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Salesforce Sales Development Representative Professional Certificate
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Salesforce Sales Development Representative Professional Certificate

Unlock your potential in tech sales. Build job-ready skills for an in-demand career as an entry-level Sales Development Representative (SDR). No degree or prior experience required.

Noorin Fazal
NaOmi Furukawa
Ernest Owusu

Instructors: Noorin Fazal

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4.5

(443 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
3 months, 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree
Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.5

(443 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
3 months, 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Articulate the purpose of the Sales Development Representative role and develop strategies for your personal and professional success 

  • Prepare a professional portfolio and develop your personal brand to reflect your performance in the interview process

  • Apply the success-proven principles of the SV Academy Conversational Selling methodology

  • Problem-solve using the best-in-class tech tools of the SDR workflow

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Prepare for a career in Sales Development

  • Receive professional-level training from Salesforce
  • Demonstrate your proficiency in portfolio-ready projects
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Salesforce
  • Qualify for in-demand job titles: Sales Development Representative (SDR), Business Development Representative (BDR), Sales Representative
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$64,000+
median U.S. salary for Sales Development
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51,000+
U.S. job openings in Sales Development
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Get exclusive access to career resources upon completion

  • Resume review

    Improve your resume and LinkedIn with personalized feedback

  • Interview prep

    Practice your skills with interactive tools and mock interviews

  • Career support

    Plan your career move with Coursera's job search guide

¹Lightcast™ Job Postings Report, United States, 7/1/22-6/30/23. ²Based on program graduate survey responses, United States 2021.

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Professional Certificate - 5 course series

Groundwork for Success in Sales Development

Course 119 hours4.4 (388 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Confidently articulate the purpose and power of the SDR role in the tech industry

  • Effectively select strategies and tools for developing a winning professional mindset

  • Justify strategies for time management and prioritization that yield results in your personal and professional life

  • Compose plans for taking responsibility for your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being within personal and professional relationships

Skills you'll gain

Category: Sales
Category: Cold Calling
Category: objection handling
Category: Sales Development
Category: cold emailing

Foundations for Interviewing with Confidence

Course 219 hours4.4 (73 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Develop an understanding of the tech industry landscape in order to cultivate a long term career plan

  • Construct an intimate understanding of your audience and express a personal story that is unforgettable

  • Formulate a results-driven professional portfolio that showcases your track record and sets you apart from other candidates

  • Create a lasting impression through the interview process

Skills you'll gain

Category: Customer Relationship Management Software
Category: video prospecting
Category: Prospecting
Category: Sales Development
Category: sales engagement

Conversational Selling Playbook for SDRs

Course 325 hours4.7 (37 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Understand the process of asking strategic questions, establishing trust, identifying pain points and proposing value in efforts to closing a sale

  • Identify your Ideal Customer Profile and target persona to build a lead list, qualify prospects, and leverage data to drive activity

  • Investigate various outreach channels and generate a call script incorporating Conversational Selling strategies

  • Develop a foundation for emotional intelligence in a sales context and generate an empathetic email

Skills you'll gain

Category: Sales
Category: Time management
Category: Sales Development
Category: teamwork

Boosting Productivity through the Tech Stack

Course 429 hours4.3 (30 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Examine and navigate the tech stack and stay up-to-date on the latest tech tools used in the tech sales workforce

  • Understand the basic principles of customer relation management (CRM) tools and how to use them effectively as part of your workflow

  • Use sales intelligence tools to find prospects and optimize your workflow

  • Formulate bulletproof outreach strategies to engage with prospective customers

Skills you'll gain

Category: Communication
Category: Proactivity
Category: Creative Problem Solving
Category: empathy
Category: Coachability

Practical Guide to Navigating Professional Relationships

Course 520 hours4.6 (40 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Personal Advertisement
Category: Personal Branding
Category: Resume writing
Category: Audience
Category: interviewing

Instructors

Noorin Fazal
Salesforce
5 Courses7,463 learners
NaOmi Furukawa
SV Academy
2 Courses47,950 learners

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Salesforce
SV Academy

Build toward a degree

When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹

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Degree credit eligible

This Professional Certificate has ACE® recommendation. It is eligible for college credit at participating U.S. colleges and universities. Note: The decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution.

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