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# ✍️ Challenge 1: Interview 2 tech sales professionals

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**Challenge 1**
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- [ ] Interview 2 different tech sales professionals and summarise your key learnings and takeaways
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## Which roles should I shoot for?
- You should interview one SDR/BDR and one AE/similar role. You will likely start your career as an SDR/BDR and transition into an AE role fast, so this makes the most sense 
- They must be working at a tech company
- They can be anywhere in the world
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## Hmm ok... how do I do that?

**Approaching them on LinkedIn of course!**

- You can search by geography, job title, company name, and many more options. 
- Once you've identified someone, go ahead and reach out to them using contact requests or direct messages. 

What to say? We recommend something along the lines of:


> Hey X!
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> My name is X and I'm currently looking to start my career in tech sales. Would you have 30 minutes to chat and tell me about your experience and how you began your career? You'd be doing me a huge favor :)
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> Thanks beforehand! 
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> Y.

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## Questions you can/should ask during the interview:

- What are your daily activities in your current role?
- How did you get into this industry?
- In your current job, what does it take to be successful?
- Any tips or recommendations you want to share?
 
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## What next? 
Once you've performed the 2 interviews, upload your notes here and move onto the next challenge. You can use any text editing software you like: Word, Google Docs etc. or paste it directly below. 

🙂 Enjoy!

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