Anyone or their kid works in sales?

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Anonymous wrote:tech sales way to go for best comp / lifestyle balance. My DS at a FAANG+ (econ major w data concentration from a SLAC) is absolutely killing it vs his peers. Best route for a fairly analytical kid with at least some personality

Software sales is a great path for a tech-savvy kid who doesn't want to sit in front of a screen writing code all day and wondering how long before AI renders him obsolete. You don't have to be a Chad like you do in pharma or medical sales, but you can't be a total chud either. PP's description of "analytical with at least some personality" is pretty spot on for tech sales.

is software sales a bad choice given ai tho

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DH and I are both in sales. I sell a tech product to a specific type of corporate client and my DH is in sales leadership at a company that sells a consumer product.

Happy to answer any questions.

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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.

More and more, the trend is toward hiring those who have worked in the field as the end user. There's less and less people who are just personable and pretty with random degrees selling niche products like medical devices or legal software. You see more ex-medical professionals selling devices and you see more and more jobs for legal tech that require a JD, for example. The consumer is getting smarter and every market has more and more competitors. Nothing's a monopoly anymore where people think "well, I have to buy this anyway because it's a monopoly so let me deal with someone fun."

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Anonymous wrote:DH and I are both in sales. I sell a tech product to a specific type of corporate client and my DH is in sales leadership at a company that sells a consumer product.

Happy to answer any questions.

Would you recommend an SDR role out of college? Is it likely to get pigeonholed into sales after that?