823 Advizers
Iain
Head Of Global SDR
Linkedin Top StartUp
UCSB
N/A
Q1Career path
Sales Development
Professional Networking
Career Exploration
3:37
"Learning what you don't want to do is super important on the journey of learning or finding out what you do want to do."
Q2Main responsibilities
Pipeline Generation
Global Business
Sales Management
1:16
"navigate this big bad world of business, get some pretty epic sort of selling skills under their belt and go run through their own career development"
Q3Day in the life
Communication
Global Teamwork
Leadership
1:16
"It is different every day, which is part of the fun and part of the terror of it all."
Q4Most important skills - role
Self-Management
Collaboration
Communication
1:19
"Sales is really problem solving through communication. So now you gotta understand the person on the other side of your table and how they like to communicate, but I gotta nail the communication piece first and foremost."
Q5Favorite parts - role
People Management
Adaptability
Learning and Development
1:14
"If you don't like the people you're gonna work with, you're probably not gonna like your job all that much."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Stress Management
Overcoming Challenges
Executive/Leadership
1:05
"And there's more to life than work at times. So I think figuring that out in that challenge has been been a big one."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Networking
Business Development
Sales
1:18
"Every day is different. Every day you learn something about yourself, about other people, and you're constantly learning or growing."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Hard Work Ethic
Resilience
Learning Agility
1:29
"Hard work beats talent. Everyone has talent and work ethic, but most aren't that talented. Over 1-4 years, work ethic pays massive dividends."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Management
Leadership
Decision-Making
0:59
"The higher up you go in organizations, the more of a s**t show that it is and the less prepared people are because they're more busy."
Q10Entry-level positions
Business Operations
Sales Strategy
Sales Development Representative (SDR)
1:07
"In the world of software sales, the only real entry level job is sales development representative."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Overcoming Challenges
Imposter Syndrome
Resilience
1:07
"Yeah, of course you feel like an imposter. You've never done it before. That's okay. Acknowledge that. Face it, head on and learn."
Q12College ideas for success
Internships
Networking
Career Exploration
0:58
"The best thing an undergrad can do is just get experience."