Feb 21, 2010
Is software sales a good field now, given the economy? Or any sales? Is anyone buying – have quotas reduced?
I was recently laid off from my job in marketing, for a software company. Before I could switch in to sales, the economy nixed any chance of me moving there. So I am still thinking of sales, most likely software / tech sales, but I am worried that now may not be the best time to bother, as I wonder, who’s buying anything now?
would you say it would be better to get a marketing job, or remain in marketing for now instead?
Brief answer – Software sales can be extremely lucrative when you get to an enterprise level at a major company (100k+ base, 250k+ OTE) but it takes about 7-10 years of experience before you get to that level.
An entry level job will probably pay anywhere from 50-80k OTE so yeah you can make money but is now the time to do it? Most software companies are laying off people left and right. The rain makers will always have a job, but now isn’t the best time to be learning the ropes.
I currently sell enterprise ERP for a fortune 500 company so I’m speaking from experience.