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Would you still recommend tech sales to a 2022 college grad?

I've had a few fresh grads reach out to me about potentially joining tech sales orgs right now but worrying about layoffs and a potential economic downturn. 

What would you say? 
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braintank
Politicker
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Enterprise Account Executive
Yes as long as they don't join series As or anything related to crypto/Blockchain
finboi
Notorious Answer
1
Fi-nance
What about seed stage NFT?
TennisandSales
Politicker
1
Head Of Sales
hahaha! no one in the world hates Series A's more than our own Braintank 😂🙏🏼
braintank
Politicker
2
Enterprise Account Executive
And yet my hate for series As pales in comparison to my disdain for crypto
lord999
Executive
0
Biz Dev Manager
why not Series As?
Chris_Nacho
Contributor
1
Chief Chaos Controller
Series A has the highest risk reward of any stage startup... Only, you have to really do you diligence to figure out if the product is doing well or if the founders just got good at raising money.
Ohreos
Fire Starter
0
SDR (Sales Development Rep)
What about series B
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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Layoffs happen everywhere 🤷‍♀️
countingmyinterest
Politicker
3
Account Executive
Yeah, join a big publicly traded company. It'll give you the skills to learn how to sell.

Read Wall Street Playboy's Efficiency. Aka find a software sales job, build another stream of income, then gtfo in 5 years.
tragr
1
Account Executive
Where can I find this book/article?
idrizzyraindoe
Contributor
0
Student
wall street playboys efficiency book
idrizzyraindoe
Contributor
0
Student
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35824209-efficiency#
punishedlad
Tycoon
1
🧙‍♂️
What sort of stream of income would you recommend building alongside a sales job?
countingmyinterest
Politicker
0
Account Executive
some online side biz or digital good, some real estate, flipping products.

ton of examples
Avon
Politicker
2
Senior Account Executive
Yes, entry level SDRs make more than a lot of engineering grads
NotCreativeEnough
Big Shot
1
Professional Day Ruiner
absolutely! The saas world is growing substantially year after year. Of course layoffs will happen just as they do in any industry. But the long term growth is there and this is an industry that's here to stay. and to make a ton of money in at a young age.
TennisandSales
Politicker
0
Head Of Sales
100% yes. you cant avoid layoffs really. every industry has them.

there is too much upside to ignore the entire sector of tech sales. I wish i started my career in tech/saas
Sunbunny31
Politicker
0
Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Why not? It's not going away. Layoffs happen in every industry. Pick large, established companies getting started so you have the training and foundation you need in the industry, and you're off to a great start.
saaskicker
Celebrated Contributor
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Enterprise AE
are you worried about layoffs and economic downturn finboi?
Jim_Jones
Executive
0
Enterprise Sales Executive
Absolutely. Tech isn’t a fad.
SgtAE
WR Officer
0
AE
Absolutely, OTE aside I got super lucky and am now vesting shares that are in the money right off the bat, by 2025 those shares could pay for a house deposit, marriage, car, 2 kids for the first few years. Literal nest egg just by working at the same job. It's great.
Beanss
Opinionated
0
Account Executive
What other career can you clear 6 figures as a 22 year old with 0 work experience
CadenceCombat
Tycoon
0
Account Executive
Sure

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