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My company, Pegasystems, is agressively hiring for Senior Solutions Consultant (presales) positions nationwide. If you are interested in working for an amazing company with market leading products and a great culture, please message me. Happy to discuss further. Assuming you are reasonably qualified, I can provide a referral as well.
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I took a few product marketing courses online and then just ask the current product marketing manager a ton of questions and started taking on some of the responsibilities. When she moved onto a new job, I talked to the owner of the company about letting me train under her and sort of fill the role until someone else got hired. I ended up just sticking around because I was good at it and the rest is history.
I will say, this was for a small software startup. I doubt something that could've happened in a corporate structure, though it's possible I guess.
Try applying for internships or shadowing roles. It doesn't hurt to ask if you can shadow or intern for free at various companies just to gain experience. I did this when I first started in the field, and it really helped because I was able to develop a relationship with people there that vouched for me when I got my first job offer.
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