Anyone or their kid works in sales?

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What will happen to all these SaaS sales people if AI replaces it? Will there be ai sales lol

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Anonymous wrote:I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.

How’s that homesteading working out for you?

It's from a movie. He becomes a martial arts instructor.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is a senior in college and sees many of his older friends working in sales, specifically medical device or pharma and making good $$$ without the grind of IB and consulting or the extra $$$ and years of schooling required for medicine, law etc.

Would love to hear if anyone or their kid is doing this path that's often not talked about openly but seems to be a popular and lucrative job for those who can truly ``sell.''

I know a kid that sells software for medical offices to share patient data in a HIPAA complaint way.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.

How’s that homesteading working out for you?

It’s a quote from Say Anything you dolt.

All of these people are so focused on "merit" yet have zero cultural literacy. I would hire the slightly weaker "merit" candidate who knows about other things, smiles and can tell the occasional joke any day. They will do a lot better in life. In keeping with this thread about sales. People buy from people they like. Charisma matters a lot in the world. But not on DCUM. All about taking calculus as a 9th grader, playing a bunch of instruments, fencing, doing summer research instead of having some fun, and studying for tests. Boring!

My apologies for not being familiar with a C-list movie published in a country I didn't live in when I was 9.

C list movie? Pee your pants. I guarantee every Gen-X sales hustler who stacks dolla billz knows that quote.

Right, because only US Gen-X are on this site. Also agree with PP that you needed quotes if not attributing what you wrote.

Pee your pants. Quotes and attributions are for noobs, the equivalent of a sitcom laugh track informing all the low IQ losers who watch that garbage when something is supposedly funny. If you're culturally literate, you should immediately recognize that quote without any additional help.

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Anonymous wrote:When I think sales I think of two personalities: (1) Kenneth the page from 30 Rock and (2) Patrick Bateman from American Psycho.

Fingers crossed your kid is the first kind.

But Patrick Bateman was an investment banker. The ``prestigious'' field that the Ivy Leaguers strive for.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is a senior in college and sees many of his older friends working in sales, specifically medical device or pharma and making good $$$ without the grind of IB and consulting or the extra $$$ and years of schooling required for medicine, law etc.

Would love to hear if anyone or their kid is doing this path that's often not talked about openly but seems to be a popular and lucrative job for those who can truly ``sell.''

I know a kid that sells software for medical offices to share patient data in a HIPAA complaint way.

Is that legal lol

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Anonymous wrote:How do you break into pharma sales? My kid is also interested. They are personable and good looking - I know that helps.

Easiest way is to apply to be an intern junior year. All the big companies have sales internships that can turn into full time roles.

thanks! Also interested in the medical equipment sales. I would think it helps to have a chem/bio background for pharma sales. No?

They like to hire those that are RN's or have worked in the medical industry.

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Anonymous wrote:DS is a senior in college and sees many of his older friends working in sales, specifically medical device or pharma and making good $$$ without the grind of IB and consulting or the extra $$$ and years of schooling required for medicine, law etc.

Would love to hear if anyone or their kid is doing this path that's often not talked about openly but seems to be a popular and lucrative job for those who can truly ``sell.''

I did a temp job about 15 years ago at a mortgage company working with applications and I don’t remember what. I do remember the highest incomes were in sales.

My sisters is great at sales. I couldn’t do it, I don’t have the talent.

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my kid graduated from a school frequently mentioned on this site, couldn’t break into IB or consulting, and wound up in pre-sales at a top tech firm. Hidden gem of a role for new grads, mixes deep analytical and tech exposure with world class sales training - he absolutely luvs it and is helping pave the path for smarter younger sibling

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^ he was initially targeting MBB or top IBs.. sure he could have landed at IBB or consulting a tier down, but he feels his current role in tech blows away the MBB or top IB analyst roles his friends landed.. IYKYK

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tech sales for a smart kid from T50 school who has eq grit and hustle is absolutely a fantastic launch point for a career - AI will never displace this lol

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Yes, I was an elite level (President's Club, top 10% ranked if not #1 for more than one company and product plus a field trainer) in pharma then medical device sales person.

Secrets to getting that first job? 1) track record of sales 2) competitive athelete or both. Then it's just pure performance.

Often people start with companies that have solid track records for sales training like ADP, copier sales or Enterprise.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you break into pharma sales? My kid is also interested. They are personable and good looking - I know that helps.

Easiest way is to apply to be an intern junior year. All the big companies have sales internships that can turn into full time roles.

thanks! Also interested in the medical equipment sales. I would think it helps to have a chem/bio background for pharma sales. No?

There are no sales internships in the industry. Yes, you need to prove literacy in science to get into pharma sales.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you break into pharma sales? My kid is also interested. They are personable and good looking - I know that helps.

Easiest way is to apply to be an intern junior year. All the big companies have sales internships that can turn into full time roles.

thanks! Also interested in the medical equipment sales. I would think it helps to have a chem/bio background for pharma sales. No?

There are no sales internships in the industry. Yes, you need to prove literacy in science to get into pharma sales.

It’s not anything a halfway smart person can’t learn, though. None of the pharma sales reps I know have science backgrounds.