Narrative Example
CANDIDATE NARRATIVE EXAMPLE
December 04
Subject: Account Executive Summary
Todd Stephens is a candidate for an Account Executive position. His base salary is $95,000** with significant upside earning potential based on performance. Todd also has significant equity opportunity in the form of stock options.
Todd has had a 17-year career in the software industry consistently demonstrating success in both consulting and sales positions. From 1985 through 1992 Todd worked for a series of software companies as training consultant, implementation consultant, project manager, consulting manager, presales consultant, sales executive, and sales manager. Todd received several awards recognizing his top performance at various jobs during these years.
In 1992 Todd joined SAT as a member of the team that brought R/23 to market in the US. After managing the first large R/23 enterprise sale (total contract value of $25m) in the Northeast, Todd built the SAT NE Region from scratch. As Director of the NE Region Todd had P&L responsibility for training, consulting, and sales. In 1996 the NE Region produced revenues of .>$200m.
In 1996 Todd joined RepeatSoft as VP Operations for the Eastern US with P&L responsibility for a 28-state territory. Under Todd’s management revenues grew from $8m - >$80m. Todd was also responsible for developing a new line of business for RepeatSoft (offered by both the direct sales channel and the RepeatSoft reseller channel) consisting of an outsourcing option for deployment of the RepeatSoft ERP and CRM applications.
From 1999 to 2000 Todd was the CEO of MOP, a $10m software development company. Todd successfully transformed MOP’s business from a custom development approach to a packaged software vendor model.
During the period from 2000 to the present Todd has been involved in three start up ventures. The experienced gained by confronting the challenges of under capitalization in a very difficult market for developing companies has been invaluable.
Todd is a great fit for the Account Executive role. He brings a wealth of experience and a demonstrated track record of success. He is highly skilled in managing large enterprise selling situations. Todd understands the IT and application issues that large companies face, and he understands how to build a value proposition that drives benefit for the customer while delivering profitability. His track record demonstrates his ability to call on, and gain the respect of, C-level decision-makers in large complex organizations. His leadership experience will allow Todd to create the relationships and gain the respect of the key personnel resources needed to define, develop, and present your solution and value proposition to your prospects.
Todd is looking for a strong and success-oriented culture where he can utilize the deep experience and skills that he has developed in a winning team environment.
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