Hey Hunters!
I have been with my current company for 3 years, where 1 year I was SDR(I was left alone from a team of three that was laid off) then I was responsible for all sales(account management, inbound, outbound). Unfortunately, this is a medium-small company and I stayed so long only because I could work under the CEO. I made a mistake because I should have gone to corporate where they would have taught me sales. Here, unfortunately, we don't have good sales processes, yes I admit that after 3 years I finally see it and understand it(yes I know it's my fault too but I was in a state of ignorance).
The situation is as follows, I know that the company is serious about me because they put more emphasis on trust than skills (meaning they are very happy with me and see an increase in sales, while I know that my results are not that great because I mostly just close inbound sales). They want me to become a manager and develop the department, but I was just thinking about changing my job and learning from someone else. What should I do? Should I just stay, put a lot of work and money into development and create a department(they are open for equity/shares packages if somebody will provide great value). Or should I go to a big company, learn how to do the job and only come back to smaller companies? I have been working in sales for 3 years, we sell IT services - outstaffing, outsourcing. This market is not very interesting but I am after technical college, so I have no problem with technology.
EDIT: They are open to training and are able to pay for my education. However, I have often suggested that we work with an outside consultancy but my company is prejudiced against these solutions. They always think that we can and are able to find a solution ourselves. I understand that an external company will not put together anything for us, but they can suggest tools, etc. etc.
Thank you in advance!
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