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Looking fo some info on Adobe. I am in outside sales at Dell and saw a few roles at Adobe that seem interesting. Can someone help me understand what the different types of account executives do and how they work together?
Example: solution led vs industry led vs enterprise account manager
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You have to look out for yourself and what’s best for you always.
I changed three jobs in a year and no one seemed to care so I think you're fine
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Let's see how many years you can keep it up.
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In enterprise SaaS software, I have found that I had to get to years 3 & 4 to really crush the annual goals. The first couple years were good, but with long (9 - 18 month) sales, cycles, it took a couple of years to build enough momentum to hit 200% - 300% of goal.
I agree with this! Takes about two years for you to get the ins and outs of any closing role. That said I don't think in our industry it's that big of a deal.
No pensions, mediocre raises, etc… why wouldn’t you?
Right?!? Trying to find a great company to work for and that is worth invest a lot of time in
It's far more acceptable to job-hop nowadays than a few decades ago. Still, you might want to consider why you can't stay in a role longer than two years. There's nothing wrong with wanting to chase better things, but there's also a reward in becoming a stronger, more knowledgeable salesperson in your existing role.
I agree with that! I do think I can only grow more and more the longer I stay
So a fair number of companies are tying part of your OTE and/or 401k match vesting to 3 year periods, which you give up if you move every 2 years. If you get better raise by moving everytime maybe it pays off though.
The other thing to keep in mind is many managers/companies are hesitant to trust their most impactful accounts/opportunities to someone brand new. By sticking it out a little and developing that trust you might find bigger and better opportunities are available to you.
I saw this on LinkedIn. This is not my post. But thought it was good to see based on this topic!
Stay at least 1 year to learn
Stay at least 2 years to grow
Stay at least 3 years to count
Stay at least 4 years to run a big part of the place
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jasonmlemkin_stay-at-least-1-year-to-learn-stay-at-least-activity-6928348112386224129-uqxZ?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=ios_app
I'll say that I most productive and made the most commissions in year 3 and 4 of roles.
Earlier in my career, I hopped jobs and it’s something that always comes up in interviews. If you put in enough time at each job, it looks better (2+ years for each sales job).
Totally normal - especially in sales. What is it that you are chasing, exactly?
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That's reasonable for you to change based on those parameters.
No not at all. Take the good opportunities as they come
Not really. I seem to change jobs every five years. Not on purpose though.
I don’t see it as bad, you should always be on the look out for “better” but be aware of when it is actually good, or could become better
As a former recruiter it was always a red flag to us as well as clients and we really had to overcome their objections if they wanted a long term candidate/employee.
Have to agree with the comments. There is a limit to this. Def worth it for the OTE. Also so you really wanna start your pipeline from scratch every time ?
It’s not bad. I think it depends. I think it’s always good to look at least once a year to see what’s out there and check your market value to make sure you’re getting compensated fairly. But if you’re happy where you are, because we know there’s so many other reasons why we’d stay at a job beyond compensation, then stay. I have mostly worked in startups and the average tenure is about 8 months for startups. So it’s not uncommon for me to switch even less than a year in if it doesn’t feel like it’s a good fit. You don’t owe any company anything. Just make sure you know how to explain during the interview why you’re looking! Plus, since I’ve switched, my salary has already nearly doubled.