What are your financial and career goals as a BDR/SDR?

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Financial- More money
Career- different role

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Jokes aside, financially… hit your quota… there’s not much else you really can do beside “cashing” in on spiffs

A lot of people move right into a closing role from a bdr role which is awesome but if you’re at a smaller company be open to other things if they actually interest you (sales ops, management etc) there’s a lot of avenues out there

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My goal was to move into an Account executive role within 18 months

Truthfully I’m not sure I had true goals when I was a BDR. Just get up and out.. make money and try to figure out corporate life. It’s a journey

Keep the job, get better at my industry, don’t leave the industry/job and grow within the company for the next 2-5 years then see where things are. For this reason I’ve been cautious about accepting various roles or even moving forward with an interview if I don’t see it being a good match long-term. Also, you never know what the other side is thinking. Work on side projects in my free time for the long-haul and/or extra income to again save lol

Financial: Save save save save save save. Pay for basics. Start paying off debt and save save save save save.

Normal responsible sh— lol

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