Career switch, measured
From Wholesale Sales Representative to Sales Development Representative
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 69% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Marketing, Lead generation, CRM; the main skills to add are Salesforce, Research, Communication, Budgeting.
69%
skill overlap
894
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillWholesale Sales RepresentativeSales Development Representative
- Sales88%97%
- Marketing37%61%
- Lead generation19%76%
- CRM17%46%
- B2B sales12%23%
- Leadership28%23%
- Customer success10%13%
- Stakeholder management14%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Development Representative postings, rarely in Wholesale Sales Representative ones.
SkillWholesale Sales RepresentativeSales Development Representative
- Salesforce7%52%
- Research6%45%
- Communication14%41%
- Budgeting–11%
- Cybersecurity–9%
- Logistics–9%
- Scheduling–8%
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