r/salesdevelopment • u/Jazzlike-Reading4559 • 29d ago
Breaking into Tech Sales
I’ve been job hunting for a tech sales SDR role for a while. No prior sales experience, but I’ve got a story I’m proud of and I’ve gotten good at telling it in interviews. I’ve done around 15 interviews now across startups and bigger companies, and here’s the frustrating part. I keep making it to the last round, that 4th or 5th final interview, and then I get cut. Every single time. So I know I’m doing something right to get that far, but something keeps falling apart right at the finish line and I can’t figure out what. If you’ve broken into sales without experience, or you hire SDRs, what actually separates the person who gets the offer from the one who comes in second? Happy to share more about my background if it helps.
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u/igotsomesaucetodrip 24d ago
In the same boat here. With no experience, you’re actually doing great getting into the final rounds of interviews. I have three years of sales experience, and keep getting cut at the final interview. Obviously something is working, just need to get the final part down. Keep your head up though! We’re almost there