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oliveoil
Apr 22, 2016

Pryor on Fire posted:

You want to work at a shithole like Oracle, you will make tons of money there.

Really? Do they pay well? I have a friend who wants to get started in sales at a big tech company and I know one guy who works in tech with a development team and then another guy who used to work there, plus a few other really old acquaintances who work as software engineers there. Would it be helpful for my friend if I reached out to them?

They were working as a seller for clothing brands to get their clothes into stores, so they've got sales experience but they've been unemployed (quit their job without another lined up because they wanted to visit their family overseas for a couple months) for six months, have no degree (part time, maybe one semester of credits so far in total) and no real tech background so I don't really know how to help them. :/

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oliveoil
Apr 22, 2016
Great! If they're unqualified then that seems to imply that there are qualifications. What should they do within the next 2-4 years to get qualified for a high-paying sales job? In the long term, they want to do sales and aim for sales jobs in the highest paying industries. I think tech sales seems to fit the bill but am not sure how to advise them.

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