great place to start out and learn the ropes - Recensione dipendente - Account Executive presso Brightedge Technologies

Elite product that is industry leading. Cold calling is a difficult job but selling this product makes cold calling easy and people listen on the other end of the line when you say BrightEdge. Training program at BrightEdge fosters success from day 1. At the beginning, you are immersed into the day to day environment of the company all while learning the ins and outs of the industry, hands on with the tool, learning scripts, how to handle objections and cold call at an elite level. So many people hit the ground running here and was fortunate to have BrightEdge as a foundation of my professional and sales career. Some of the things I learned here from day 1 and from my last day at the company I will carry with me for the remainder of my career. Culture is phenomenal, every person in the Chicago office looks out for one another and pushes you to be your best day after day. Everyone gets along and is accepting of one another, I have made lifelong friends at BrightEdge all while hitting my numbers, working hard, and making great money as an entry level sales rep. From 8-5 everyone in the office is locked in and grinding to hit their numbers and helping others do the same. On top of that, it is a fun environment where it makes coming into the office a luxury instead of a chore. I learned an incredible amount from sitting next to my peers and sitting next to leadership and taking advice from them and putting it into action on the salesfloor. Pay for an entry level role is 2nd to none. If you come in everyday with a drive and determination to hit your numbers it is impossible to fail with the resources you and guidance you receive along the way. Hit your numbers and you will make a ton of commission + base pay + overtime. This made it extremely easy to live in the city and live comfortably. Finally, senior leadership has a strong investment in their people and genuinely will do whatever it takes to help you advance your career. Perfect place to start your career, learn a ton about the tech space, make a bunch of money, gain valuable sales experience, and network!

Young company with growing pains but always open to hearing suggestions on the betterment of the company/office.

You can make a lot of money if you're into working long hours and can manage high stress

Senior leadership is clueless and doesn't like to take advice from anyone below them. C-suites do the bare minimum, and like to take credit for any success, while pointing fingers for any failures. They've been removed from day-to-day client calls for too long, and think the solutions of yesterday are still relevant today. They don't care that our competitors are undercutting us by 1/4 of our price, they don't care that the supporting sales documents are years old and extremely outdated, and they don't care that the training you received is hardly relevent to what you'll need to do to be successful at this place. Their memory is short, if you sell good one month, you'll be an allstar. If you fall short the next month, you'll fear for your job. Office culture is equivalent to a frat-house, you'll be required to go in 3+ days a week (unless you've been favorited by the C-suites) to an environment that is impossible to concentrate in. The office is so loud that you'll routinely leave work with a headache, and you'll get complaints on background noise during your sales calls. There's also a shortage of desks, monitors, HDMI cables, and everything else needed to work an office job. None of that matters though, you'll still have to go in.