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Added skills to SaaS sales career

Currently an SDR at a SaaS startup and looking for ways to level up my career, skills and resume. I've seen posts about adding tech certs but wondering what everyone would recommend for the credentials but also just useful skills to help progress your career?
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oldcloser
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vice office chief
Really tough to sell a complex solution to technical buyers if you donโ€™t understand how and why the mousetrap was built. Equally tough to get hired without product/vertical experience.

Itโ€™s best to pick a lane and stay in it, learn it, and master it. SME value is not underrated.

TL;DR Know your shit
braintank
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Enterprise Account Executive
Well said.

Pick a niche, find a "must have", and go deep

In the meantime just get good at prospecting and getting feedback.

Being good at your job is better way to move up than certs.
jefe
Arsonist
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This guy is worth his weight in gold
CuriousFox
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Are you talking about getting certifications in the field you're in now? I don't see how that could hurt ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
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Commercial Account Executive
Same ! Nothing wrong with that
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
You can go through LI Learning and leverage that.
GDO
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BDM
this question has been asked a million times already. Also I don't think certs will help tbh
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive ๐Ÿฐ
Are there AEs at your start up? Why not ask them about their career paths?
ApocalyBoom
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Account Executive
Are you talking about becoming certified in your field? I dont know how it could hurt.
Kosta_Konfucius
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Sales Rep
Getting a cert will never hurt, what are they saying for feedback when you interview for AE roles. How can you improve outside of having direct AE experience
Beans
Big Shot
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Enterprise Account Executive
Pick some methodologies and get the certs on them, MEDDPICC, Challenger etc

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