Hope Q & A, isn't over hope you can help. Definitely late start went to Undergrad at usual age 18 but due to family circumstances took very long hiatus. Back at age 28 to finish undergrad and at this point the only option available to me seems to be tech recruiting. I know starting business is my number one prioirty but I need to get som…
Hope Q & A, isn't over hope you can help. Definitely late start went to Undergrad at usual age 18 but due to family circumstances took very long hiatus. Back at age 28 to finish undergrad and at this point the only option available to me seems to be tech recruiting. I know starting business is my number one prioirty but I need to get some money in pocket first so I'm not worried about future expenses. Two issues though:
1) When i was first at school, I was dealing with a lot so my grades were shit. Since I've been back my GPA is at 3.5 but cumulative is obviously not the best. Anyway to get over GPA requirements or explain it away in interview??
2) If i want to get in to Tech Sales, what company specifically am I looking at? I know Oracle & Salesforce recruit at my school but what other companies should i be looking for?
3) Some sales related roles require having a background in coding. My school is a top engineering school but if I wanted to add that major it would take me another 1.5 years to finish degree so not really trying to do that. Is it worth just taking a coding bootcamp to finish that pre-requisite or should i look for positions that don't have the requirement.
So go into tech recruiting the entire back story isnt needed. You're going to have to learn to avoid juggling all these ideas. Start making money then decide immediately which direction you will go for online income. You'll never get rich with a career anyway.
I appreciate the blunt reply. As I mentioned in a comment earlier...
Just wondering what a good way to explain away the bad GPA as some places specifically Salesforce & Oracle don't even consider your application without the requisite GPA?
3.5 is def good enough for sales or recruiting. G2 might be a good place to start, look at all software companies around all niches (CRM, analytics, etc).
Look for sales dev/biz dev roles if going into sales, they're more outreach and lead gen focused while AE's usually take it from there to close deals. Hard to get AE role if no previous sales experience. Haven't really heard of a sales role requiring a background in coding.
Hey thanks for the input. G2 is a great resource, will start looking around to see if i can find more tech companies to reach out to
And the problem is my GPA is a 3.5 since i've been back so 3 semesters. I can definitely maintain that so when applying to jobs it'll be 4.5 semesters at 3.5 GPA. The problem is my cum for my previous 4 semesters was sub 2.5, so my cumulative will still be probably be sub 3.0. Just wondering what a good way to explain away the bad GPA as some places specifically Salesforce & Oracle don't even consider your application without the requisite GPA
Hope Q & A, isn't over hope you can help. Definitely late start went to Undergrad at usual age 18 but due to family circumstances took very long hiatus. Back at age 28 to finish undergrad and at this point the only option available to me seems to be tech recruiting. I know starting business is my number one prioirty but I need to get some money in pocket first so I'm not worried about future expenses. Two issues though:
1) When i was first at school, I was dealing with a lot so my grades were shit. Since I've been back my GPA is at 3.5 but cumulative is obviously not the best. Anyway to get over GPA requirements or explain it away in interview??
2) If i want to get in to Tech Sales, what company specifically am I looking at? I know Oracle & Salesforce recruit at my school but what other companies should i be looking for?
3) Some sales related roles require having a background in coding. My school is a top engineering school but if I wanted to add that major it would take me another 1.5 years to finish degree so not really trying to do that. Is it worth just taking a coding bootcamp to finish that pre-requisite or should i look for positions that don't have the requirement.
Thanks!! Appreciate the substack
So go into tech recruiting the entire back story isnt needed. You're going to have to learn to avoid juggling all these ideas. Start making money then decide immediately which direction you will go for online income. You'll never get rich with a career anyway.
I appreciate the blunt reply. As I mentioned in a comment earlier...
Just wondering what a good way to explain away the bad GPA as some places specifically Salesforce & Oracle don't even consider your application without the requisite GPA?
3.5 is def good enough for sales or recruiting. G2 might be a good place to start, look at all software companies around all niches (CRM, analytics, etc).
Look for sales dev/biz dev roles if going into sales, they're more outreach and lead gen focused while AE's usually take it from there to close deals. Hard to get AE role if no previous sales experience. Haven't really heard of a sales role requiring a background in coding.
Hey thanks for the input. G2 is a great resource, will start looking around to see if i can find more tech companies to reach out to
And the problem is my GPA is a 3.5 since i've been back so 3 semesters. I can definitely maintain that so when applying to jobs it'll be 4.5 semesters at 3.5 GPA. The problem is my cum for my previous 4 semesters was sub 2.5, so my cumulative will still be probably be sub 3.0. Just wondering what a good way to explain away the bad GPA as some places specifically Salesforce & Oracle don't even consider your application without the requisite GPA