Career switch, measured
From Sales Development Representative to Sales Representative
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 72% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Marketing, Lead generation, CRM; the main skills to add are Contract negotiation, Customer service, Driving, Forecasting.
72%
skill overlap
1,714
open Sales Representative postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSales Development RepresentativeSales Representative
- Sales97%92%
- Marketing61%41%
- Lead generation76%25%
- CRM46%17%
- B2B sales23%13%
- Salesforce52%10%
- Customer success13%11%
- Communication41%22%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Representative postings, rarely in Sales Development Representative ones.
SkillSales Development RepresentativeSales Representative
- Contract negotiation7%31%
- Customer service9%18%
- Driving–14%
- Forecasting–11%
- Payroll–8%
Plan your move to Sales Representative
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