Career switch, measured
From Account Executive to Sales Representative
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 82% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Contract negotiation, Marketing, Lead generation; the main skills to add are Customer service, Driving, Scheduling, Payroll.
82%
skill overlap
1,714
open Sales Representative postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAccount ExecutiveSales Representative
- Sales93%92%
- Contract negotiation41%31%
- Marketing48%41%
- Lead generation52%25%
- CRM36%17%
- B2B sales34%13%
- Leadership31%27%
- Salesforce34%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Representative postings, rarely in Account Executive ones.
SkillAccount ExecutiveSales Representative
- Customer service7%18%
- Driving–14%
- Scheduling–13%
- Payroll–8%
Plan your move to Sales Representative
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