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thenewgreen  ·  3715 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 1, 2014

I had 3+ years of sales experience prior to this happening. A sales recruiter contacted me, I then had a series of about 6 interviews before getting the gig. I had to work for 3 years doing shit jobs to qualify for my first sales job, then I had 3 years in that job to kick ass and win EVERY award the offer. Then I got to the big leagues. It takes time and grinding it out. There's no way around it in most cases.





ButterflyEffect  ·  3715 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow, that's way different than I was expecting.

My friends who are even remotely involved with software/comp sci/and similar professions are basically having jobs thrown at them on LinkedIn.

I shoulda picked a more in demand major.

kleinbl00  ·  3715 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, sales is a different animal.

Hollywood uses Facebook a lot more than it uses LinkedIn.