Career switch, measured
From Sales Engineer to Account Executive
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 84% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Stakeholder management, Customer success, B2B sales; the main skills to add are CRM, Salesforce, Procurement.
84%
skill overlap
2,959
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSales EngineerAccount Executive
- Sales96%93%
- Stakeholder management35%39%
- Customer success25%36%
- B2B sales22%34%
- Lead generation21%52%
- Forecasting21%42%
- Contract negotiation20%41%
- Marketing27%48%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Account Executive postings, rarely in Sales Engineer ones.
SkillSales EngineerAccount Executive
- CRM14%36%
- Salesforce13%34%
- Procurement8%18%
Prove it with a free skill badge:Procurement & purchasing,Stakeholder management
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