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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 @
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I’ve definitely wondered if being queer has made certain paths a bit trickier or if unconscious bias played a part. Hearing that you weren’t mentioned when you know you’re more qualified is incredibly frustrating. My take is don’t doubt your worth or let this shake your confidence. Consider having an open convo with your director about your goals and ask what you can do to get on their radar for future opportunities. It’s not always a level playing field, but advocating for yourself and finding allies at work can make a big difference.
It’s so specific to the organization and the expectations are led from the top. I work in nonprofit and haven’t seen that at all - I was the one making the decision sometimes. I don’t have recent experience in the consulting/tech word but a good leader is going to choose whoever has the best positive impact.
I obviously don’t know anything about OP or job or company, but I would be careful with generalizations about being “more qualified than any…”. I look at a lot of variables when considering promotions/etc. That’s a very subjective term.
Yes, so many of us have biased views as to how qualified we are
It is harder… even though we have more awareness and less bias still happens
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It's harder from a soft skills perspective, not a discrimination perspective at my firm. Harder to be part of the boys club that gets you opportunities. Harder to make small talk about sports and other traditionally straight topics which I don't enjoy. Harder to get invited to the table. But that's just on me to work harder at it. The opportunity is there if I can play the game.