that if you position yourself well, you can/could make WELL above 105k by going to industry- in your market. That’s an option!
Underpaid? Yes. There are peers with less experience making more and others making less. It’s all over the place. Some of it is friendships and politics and others - timing and need. I was making around this but no work / life balance. The whole work life balance is just marketing imo
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That does sound pretty low - do you know how much your peers (same rank, same office) are making?
No idea :(
How many of those years have you spent at Slalom? Is the problem your raises or what you were offered up front?
What are your accomplishments? How are they above average? This is one of the first questions to ask when evaluating if you are getting paid in line with what you are delivering. Another way.. none of us were forced to take a job with our current employer..we agreed to do x to get $y. If we do only x, why should we expect to get $y+$
Slalom offers lifestyle that heavy-burn/high-pay firms don’t. Not going after the same opportunity types/sizes as high-paying firms. Less money to spread around. Same as Point B.
You’re probably sleeping in your own bed twice as much as higher paid peers. That’s enviable.
3 YOE at 92 as well
Depends on location, pre or post MBA, type of consulting (strategy, delivery etc), any relevant experience prior to consulting.