Be The Rockstar !

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So how do you become the rockstar at your workplace? The one that bosses can rely on to get things done, and at the same time, is the first to be considered for different assignments.
First off, if you do want to do the switch to the commercial side, it is important to emphasize that you really have to have interest in doing different things at your employer and not only one thing. The reason for this is that your company is not only selling to one customer (there are exceptions), but to different customers with different needs. This means that your company sales team must be creative in thinking of different ideas in order for your company’s services or product to fit with its clients’ needs. That is why salespeople talk so much, the successful one are up to date on the latest and the greatest in the market and they love to share new information with everyone.

I have no idea what I am doing!

So I get my first opportunity to shine and start working as a technical sales consultant first then as an account manager. Oh boy, did I feel like this dog on this picture. I would come back home from work excited, but confused and amazed by all the new things I was learning. I suddenly found interest in watching business related movies to try to imitate how salesmen close deals like celebrities and schmooze with clients.

Why I considered shifting my career from engineering to sales

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This post could have been a good first post, but I was so past that stage that I already wanted to share all the ins and outs of the commercial world. Though this might not apply to you, this is my own personal mental path that I went through before I made my decision to leave engineering and move to the "dark side" (this is what technical people refer to the commercial department). I will try my best to keep this post below 500 words and will elaborate in the book.