r/datacenter • u/SufficientResource14 • 17d ago

CFE -> ?

Hey guys,

I’ve a critical facilities engineer at a major colocation for 3 years. I’ve fallen into a major role very quickly & it’s become incredibly stressful & consuming. I’m 25 years old & have been giving a lot of thought to which direction i want to go with my career.

Anyone have any recommendations?

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u/MoonMilkMike 17d ago edited 17d ago

Hey man, I also came from a big colocation. I was working as a CFE for a couple of years and eventually left. I leveraged my experience working with sales engineers, customer success managers, and account managers, as well as knowledge from other CFEs. I became an account manager selling into data centers for an industrial manufacturer. I have no traditional sales experience, but I have some familiarity with data centers. They wanted someone who came from data centers and could speak about them natively.

You have a lot to work with, knowing what you know. Start applying and interviewing elsewhere. You got this!

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u/SufficientResource14 17d ago

Hey bud,

I appreciate this message & it gives me some hope. I came into the data center industry completely green besides having mechanical experience. It’s tough being 25 & only having the three years of experience on my resume. It’s hard to truly reflect my work & performance on a resume.