I cold call for a living
I remember avoiding it all day, doing anything but dialing
Now, I’m up at 4:30am talking until 5pm
Caffeinated like a mf.
Mouth parched
Working because my rent is due
Some real killers out there, soon I’ll be up there
Just my first year doing this tbh
Crazy how fast you can progress if you stick with it and give it so much of yourself
Applied through a company's website. Got the automated rejection email a few days later.
So we messaged someone at that same company directly.
Their reply: "Would you be open to a quick call this week?"
The portal said no. A human at the same company said yes.
The application system isn't the company. It's a filter sitting in front of it. When it rejects you, that's not always the company deciding. That's software deciding.
Go around it 🏹
Got this message this week:
"Booked two interviews with SaaS companies. Thanks for the help so far."
Resume rebuild was step one. Most people don't need a new job history, they need someone who knows what a hiring manager actually reads for.
That's session one of our Land a Role Sprint.
DM me for details 🏹
Ranked: what actually gets you hired in tech sales, worst to best 🏹
1. Mass applying. You're one of 400 resumes. The math was never going to work.
2. A polished resume. Necessary. Not sufficient. It gets you considered, not hired.
3. Timing. Applying within 48 hours of a posting going live changes everything. Still not enough alone.
4. A referral or direct line to the hiring manager. Now you're a person, not a PDF.
5. Interview performance. Every step before this just buys you the meeting. The offer is won in the room.
Most people spend 90% of their energy on #1 and #2. The list runs the other way.
Which one are you over-investing in?
W2 - 166% quota attainment
1099 contract - another $700k loan being funded this week
Sales Group - Distribution channels ✅
Sales Agency - renewing contracts
SaaS Product - user count 📈
All built around sales and being able to drive revenue
@axtalks This is the truth. Just dive into the deep end
Took every freelance job around sales I could. Learned a lot in 12 months and I got paid for it too
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