Sales and business roles build skills engineers lack.
Your transferable skills:
- Understanding customer needs and pain points
- Communicating value to non-technical stakeholders
- Working with metrics and data-driven decisions
- Negotiation and persuasion
- Handling rejection and persistence
Translation examples:
"Exceeded quarterly targets by %" → "Delivered results under deadline pressure"
"Managed + client accounts" → "Managed multiple stakeholders while tracking requirements"
Career Changer Tip: Product sense is rare in engineers. Your business background gives you an edge in product-focused companies.