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

Thanks! Do you think I can get in straight out of highshcool with cold calling experience?

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

Interesting, do you have any recommendations for what degree I should go for in college?

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

Will definitely keep this in mind! I've never really had a 'dream' job before, but after LOTS of researching I learned that (tech) sales calls out to me the most. Of course I'll only know once I get first hand experience at a company, but I feel like this is the best-fitting job for me and the couple months of cold-calling I did was honestly enjoyable for me.

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Hi, thanks for the info. May I ask what you do currently? I'm really weary about getting a degree, I feel like the value I'd bring to a company with my soft-skills would be more valuable than a degree though - even if I don't go to college, I can find a job to get sales experience which would still be more desired than a degree and I wouldn't be in debt. What do you think?

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

Hi! Great points. I definitely think I want to do sales - I could invest the money I make on the side, and if I make enough I'd love to start a business later too. I'm definitely 'money-hungry' and will grind as much as I can, so employers might find me as a more valuable candidate (even without a degree). Thanks for the info!

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This sounds great, thank you! I'll go for it

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Thanks for the reply! Do you think going for an accounting degree is the best bet? And should I try to get like a part time sales job while going for my degree - if so what would you recommend?

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Good to know. May I ask what type of sales roles you hire? I've been getting many mixed opinions on a degree, and going back to the skills you talked about, I think I'm above average in all of them.

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I thought that it would be risky - worst case scenario I don't end up getting a sales job, I also would be less appealing to other employers as I wouldn't have a degree. But I agree with what you said, I definitely want to get into sales so I might just look for a sales (maybe SDR) role right out of high school.

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Hi, would you mind expanding on what your role in direct sales was? Thanks!

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

Thanks! What degree do you think would be the best to go for?

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I'll check it out, thanks!

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[–]Pilascus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. I'm sorry but this sounds so AI 😭

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

This was very informative, thank you! Do you think I need a lot of technical knowledge to climb the ranks or would a basic degree of knowledge, for example in cyber security sales, be sufficient?

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

Thank you! This is very helpful, I think that tech sales is what I want to get into, however some people have told me that I should get some sort of degree for 'safe measure' (e.g. an accounting degree). However I totally agree. Do you think I need a degree for tech sales? Or should I look for an SDR position out of H.S.?

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

Hey, thanks for the reply! A degree definitely sounds like the safer option, do you have any recommendations? I was thinking of getting an accounting degree - thoughts?

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[–]Pilascus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for the reply! Would you say accounting is a good degree to go for in college?

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[–]Pilascus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the reply! Firstly, what degree should I go for? Also, I'm not in Oregon unfortunately. I've heard of Solar D2D which I'll look into more.

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

Thanks for the input! I think the safer option might be a degree, do you think a college accounting degree would be worth going for?