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Breaking into Tech Industry
Hi Everyone! I was laid off in the beginning of the year and have been looking for new roles. My past experience has been in Sales Enablement, Change and Communications Management for non-tech companies. For my new role, I want to do the same type of work but with a Tech company. A lot of the roles are looking for Saas experience which I do not have. Do y’all have any tips on breaking into the Tech industry? I would love to connect more!
JamisonTrying to do it all! BDM, Marketing, Sales, Risk
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03/22/24 at 1PM UTC
I'm in the SAME boat! I've always been 'tech savvy' but don't have the 'required skills' often listed, i.e., SQL, etc.
Anonymous
03/12/24 at 3:51PM UTC
I've been in the tech industry 10 years, and it's a known thing that it's hard to get your first job to get experience when it's hard to get that job to get experience . . . that's typically worse though in more technical roles, i.e. development. Honestly the advice to go forward with the confidence of a mediocre white male applies here--apply anyway! I've seen various stats around how men will apply if they meet 60% of a job's requirements and women do if they meet 100%. Try to emphasize communicating with cross-functional teams, multiple stakeholders, etc. Tech companies often want people in those roles who can communicate technical information to non-technical leaders/customers, so anything from your past that you can speak to in that area would be good to include too.
Sandra Garcia
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03/12/24 at 6:08PM UTC
Thanks for the tips! You are right.... I look over the description and if I don't meet most of the criteria I move on. I will be sure to change my approach!
