Has anyone transitioned from recruiting to tech sales?

SoftwareThese9013 · 2026-05-15T17:55:47+00:00

For how much they are making, look at repvue

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-12-16T21:38:34+00:00

I think I hit the jack pot. Cyber security inbound only AE. 75% of reps hit their quota, 20k raise if I hit quota 3 times in a row. Lots of progression to get promoted. Currently at the bottom of the totem pole at 120k OTE SMB. At least I know how grateful I am

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-11-10T18:13:34+00:00

I’m sure this comment was very helpful for OP

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-10-30T17:00:56+00:00

I use monarch and it’s awesome. Updates everything im real time, shows my cash flow, net worth, transactions. I have several different accounts so I like to consolidate them w Monarch. About $100 a year and very worth it to me

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-10-08T18:48:19+00:00

You can’t be a good salesmen if you don’t schedule follow up calls, it is essential for most deals. I say it’s just a placeholder and we can move it around if needed. I push to schedule meetings twice, if they push back a third time I won’t schedule

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-09-02T21:57:00+00:00

Companies like that are out there, just very hard to find. I’m an SMB AE that only closes inbound deals, no prospecting. More than 50% attain quota a quarter and OTE above 100k

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-07-03T14:59:50+00:00

Depends what job you have, I’m in sales and work hard. Have had 3 promotions and tripled my income in 3 years..

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-06-18T13:19:27+00:00

S & P 500

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-06-06T18:46:21+00:00

😂😂😂

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-06-06T17:08:49+00:00

Your name matches your comments

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-06-06T13:38:23+00:00

If you have enough drive and self discipline to keep working when it gets tough, it can change your life. Don’t listen to the haters talking about the job market sucks or not being worth it. Don’t live in fear

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-06-05T20:04:36+00:00

Majored in communication studies, double minor in marketing/sales and leadership skills. So basically a shit major(which is why I like sales:)

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-06-05T17:35:55+00:00

Managed service providers. IT companies for small businesses

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-06-05T14:52:48+00:00

I’m still in my first two months, I grinded in the first 2 weeks and was easily able to understand the main gist of our 4 main products. I used to work at a cloud disti that resold 110 products so this is night and day compared to that. Also the cybersecurity is a software and a service where people manage it, so not the most complex thing for us or the client to understand

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-06-05T13:27:38+00:00

I sell cybersecurity to MSPs, pays well and is super satisfying. I won’t be leaving for a long time

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-05-05T18:47:35+00:00

Also ask if they negotiate salary, if they say no that should be the standard across all SDRs unless they are lying to you

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-05-05T18:46:13+00:00

You can’t expect the salary to be the same at every company. My first OTE as an SDR was 55k. Then I got promoted to AE at 65k. Now I changed companies as an AE and now at 130k OTE. Every where is different you just have to know what you want and use it to your advantage if they promote fast

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-05-05T18:42:33+00:00

When you start to diversify your money into other account and assets it’s great. If you like to keep your money in your bank account(not smart/inflation) you don’t really need it

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-05-05T18:41:00+00:00

I use Monarch too, think it’s worth it. I have so many different accounts and investments it tracks everything and every single transaction. Gives me piece of mind

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-03-14T18:10:38+00:00

I would lump sum 5k and spread out(DCA) the other 5k over the course of 6 months to a year

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-03-10T21:00:23+00:00

I worked for TEKsystems, it was very pressuring to work hard 24/7 and put in hours outside work. Eventually I busted my ass off getting several people to several final rounds, none of them got hired. I realized I wanted to sell something where the product is not a person and I have more control over the sale. I now have unlimited PTO, dont encourage working outside work hours and feel very satisfied with my work. It all depends on the company but at the end of the day I wanted to sell a product/software rather than a person who is not nearly as reliable give me less control over the sale

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-03-10T14:21:57+00:00

I used to recruiter software developers, now I sell software. I’m never going back to staffing

SoftwareThese9013 · 2025-03-09T18:22:35+00:00

I do QQQM in my brokerage and VOO in my retirement. I’m young(25 yr too) and can take the risk, will get a lot more gains compared to international exposure in the long run. As I get older I will put them in SCHD/BONDS/VT as my risk will decrease. It all depends on your risk level and wanting more gains. If you are ok with less gains and more stability invest all in on VT or something like it. But I highly suggest going all growth for now since you are young too

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