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Have you moved to I.T Technical Sales?

  • 08-09-2011 3:00am
    #1
    msengineer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    I have been a in a I.T engineer role for 10 years and done the usual Microsoft and firewall/virtualisation exams that go with it. I want to move from this area as although I like I.T the break fix role is a jack of all trades master of none in my humble opinion. I am thinking about moving into a technical sales role but am unsure especially due to the current climate. I am very interested to hear from anybody in the technical side of I.T that has made the move to Technical sales.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    mickman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,661 ✭✭✭mickman


    msengineer wrote: »
    I have been a in a I.T engineer role for 10 years and done the usual Microsoft and firewall/virtualisation exams that go with it. I want to move from this area as although I like I.T the break fix role is a jack of all trades master of none in my humble opinion. I am thinking about moving into a technical sales role but am unsure especially due to the current climate. I am very interested to hear from anybody in the technical side of I.T that has made the move to Technical sales.
    Thanks.

    well emc have hired 100 sales people in last year. why dont you become a master of a particular part of what you do at present?


  • #3
    msengineer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭msengineer


    Thanks for the reply Mick. Thats a good point. I have spent the last few months specialising in an area outside of work but I am feeling although I can get by as an engineer I don't love the techie side like many of the engineers I have come across. I want to be really good at what I do and have always been good with customer facing roles.


  • #4
    mickman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,661 ✭✭✭mickman


    well consultancy would be more of what u want then. you meet the customers and do a little selling. to be honest doing sales only is not a very nice job. with consulting you do a bit of tech and a bit of sales


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