How to Land Your Dream Tech Sales Job

The tech industry is booming, and there are plenty of lucrative job opportunities out there. It is probably a safe bet that regardless of your current role in the world of tech, you have a dream tech sales job that you would love to have. However, let’s be honest, there are good job opportunities and AMAZING opportunities.

In this article, we will share our top tips and advice to help you find your tech sales dream job, and we will show you how you can outshine the competition to ensure that you are able to nab that dream role when you find it.

“Wish it. Plan it. Do it!”

What Does Your Tech Sales Dream Job Look Like?

This first step may seem obvious, but you would be surprised how many of us think we know what our dream job is, but when it comes to it, what we envision may be a conglomeration of many roles or may not exist at all.

So let’s start off by narrowing down exactly what characteristics you are looking for in your tech sales dream job.

Will you work in an office, or would you rather travel or work from home?

The shifting work environment has opened up a wealth of new opportunities to clock in and contribute in the way that works best for you. The tech industry is at the leading edge of pioneering this new flexible way of working. By nature tech sales are generally going to require some degree of travel for face-to-face client meet-ups. That being said, some positions may offer virtual meetings, and you will need to decide whether you would prefer to spend the remainder of your work time in the office where you can interact with your associates or from home or another remote location.

What Is Your Tech Sales Dream Job Title?

Once you have a clear idea of what your dream tech sales job looks like, you will need to do a bit of research to learn which job titles best fit your dream job wish list. Large online job boards and industry forums provide a good source of reference for discovering highly detailed job descriptions that will allow you to narrow down your dream job search.

Take some time to browse through a variety of job postings on these forums and boards and jot down the job titles with job descriptions that tick off all, or most, of the boxes on your dream job wish list. This exercise will help you hone your search to the specific job roles that you want. This may also help expand your search to include job titles and employment opportunities you might not have previously considered.

Who Do You Want To Work For?

Now that you know how you want to work and what your dream job title might be, it is time to dig into the specific employers or companies that you envision yourself working for. Your dream job may be specific, as in, “I want to be head of new tech sales at Google or Apple’. Obviously, if your dream tech sales job involves a specific company or organisation, open opportunities are likely to be few, and competition will likely be fierce.

Alternatively, you may simply want your dream tech sales position to be at a certain type of company or organisation rather than a particular employer. For instance, you may wish to the excitement, challenge, and growth potential that comes from a tech sales position with a startup company. On the flip side, your dream tech sales job might involve the sort of hefty sign-on bonuses, generous benefits packages, or travel opportunities offered by working for a multinational corporation.

Head back to the online job boards to get an idea of what types of benefits and working environments are offered by which type of organisations and by specific employers. Once you have an idea of who you might be most interested in working for, be sure to take a little extra time to visit the website, and any community forums, for the companies that you are most interested in to get a better idea of the company culture, and values.

Finally, it is always a good idea to put out some feelers in your network. You never know if someone in your contact list might have a friend, relative, or acquaintance who is already working at your dream company, and may be able to provide you with some valuable insider information that you wouldn’t be privy to otherwise.

How To Outshine The Competition

Alright! You have narrowed down your choices. You now know what your tech sales dream job is, what your title will be, and which organisations you are most interested in working for, so now it is time to land you that dream job.

First, let’s get a hard truth out of the way. Your tech sales dream job is very likely to be a dream job for a lot of others as well. After all, we are all human, and we tend to have more similarities than differences. This means that all of the amazing things that attracted you to your tech sales role is likely to also draw in other tech sales candidates. To put it even more bluntly, competition for your tech sales dream job is going to be immense.

Don’t let the competition discourage or intimidate you. You are just as qualified as they are, maybe even more so. Tough competition just means that you need to put in a little extra effort to make sure that you are bringing your “A” game to the table. In this section, we will take a look at how to do just that.

Update Your Tech Sales CV

If you have been off the job search market for a while, you will want to look at your most recent resume to make certain that it showcases everything you have accomplished in your career so far.

It goes without saying that you will want to update your work history to include your most recent role at your current employer. This is just the first step. You will also want to go through and update your core skills, job duties, and any highlighted projects for your current employer and any previous employment. Each description should be carefully tailored to match the job requirements of your dream job.

This is where all that research that you did in the first sections is going to pay off. Take what you have learned about the specific role requirements and company culture at your dream job, and adjust the content in your CV to showcase how your education, knowledge, and past career experience make you the ideal fit for the role and for the company. This fine-tuning will also help ensure that your CV makes it past the AI candidate selection phase, in which an algorithm scans all incoming CVs for specific keywords and phrases determined by the hiring team.

Go Back To Class

No, we are not telling you that your college degree is no good, and that you need to head back to school. Though, truth be told, who wouldn’t mind revisiting their university glory days? There is no need to navigate a college campus, but you should brush up on any continuing education or technical skills that you may be lacking to make certain that you are able to easily answer any question or challenge that your dream job may throw at you.

This may mean obtaining additional training and certification related to a specific technology or particular product line. The goal here is to enter your tech sales dream job search as the most knowledgeable, best-prepared candidate in the pack.

Leverage Your Network

The tech industry is a well-connected world, and there is a very good chance that you have members of your current network who have some connection to the tech sales dream job that you are coveting. If you have been working in the tech industry, or in tech sales specifically, for any length of time, you have likely built up a wide network of clients, colleagues, and former employers that would be more than willing to put in a good word for you with members of their network. There is no harm in leveraging your solid reputation with these contacts to help you get a seat at the interview table at your dream job.

Final Thoughts

We hope that we have provided you with the motivation and the tools you need to take the leap to pursue your tech sales dream job. Follow these simple steps, and you will be sure to grab the hiring manager’s attention. We know that the tech sales field is crowded with talent, and competition for top roles is often tough, but you have done your homework and know that you are the right candidate for the role. What are you waiting for? Get out there and grab your dream job!