Career Development: Exploring Job Departments and Sectors of Interest

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT
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Career Development
Part A
Job Department, career pathways and sectors that Is Interesting to me
My former and present career path has largely leaned on working with and serving people.
Therefore, I am interested in working with the following departments of the sales field, career
pathways and sectors.
Inside Sales
Inside Sales career path refers to the path for representatives of business to business SaaS
companies. They mostly spend their time conducting business through the phones rather than
being out in the fields. Therefore, nothing much is involved in terms of travel logistics. It will,
however, require a lot of skills and ability in striking deals through the phone. This nature of the
job is good but it will not suit me. That is because I love interacting with people directly and not
through indirect ways. Ideally, I understand that direct interaction with people helps in creating a
good environment for the development of interpersonal skills. These skills will be necessary for
the development of confidence and social interaction ideas. Since the sales field of career needs
the development of social and interpersonal skills, majoring into inside sales entirely will not be
suitable for the development of my career path. This path of career is the modern preference for
the salespersons longing for the feeling of sealing great deals and making large commissions.
The role of the entry level for this career path is the Sales Development Representatives.
Sales Operations
I will also be interested in the career path of sales operations. The advent of CRM creates
a good chance for following up on the sales operations path of career. This field serves to be the
best for me given my strength in being analytical and having an interest for details. The

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analytical skills will be very useful for developing insight into the business. The sales sector
needs an eagle eye in its operation and the more effective my skills are in giving attention to
detail, the faster growth in sales career path. Career development in sales is married to keenness
and specificity. I will, therefore, use my analytical skills to investigate and dig into the details of
customer relationship management for purposes of revealing optimization opportunities. I have a
chance to move into the roles of sales operations given my experience in the sector of inside
sales. However, I will opt for the path of customer relationship management specialist. That is
because the management of customer relationship is close to my area of strength in the
development and nurturing of good relationships. I will want to be involved in the operations of
customer management because I already have adequate skills from my former career in the
docket of customer care. Still, on the sales operations career line, I will choose to aim for the
role of customer relationship management administration. As an administrator, I will get to know
the areas that need attention and those that do not. This position will be relevant in my career
path given the targets and roles of getting maximum results from Salesforce. Later, I would think
of becoming the manager of Sales Ops and later the Sales Enablement Director. I will strive to
work very hard in the position of Sales Enablement Director and later move into the executive
role of being the vice president of strategy. After having a good understanding of all the
operations that goes into sales, I will be able to handle the management department well. The
roles that go into oversight will not be enough for my entire career satisfaction. Therefore, I will
be thinking of venturing into the roles of business strategists. That will ensure the development
of skills in sales strategy.
Business Development

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Apart from the two career paths described above, the business development path of career
will also be my preference. This career path involves the need that I create long-term
organizational value from relationships, customers, and markets. The three are closely
intertwined and are greatly necessary for the development of an all-rounded organization. An
organization that treats customers properly builds long-lasting relationships. Therefore, I will be
keen on developing the necessary skills for building great relationships. On the other hand, I will
strive to understand different cultures and the best way to develop good relationships with
different cultures. Different cultural settings often lead to difficulties in communication and
interactions. Owing to that, it will be necessary to find the best techniques to quickly integrate
diversity and develop company brands to suit those unique cultures. After developing the skills
of relationships, I will try to understand different market tastes and the best ways of creating
personal relationships with company brands and customers. That is evaluating the best ways of
creating a culture in different company brands. People who are largely involved in the roles of
sales operations are normally different from those in business development. In that case, as a
business development career specialist in the sales department, I will be building real
relationships with potential influencers, customers and partners. My zeal for a good relationship
with customers and dealing with people will be of great use in this career path (Jacobs 2017).
Marketing
The sales department is different from the marketing department. I will be interested in
the executive marketing role, the vice president of marketing. This entails the scaling of the
reach of the company through the process of driving more traffic of the website and creating
more leads. Through the skills that I will be able to gather in this department, I will understand
critically the application of computer skills in marketing (Lee 2016). The digital age has a pool