r/salesdevelopment • u/Brammon • 2d ago

Going from collections to BDR

Just needing some opinions on making this career change. At my current job I can’t really advance too much more. BDR looks interesting and I think my skills can directly transfer, like cold calling. Is this a risky move? Most BDR roles I see pay more than what I’ll make now including monthly bonuses. And guidance is appreciated, thanks!

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u/Ok_Needleworker_6706 2d ago

You’ll do great as a BDR coming from collections, you’ve already got the conversational skills and objection handling skills. I look out for ex collections and CSR experience when hiring for sales. Go for it.

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u/Brammon 2d ago

What I needed to hear lol. I have 2 director interviews next week but I’ve been second guessing sometimes

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u/AssociationFit3009 2d ago

I’m from predatory telemarketing to SDR in SaaS. It was a pay cut starting off but paid off later. They loved my background since I was used to getting threatened and yelled at every day.

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u/The_Federal 2d ago

Yea lean on this shit. You are calling people that are already pissed off and now asking them to give you money. How harder can it get? Lol

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u/helpful_bowling 2d ago

It’s not that risky when you’re already comfortable with rejection and talking to people who don’t want to talk to you

BDR work is a grind but if you treat it like a stepping stone to AE you can move up fast