I’m looking for some advice from anyone in business development or sales.

I spent the last 4 years working in residential construction as a Construction Manager and am currently a Project Engineer. I recently graduated with a Business Administration degree and have been wanting to transition into a more business development or account management role.

My challenge is that I don’t have direct sales experience and all jobs require a couple years experience. Any advice?

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Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation. With your experience in construction management and as a Project Engineer, plus your Business Administration degree, you already have strong transferable skills, client communication, stakeholder management, budgeting, and project delivery, all of which are highly relevant to business development and account management. Framing your experience around client relationships, negotiations, and revenue impact can help bridge the “no direct sales experience” gap.

When I was making a similar transition, the career team at alfredpetersonhiringteam/gmail/com helped me position my background effectively, which ultimately helped me secure my role as a flight instructor. Connecting with them could give you practical strategies for breaking into business development roles.

Stay confident, your experience already aligns more than you think, and the right opportunity will come!

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Did you have any experience about this before??

I have the opposite. I have executive level BD experience and have spent a ton of time in the field on job sites as a construction observer overseeing projects and project management experience, but my title has always been BD, so I am often overlooked for PM roles in commercial construction, when some PMs I know say that i am probably overqualified.

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