Career switch, measured
From Sales Representative to Sales Development 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 Research, Training and coaching, Cybersecurity, Logistics.
72%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSales RepresentativeSales Development Representative
- Sales92%97%
- Marketing41%61%
- Lead generation25%76%
- CRM17%46%
- B2B sales13%23%
- Salesforce10%52%
- Customer success11%13%
- Communication22%41%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Development Representative postings, rarely in Sales Representative ones.
SkillSales RepresentativeSales Development Representative
- Research14%45%
- Training and coaching7%24%
- Cybersecurity–9%
- Logistics–9%
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Plan your move to Sales Development Representative
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