Does anyone know if it's possible to move from tech sales to strategy planning? I am a young professional and mostly have background in sales and account management but I do have an econmics and finance degree which could be helpful to move into more technical roles like strategy and operations.

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Anything is possible. Find people whose job you want on LinkedIn and see the various career paths they took to get there.

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This is always my go-to advice, it's super interesting when you do some LinkedIn stalking. See how they talk about their experience and use that to redo your resume

You may want to look into the big consulting firms, as you will need to be a rainmaker AND deliver strategic planning services.

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Absolutely, just make sure your resume is communicating that

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Thanks for all the comments!

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