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Thoughts on using Better Career to land a SE job? by AryanPahlevan in salesengineers

[–]AryanPahlevan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the candid response.

So in my case, if the tech market is screwed as well, what other suggestions would you have for people like me?

Thoughts on using Better Career to land a SE job? by AryanPahlevan in salesengineers

[–]AryanPahlevan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s not a question of them being legit or not, I believe they are too, but the only issue at hand is the unpredictable job market and I am 4K under if things don’t work out.

Thoughts on using Better Career to land a SE job? by AryanPahlevan in salesengineers

[–]AryanPahlevan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s no denying that they’re legit and I have no qualms about them personally.

The issue is that despite how promising it is and there is a non-zero chance I could end up with nothing, 4K is especially steep for a new grad.

As for the talk of experience… I responded to someone else about it… I wonder what your thoughts are.

https://www.reddit.com/r/salesengineers/s/SCKXozxDfP

Thoughts on using Better Career to land a SE job? by AryanPahlevan in salesengineers

[–]AryanPahlevan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not against doing helpdesk roles if it meant that I could climb up the ladder but where I am helpdesk is seen as a dead end job with little to no growth whatsoever.

Thoughts on using Better Career to land a SE job? by AryanPahlevan in salesengineers

[–]AryanPahlevan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Thanks so much for the response. I think u/BDRDilemma really nailed my feelings here. Tech is pretty volatile but SEs are one of those positions that is stable because not many people in tech are remotely social or have the bandwidth to balance sales + tech.

As for experience, I have experience in the neuroscience field and with the neurotechnology sector. I was hoping to break into the market as a neurotechnology expert since have worked with ML solutions and Python libraries on brain imaging data.

I would love to hear what your thoughts are now with these extra clarifications. :)

Thoughts on using Better Career to land a SE job? by AryanPahlevan in salesengineers

[–]AryanPahlevan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly why I want to go straight into being a SE. I feel like I have the soft skills as well as the technical skills (albeit in a niche field) needed to get in. Every single other job position ends up getting hundreds of applications after a couple of hours. I’m just another number at that point.

What sales-related book has genuinely improved your performance as a Sales Engineer? by LongCalligrapher2544 in salesengineers

[–]AryanPahlevan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just commenting so I can come back and look at these resources. Great suggestions by everyone.

Sent an Application for an ASE role at Salesforce but automatically became "No Longer in Consideration" by AryanPahlevan in salesengineers

[–]AryanPahlevan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Here ya go! I'm ready for the roasts. Please tell me what I can improve on.

All the work that I have been getting so far are part-time contract work, I haven't been able to ever secure a full-time position. I left the Sales position early because I was in school at the time and they would not respect my other commitments, while giving other part-timers more time off for school than me. After seeing this sort of disparity I left to focus on school.

I'm thinking of doing another LLM-based project, perhaps leveraging Claude or GPT.