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Account Executive

Construction Technology Company

Antioch University
Antioch University - Business

3 years Saas and construction technology
MBA
Architecture, Construction & Design
Technology
Sales and Client Management
Business Management & Admin

Q1Career path

Non-Traditional Career Path

Hospitality to Tech Transition

Career Exploration

0:42

"I had a seemingly untraditional career path."

Q2Main responsibilities

Account Management

Client Management

Sales

0:37

"My entire job revolves around managing their accounts and then upselling them on additional products within our base product."

Q3Day in the life

Meeting Management

Sales

Customer Relations

0:46

"I probably have anywhere from 15 to 20 customer meetings a week."

Q4Most important skills - role

Sales

Communication

Resilience

0:34

"I think organization, communication and the ability to self-start and just be gritty"

Q5Favorite parts - role

Customer Interaction

Travel

Communication

0:26

"I like the traveling part of it and just getting to talk to people all day."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Account Management

Quota Pressure

Sales

0:25

"Definitely getting up every day and keeping on even when it's tough."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Teamwork

Problem-Solving

Communication

0:21

"Definitely the people on both sides, on the internal side and in the company I work for and just in, in tech sales in general."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Sales

Financial Motivation

Persistence

0:34

"I would describe them as persistent and money motivated because you have to be persistent and you can, you can do really well."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Achieving Goals

Resilience

Overcoming Challenges

0:30

"That it is a lot of rejection and a lot of criticism, and not a lot of recognition until you hit your goals. It's pretty cutthroat, but if you do well, it's worth it."

Q10Entry-level positions

Customer Success

Entry-Level Jobs

Sales

0:35

"The entry level position in sales is going to be the sales development representative role."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Career Development

Motivation

Achieving Goals

0:35

"you're really your own competition. Doesn't matter what the other people around you are doing. Um, your in competition with yourself."

Q12College ideas for success

Career Progression

Real-World Skills

Work Experience

0:32

"I think working through college was, has played a big role in how quickly I've been able to move up."

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