Career switch, measured
From Telemarketer to Sales Development Representative
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 81% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, CRM, Marketing, Salesforce; the main skills to add are Research, Customer success, Budgeting, Microsoft Office.
81%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillTelemarketerSales Development Representative
- Sales97%97%
- CRM48%46%
- Marketing53%61%
- Salesforce31%52%
- Lead generation30%76%
- Communication41%41%
- Training and coaching20%24%
- B2B sales10%23%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Development Representative postings, rarely in Telemarketer ones.
SkillTelemarketerSales Development Representative
- Research14%45%
- Customer success–13%
- Budgeting–11%
- Microsoft Office–10%
- Cybersecurity–9%
- Logistics–9%
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