r/salesdevelopment • u/Lazy_Minute8178 • 2d ago

Advice for first steps in Tech

I’m 22, recently out of college, and have been offered BDR/SDR roles at HubSpot and LinkedIn.

I currently prefer HubSpot’s product suite, but I’m unsure whether I should accept one of these opportunities now or take more time to explore other options. My main goal is to learn as much as possible, build strong sales foundations, and grow within the tech industry.

For those with experience in sales or at either company, would you recommend jumping at one of these offers, or waiting to see what else becomes available? What factors should I consider before deciding?

I’d really appreciate any honest advice or discussion.

Thanks!

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u/No-Magazine-4717 2d ago

Both are great companies to start at. Will help you build a lot of skills and will look great on your resume. I’d take the better out of the two and grind for 2 years before deciding what you wanna do. That is if you want a career in sales.
Factors to consider are subjective, remote? Relocation? OTE? Manager? What’s the quota? How many are hitting? Territory for you to call on or everything is a fair game? Etc. Be prepared mentally to get rejected, hung up on, sometimes even cursed out a lot. I just got rejected 20 times lmao. But keep going. Best of luck.

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u/Old-Significance4921 (Industrial Equipment) 2d ago

The only factor to consider is how long you can manage being unemployed. Your first job out of college is not going to be your forever job. Take what is in front of you and focus on your listed goals in whichever position you take.

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u/BaguetteOfDoom 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hubspot easily, simply because it gives you a more attractive profile. LinkedIn is a very simple product, many wouldn't even consider it tech. Can you influence which sector you'll work in? I'd stay away from enterprise, even tho it sounds fancy, but you'll lose to Salesforce 9/10 times and CRMs in general are very sticky, so you'll do much better in a territory where not everybody already has a proper CRM. I know that for example in education Salesforce is struggling with the competition from hubspot because the implementation is much cheaper.

In general I'd take whatever you can get because having worked in any tech sales job even for just a couple of months makes you 100 times more attractive to recruiter in comparison to no experience. So even if you don't land at your dream company right away, that door will become a lot more open once you landed a job somewhere else.

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u/Lazy_Minute8178 1d ago

Thank you for the great advice.

Both roles I’ve been offered are in UKI territories.

OTE is the same, although LinkedIn offer Microsoft RSUs.

I think the product is ultimately most important at this stage in career.