From data analyst to sales engineer, personality-based career design, sales skills for data people - Jenny Wu - The Data Scientist Show #079
Description
Jenny Wu is a data analyst turned sales engineer for data products at Hex. We talked about sales engineer vs data analyst, how to design a career based on your personality, and how to transition into a customer-facing role.
Jenny’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-wu-...
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(00:00:00 ) Introduction
(00:01:34 ) What is a Sales Engineer?
(00:09:35 ) Sales Engineering Day-to-Day
(00:13:09 ) Challenge in sales
(00:21:37 ) Traits of Successful Salespeople
(00:30:32 ) Stakeholder Engagement
(00:36:24 ) Getting into customer-facing roles
(00:43:55 ) Quitting her job to travel the world
(00:48:05 ) Advice on Career Breaks
(00:50:39 ) Embedding Career and Personal Goals
(00:51:57 ) How do you achieve happiness?
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