Curious if tech sales is for you?

 At your core, you are someone who likes to get started or begin trying things. You wanting to get things done and look to find the people or resource available to move a project from start to finish. 

You are curious about the world around you, and let that guide you. You like to learn more about subjects, or like to listen to others and learn more about them. 

 It’s often said that change is the only constant when working in tech sales. Therefore, you find yourself able to adaptable to constant change while being able to change parts or all of your process.

In Sales,  you have a quota you are responsible for. At the end of the day, whatever the number is, that is your number. You take pride in your work and ownership in all that you do, and understand that at the end of the month/quarter/year, your number is up to you to achieve.

Sales is a process of continual improvement. Sales Managers are there to help you improve and help you hit your number. You look forward to feedback and implementing what your manager or other successful reps are doing so you can improve.

 In tech sales, you are often faced with many challenges, and constantly under pressure to succeed. You take challenges as opportunities, and look for the good in each situation. 

 Tech Sales is hard. Yes it can provide many benefits and options in life but it’s not for the faint of heart. You enjoy a good challenge and push through when things get tough, or when you are faced with constant rejection. 

You are constantly working with people, often with conflicting priorities. You look to find positive ground in any interactions and look to work together with those around you to achieve a common purpose. 

 You strive to hit and overachieve your number, and like in team sports, doing so in a manner where you push yourself and those around you to new heights in a positive manner. You share your successes while also helping cheer on others on your team. 

Maybe you have had customer service or people facing roles in the past, or work with communicating with people throughout your day. In addition, you may have had some sort of transactional or customer facing experience and enjoy working and connecting with people to get things done. Either way, you enjoy learning more about others while finding ways to solve their problems.