What do you think of pre-sales?

jamesp1983

I had a company contact me about a Cisco pre-sales position and they were really interested. The pay would be about 20-30% more than I'm making now, but I dont have much experience in this specific type of role. I've done network design for awhile now and had a job where I would go with sales reps to answer tech questions on occasion. I would gather information about whats currently onsite, and then give recommendations/equipment suggestions to improve the infrastructure after I gathered the facts. That wasn't my sole responsibility at that job, but I would do it in addition to implementation and support. I wanted to see if anyone on TE has done/or does this currently as well as what your day to day is like. This company is a Cisco Gold Partner and is big on training. I have had two phone ints so far and another conf call with the regional sales mgr on Monday. The Pre Sales Sr Architect was a CCIE with 15 yrs experience and was extremely personable. Any input would be appreciated.

paul78

@NightShade1 - that's great that you got the training. That sort of training (if good) and experience can be very transferable to just about anything business related. Good luck with the new role. Congrats!