Career switch, measured
From Financial Services Sales Agent to Sales Development Representative
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 54% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Marketing, Sales, Lead generation, Research; the main skills to add are Salesforce, Communication, Training and coaching, B2B sales.
54%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillFinancial Services Sales AgentSales Development Representative
- Marketing65%61%
- Sales54%97%
- Lead generation15%76%
- Research12%45%
- Microsoft Office11%10%
- CRM7%46%
- Contract negotiation12%7%
- Leadership10%23%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Development Representative postings, rarely in Financial Services Sales Agent ones.
SkillFinancial Services Sales AgentSales Development Representative
- Salesforce–52%
- Communication7%41%
- Training and coaching–24%
- B2B sales–23%
- Stakeholder management–20%
- Customer success–13%
- Problem solving–12%
- Budgeting–
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