Sales Engineer: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Through history
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Long ago
Before computers were everywhere, people used paper charts and drawings to explain new machines. Sales engineers still draw diagrams today to help others see how things work.
Tools of the trade
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Laptop
A sales engineer uses a laptop to show a special program on the spot, so people can see exactly how it works.
A day in the job
- 9:00 AMThe sales engineer arrives at a company's office and sits down with the team to listen to what isn't working well.
Words to know
- Demonstration
- A demonstration, or demo, is when someone shows you how a tool works by using it in front of you.
Quiz time
A sales engineer only talks and never listens.
A sales engineer might help a hospital find patient records faster.