University is a good place to start preparing for someone’s career. The best way to do that is through co-op or internships. That was a major part of the discussion with Binayak Kanungo, aka Bini. We discuss how being an intern secured him a job as a Sales Engineer after he graduated, and what he loves about Sales Engineering.
Some Sales Engineers move jobs every couple of years, others once in a blue moon. So what do we need to do in order to be ready for all the different interviews that we face, from recruiters to VPs of all different kinds.
As a fresh new SE, Pravin still remembers vividly the reasons he wanted to become an SE, and the process he went through to become one. He was rejected multiple times, but every time he used the feedback he received to improve in his interviews and as a Sales Engineer before he ever became one.
Negotiating a Salary is a life-altering process that can either set you up right for the next few years or keep you underpaid for the next few years. So why would you do that by email? Here we discuss the reasons you should not negotiate a Salary by email, and what are the preferred methods of negotiating a salary.
How many Sales Engineers look at their Salesperson during a customer call and think, I can do that job better than he can. But is that all there is to be a salesperson? Jason finds out by becoming one. Turns out there are things that salespeople do that SEs do not see, and many will not want to do.