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Your AI for Sales plan

Tell us where you are and where you want to go. Your plan skips what you've already earned and shows the next credentials for your level.

1 Where are you now?
2 What do you want next?
3 What do you already have? Check all that apply
4 Where do you work?
5 What can you spend?
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New to sales · Get a sales job

Answer question 1 to tailor this plan to your level.

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Three ways in

Entry level sales role

Apply nowBase plus commission, usually

Best if You want to start as an SDR or inside sales rep.

Free HubSpot sales certifications and AI basics show you can use a CRM and AI tools from day one.

Ask how quota and commission work before accepting.

Move over from service or retail

A few monthsKeep your current pay while you learn

Best if You already talk to customers all day.

Customer facing experience transfers well; add CRM and AI skills to show you can prospect.

Volunteer for prospecting or upsell work in your current job.

Your steps

4 steps for you

  1. Learn how generative AI works

    2 to 6 hoursFree

    Start with a free course that explains what AI tools can and cannot do, so every AI feature in your work tools makes sense.

    • Take Anthropic AI Fluency or OpenAI Academy AI Foundations; both give a free certificate or badge.
    • Prefer a Google name on it? Google AI Essentials is a paid Coursera course.

  2. Earn the free HubSpot sales certifications

    3 to 6 hours eachFree

    HubSpot Academy certifications are free and cover the inbound sales method and the HubSpot CRM most small and midsize sales teams use.

    • Inbound Sales first, then Sales Hub Software.
    • Take the free AI for Sales course alongside them.

  3. Learn the AI inside your CRM

    A few hours eachFree

    Most sales AI lives inside the CRM. Learn the version your company uses.

    • Salesforce: free Trailhead modules on Agentforce for Sales.
    • Microsoft: free Learn paths for Copilot for Sales.
    • LinkedIn Sales Navigator has a certificate course; LinkedIn does not publish its price.

  4. Put it all on LinkedIn

    5 minutes per credentialFree

    Use the Add to LinkedIn button on any certification on this page. It fills in the name and issuer under Licenses & certifications.

    • Add each credential with the month you earned it.
    • Share a short post when you pass one; the post text is written for you.
Job outlook
Sales reps
$76,460 median
Wholesale and manufacturing, May 2025
Sales managers
$148,270 median
May 2025
Openings
About 123,400 a year
Sales reps, projected
Outlook
Little change to 2035
BLS says AI may limit growth for reps

Source: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives; sales managers ↗

Plan sources · checked Oct 14, 2026BLS: wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives ↗BLS: sales managers ↗

Pay and outlook are national BLS figures. BLS states that advances in AI and automation such as chat bots may limit employment growth for sales representatives. Salesforce exam fees were not published on the pages reviewed. Your answers stay in your browser.

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