Career switch, measured
From Account Executive to Sales Development Representative
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 83% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Lead generation, Sales, Salesforce, CRM; the main skills to add are Research, Training and coaching, Scheduling.
83%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAccount ExecutiveSales Development Representative
- Lead generation52%76%
- Sales93%97%
- Salesforce34%52%
- CRM36%46%
- Marketing48%61%
- B2B sales34%23%
- Communication32%41%
- Stakeholder management39%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Development Representative postings, rarely in Account Executive ones.
SkillAccount ExecutiveSales Development Representative
- Research18%45%
- Training and coaching11%24%
- Scheduling–8%
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Plan your move to Sales Development Representative
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