I’m a sales consultant with 5 years in car sales and 1 in real estate. I want to get into tech sales but don’t have the background. I’ve done some research on some certifications, but there are so many I’m not sure where to start. Is getting an IT recruiter position a good place to start? What are some other options?

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You should apply to automotive SaaS companies like VIN, dealersocket, roadster, etc.

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Thank you, that makes perfect sense.

It can be I’ve seen someone gone from tech recruiter to tech sales. Honestly you don’t need certs, tech sales is same as any, ask questions to find pain points and explain how your service will fix this, and be able to close. I would make sure your resume tailors heavy on your sales acumen and put softwares you’re comfortable using( salesforce, dynamics, salesloft, etc) and make sure your LinkedIn shows these things as well

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Most job postings seem to want a degree and don’t offer training. you don’t think a cert would get me job ready?

Certs can help but more for technical roles unless it’s like Salesforce or something like that. They help but won’t get you job ready plus tech companies overlook degrees a lot if you’re a good candidate. My company had a lot of training about the service but no training sales wise. If we do have training it’s short bc and you the point. So if you can sell you’ll be fine, if not it’ll be rough.

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Need urgent help on this!!!!

I have following two offers in hand,

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CTC: 10.85 LPA (Fixed) + 1.92 LPA (Variable) + 1.25 Lac JB
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Technology: Google Cloud, PLSQL, ETL
Unit: Data Engineering

2) Atos-Syntel
CTC: 14.25 LPA (Fixed) + 75 KPA (Variable) + 50 K JB
Role: Senior Software Engineer
Technology: PLSQL, Unix
Unit: Unknown

Please help me in choosing the best company in this case. In terms of career growth, technology, WLB.
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