Career switch, measured
From Sales Manager to Sales Development Representative
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 65% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Marketing, CRM, Salesforce; the main skills to add are Research, Cybersecurity, Logistics, Scheduling.
65%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSales ManagerSales Development Representative
- Sales88%97%
- Marketing40%61%
- CRM20%46%
- Salesforce15%52%
- B2B sales15%23%
- Lead generation14%76%
- Stakeholder management25%20%
- Customer success26%13%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Development Representative postings, rarely in Sales Manager ones.
SkillSales ManagerSales Development Representative
- Research10%45%
- Cybersecurity–9%
- Logistics–9%
- Scheduling–8%
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