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I have quite a bit of experience with this in the software world


I have seen many pre-sales engineers move over to the sales side. Some of been a huge success.... some have been huge flops. Many people look at sales and think it is easy, it is not. You have to act with a tactical perspective while always having a strategic long term plan. And then, as I sell to the public sector let's not even get started on the procurement side.

A lot will be the patience of your new boss/bosses to be patient and of course the personal skills to relate to people. I was in finance (MBA) and then moved to sales. The interesting thing with me as people consistently encouraged me to move to sales and for a long time I resisted. I personally wish I would have made the move sooner, but I do not believe there is a magic bullet.

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Posted: 02/17/2020 at 2:32PM



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