Looking for some advice on which career path to take (if I am offered the jobs, of course), I have 4 years of tech sales:

I have 2 final interviews for a WMS SaaS company in an Account Executive role for a small company of about 50 people, offering is $80kCAD-120 OTE - the other offer is a BDR position at SFDC ($62k CAD-$96K OTE). I am 25 y/o with no major expenses, which is better option for me? SFDC has great career growth and progression, and that is drawing me towards them a bit more.

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Take the AE position. Don’t take a step back. Once you get tired of actually working then you can go to a huge company.

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Go SFDC. Learn how a big company like them approaches the sales process and take advantage of a well-established and well-oiled machine like SFDC. There are great benefits to starting in an established company from the trainings to how future employers will value that experience.

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I would take a chance on yourself and go for the small company. I was an ISR for 3 different companies for a total of 6 years (all Fortune 500) before I got promoted and I’ve lost several promotions during that process due to favoritism and corporate politics. I had to go to another company to get my promotion.

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I can see your point about the SFDC, but my rudimentary math skills tell me you would be leaving a lot of money on the table over the next 5-10 years before that gamble MIGHT pay off. I hate to say it, but "take the money and run" -- assuming the offer is made, of course.

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Too much money to leave on the table, I took the offer! Thanks for the advice

Get the offers first... Then worry about which one..

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Got the offer, Randal! Happily took it,,, wishing you all the best, thanks for the advice!

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