Cybersecurity as an overall industry has a very promising career outlook. It has low unemployment and in fact, many countries have a deficit of employees. This means if you are qualified you can expect to never go unemployed for an extended period of time as a cybersecurity professional. Generating revenue by selling a cyber security service or product is an exceptionally sought after career and is very lucrative if applied within the right employer.
You can qualify for some cyber security sales jobs with previous and relevant sales experience alone. However, many employers want candidates with a bachelor's degree in information technology (IT), networks administration, or cybersecurity along with a successful sales record.
There are different aspects to sales and as explored on Excelerate's website, cyber security includes a whole range of products and services. Different degrees of sales roles include:
- "Inside Sales"
- "Outside Sales"
- "Business Development"
- "Consultative Sales"
- Account Management"
- "Account Directorship
- "Sales Management"
Example successful hiring project:
Excelerate works with a very well known AI related security company that produces security software applied with artificial intelligence principles to dramatically improve a client's overall threat and cyber attack protection. Excelerate has worked with this company to find highly educated sales people across Europe who present the software solution to the end user market.
