By Gabriel Marusic, Account Manager
I joined SuccessFactors in August of 2006 as a Lead Gen rep serving the mid-market (Lead Gen, or Lead Generation, is our team that calls companies and introduces them to SuccessFactors). I interviewed at a number of different companies but really had my heart set on joining SuccessFactors from the get-go. I felt that SuccessFactors’ products enabled companies to better apply top-notch management practices that I learned in college, and I knew that I wanted to be involved with this company. So I was thrilled when asked to join the mid-market Lead Gen team as a starting point in my new career in sales, and was pumped with ambition to learn and grow. Since then it has been a fantastic experience for me both in personal and professional growth. While in Lead Gen I had the opportunity to learn about our products and the needs of our potential customers prior to them coming on board. This really created a very solid base for me and provided an introduction to the workings of sales and marketing which would facilitate my growth here. I also had the honor of attending President’s Club for 2007, which recognizes top performers in sales, and was able to go to Mexico! After a successful two year position in Lead Gen, I was able to take part in a development program that SuccessFactors was offering, which provided training and mentoring to allow me to move up into an account management role here on our small business team—what an opportunity. Now I’m in a new role working with our existing customers and I’m happier than ever. I’ve got a great manager who started in sales and like many others here was able to take his career up a notch and now leads his own team.
In addition to my professional growth, I’ve also enjoyed some great personal moments here at SuccessFactors. I’ve made some lifelong friendships along the way–one of my fellow Lead Gen team members who was promoted with me was also a groomsman at my wedding. I get to play on our company soccer team and join other SF’ers on amazing company events (did I mention Mexico?). Without a doubt, this is a fantastic place to work and I’m looking forward to the road ahead here.
