Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Jenny Wu is a data analyst turned sales engineer for data products at Hex. We talked about sales engineer vs data analyst, how to design a career based on your personality, and how to transition into a customer-facing role. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:34 What is a Sales Engineer?
00:09:35 Sales Engineering Day-to-Day
00:13:09 Challenge in sales
00:21:37 Traits of Successful Salespeople
00:30:32 Stakeholder Engagement
00:36:24 Getting into customer-facing roles
00:43:55 Quitting her job to travel the world
00:48:05 Advice on Career Breaks
00:50:39 Embedding Career and Personal Goals
00:51:57 How do you achieve happiness?