I’ve applied for close to 50 SDR/BDR roles and have not had a single interview. I have 4 years of automotive sales experience, consistently being a top performer. I’ve tailored my resume to SDR characteristics the best I could. Any recommendations on what I should do?

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Have you tried cold calling either the SDR manager, business development director, or even the CRO to sell yourself?

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Came to recommend this!

Say you got experience in sales force, hubspot, slack, out reach, cold calling, inbound and outbound prospecting, LinkedIn etc, be creative.

You need to say that you have experience using softwares and the impact it has on people’s life.

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Resume could still be getting blocked by the resume software and not getting to the hiring manager. A good course of action could be to network with staffing agencies, pay a company to rewrite the resume (they might know something you don’t) and stalk recruiters on LinkedIn and even managers (especially the ones you’ve already applied too). “Hey I saw your post about hiring and I think I’d be a great fit due to my four years in automotive sales and my passion about company x, when do you have time to discuss the position further”. Times like these, you gotta play the game differently. Sorry you’re dealing with this and wish you the best of luck.

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Thank you, I’m in the same boat. You’re helping me too.

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It’s gonna be a real uphill battle. 250,000 tech workers have lost their jobs and are in the process of flooding the job market. So basically, there’s tons of people with experience in these roles so companies would rather hire and interview them as they are a better fit on paper.

Either find a way to stand out or you might wanna wait this round out for a year or two.

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Reach out to the hiring managers on LinkedIn or via emai

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Top SDRs oftentimes don't sound like traditional salespeople when cold calling. They use a very casual voice tone.

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1. Avoid upward inflections at the end of sentences. This makes it sound like everything you ask is a question
2. Slow down and eliminate buzzwords. Speaking fast makes you sound nervous and less confident
3. Avoid reading from a script - internalize your message and put it into your own works so you sound like YOU!

Thoughts? What are your top tips?

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