“Before starting my professional career, I studied business economics at the Hogeschool Amsterdam. After that, I worked in recruitment and secondment, specifically focusing on IT, Sales and Management . While I liked the commercial role and the dynamics of the IT and tech world a lot, I decided I wanted to do something else. The problem wasn\u2019t that I didn\u2019t like the work, it just was not a good fit. Luckily, I ran into Can Paul Urganci, whom I knew from my youth. We both grew up in the same village. He asked me how I was doing, so I explained to him why I was looking for something else. Next Monday, he rang me and asked if I maybe wanted to hear more about SDR as a Service. Long story short: I applied for and got the position! I have been at the company for almost two months.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell of course Can Paul knows me pretty well, so I reckoned, \u2018if he thinks I have what it takes, I should trust his judgment and at least go and talk.\u2019 But I was very happy I did, because I am very happy about the terms of employment. One important advantage is flexibility. While everyone is working from home at the moment, at some point we\u2019ll probably go back to the office. But at SDRaaS, we are free to choose whatever works best for us. I like that we\u2019re allowed to choose. Then there also is a lot of room for personal growth and development. I think I\u2019ll be able to stay at the company for quite some time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am what they call a people person, I enjoy socializing. I also think working in sales is pretty diverse: I am talking to people with many different professions and from many different industries all the time. And I like the challenge, I suppose I\u2019m quite competitive. Turning a \u2018no\u2019 into a \u2018yes\u2019 gives me a lot of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI do! The sales cycle is, of course, longer, but I think getting people to respond to your offering and agreeing to take a meeting is definitely one of the hardest parts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy father used to have his own tech company, and before that, he worked at several larger IT companies. So, you could say I have been experiencing the benefits of new technology firsthand from a really young age. And the fact that tech is changing and developing all the time also doesn\u2019t hurt: it means that new solutions will in many cases be pretty well sought after. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow that we\u2019re all working from home, keeping things from becoming stale is particularly important. I am switching it up all the time, but one thing doesn\u2019t change: I tackle the hardest tasks first. \u2018Eat that frog!\u2019, as they say. And I find going for walks around the block really helps when I feel stuck; I always return inspired from those, looking forward to try the new approach I cooked up outside.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What did you do before you started at SDRaaS? “Before starting my professional career, I studied business economics at the Hogeschool Amsterdam. After that, I worked in recruitment and secondment, specifically focusing on IT, Sales and Management . While I liked the commercial role and the dynamics of the IT and tech world a lot, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n