Telecom AE, Advice on breaking into higher paying AE positions? Feeling underpaid
Hi guys, I am an Account Executive at Sprint (NYC). I am a top performer blowing out my quota consistently over 450% every month. As an AE at Sprint I sell telecom (obviously) and SaaS solutions such as 365, Gsuite, and cyber security solutions. My salary is very low $49,600 however I am on target to make $175,000 this year. I have closed multiple big deals but I am feeling severely underpaid and want to make a move. I don’t want to do anything else but sell, I absolutely love sales. I want to transition to an AE role at Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle, AWS, Slack, ProofPoint, Box, DropBox, and so on. I have been applying but struggling to get interviews. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I have 4 years experience as an AE split between AT&T and Sprint. I would appreciate any career advice and would even be happy to meet up for coffee sometime for those in NYC. I really want to stay in sales and do not want a management position. Thoughts? Thanks again!
Are you technical at all? If so, try to show that on your resume as well. An AE who can speak and understand technical designs/environments will help you stand out from the crowd of resumes.
I have extensive knowledge with MPLS and helping customers switch to SDWAN. I also know Python. However I do not have this listed on my resume. Thanks for the feedback
I have no idea what our AE's make for Enterprise but please come teach them to not be morons
NYC has a ton of Fintech startups that need hungry salespeople. Look for them. You also might want to check out Zoom. It's selling video conferencing, which is similar to Telecom in a lot of ways. They have a sales driven culture, so they like nothing more than a young, hungry up and comer.
Thank you! I’m familiar with Zoom, I actually made quite a bit of money shorting the stock last week via put ratio backspreads. But that’s besides the point lol. I appreciate the response and I will for sure look for AE positions at Zoom and AE openings at Fintech startups.
Apply for Oracle ADR sales role..quite essy to get through.
Thank You! Do you happen to know the OTE for this position.
Sorry I work in London . Diff salary bands here.