Career switch, measured
From Telemarketer to Account Executive
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 73% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, CRM, Salesforce, Marketing; the main skills to add are Forecasting, Contract negotiation, Stakeholder management, Customer success.
73%
skill overlap
2,959
open Account Executive postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillTelemarketerAccount Executive
- Sales97%93%
- CRM48%36%
- Salesforce31%34%
- Marketing53%48%
- Lead generation30%52%
- Communication41%32%
- Procurement23%18%
- Leadership25%31%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Account Executive postings, rarely in Telemarketer ones.
SkillTelemarketerAccount Executive
- Forecasting–42%
- Contract negotiation7%41%
- Stakeholder management11%39%
- Customer success–36%
- B2B sales10%34%
- Microsoft Office–11%
- Budgeting–9%
- Cybersecurity–8%
Plan your move to Account Executive
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