okaysalesman

Account Executive

What do I look for before taking an offer?

Hi everyone!

Thank you so much for your help on my last post. I was in a terrible mental spot from the sales org I'm in and everyone's thoughtful advice (and even tough love) really helped me understand that I should move on for my mental health and career.

I've been able to get many interviews and feel close to getting 2 offers ( Had a few rounds )

What things should I look out for before taking an offer with an organization?

Any questions I'm missing out? What do you make sure is asked before joining a sales organization?

Thank you again for all your help. I appreciate everyone's kindness.

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dwightyouignorantsale

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Account Executive

1. Find an employee with a similar role and message them on LinkedIn. Ask them candidly about their experience, company culture, realistic commission expectations, etc. 2. Turnover 3. Get in writing the things that are important to you: can you WFH? How often? Are there clear expectations around your performance levels? What does ramp look like? 4. This may be creepy, but try and find as much on your future manager as possible. Managers can really make or break a role and if they are a piece of shit, it’s good to know that before you take a role under them.

funcoupons

WR Officer

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100% agreed with all of this advice. This will put you in a great spot.

okaysalesman

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Account Executive

Thanks 😊 I'm pumped. So far what I have done is spoken to someone in the role but the extra research can save me a lot of heartbreak lol. Have a good day

DungeonsNDemos

Big Shot

Rolling 20's all day

I'm saving this reply, this is great stuff!

okaysalesman

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Account Executive

Agreed I'm going to put all of this into a job searching tip document and apply it over the weekend

DungeonsNDemos

Big Shot

Rolling 20's all day

Definitely post that as a thread (with tags for those who contributed)

okaysalesman

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Account Executive

@DungeonsNDemos
Great idea. We got to help the people! I will try to make a follow up post

dwightyouignorantsale

Politicker

Account Executive

Great idea!

LordBusiness

Politicker

Chief Revenue Officer

All of this - maybe check out Repvue if you haven't already, I've found their stuff to be pretty decent. What % of reps hit their target? What is the w-2 of their top 3 sellers? What's the career path like? How long has my manager been managing? How often is the product updated/feature release? What's the teams close rates? Thinking back, there are hundreds of questions I wish I would have asked looking at sales gigs in my career.

okaysalesman

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Account Executive

@LordBusiness wow these are really thoughtful and good - using them in an interview today. What does W2 mean? Thank you

okaysalesman

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Account Executive

Omg you brilliant genius. Thank you. I will certainly act on this - thanks again! Have a great day ❤

dwightyouignorantsale

Politicker

Account Executive

good luck!! 🤞🏼

The.Machine

Politicker

Sales Development Lead

Everything aside, just finding out who you will be reporting to and if he/she strikes as someone who'll be a great mentor to you will make you go far ahead in this.

I know this is hard to do esp finding out how they are as a leader but this is what it's all about.

Relying just on G2, Glassdoor, product, funding, hype etc. will not yield you anything cuz every company keeps it all top notch.

okaysalesman

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Account Executive

Thank you for such a thoughtful response. Sites like glassdoor are so shit because it's so full of fake reviews. A good boss can definitely be the difference between a good and bad work environment so I'll keep this top of mind. Thank you again, have a great day 🤗

AnchorPoint

Politicker

Business Coach

Dwightyouignorantsale nailed it.. Talk to people

CuriousFox

WR Officer

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Reach out to current reps. Also reach out to former reps. Trust me.

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