Business Development Specialist Career Path
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Based on 34 Jobtrees users who were a Business Development Specialist in their career, on average, they have 3.97 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.2 years on average in this job building experience and earn $67K per year before moving on.
0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Business Development Specialist are Business Development Manager, Videographer and Intelligence Analyst. Business Development Manager, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step. While Business Development Manager is from the same job family, Business Development, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Intelligence Analyst, also being a common career path from Business Development Specialist.
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How can I become a
The most common career steps to get to Business Development Specialist are Business Development Coordinator, Relationship Banker and Customer Service Representative based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
While Business Development Coordinator is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Business Development Specialist that is an overwhelmingly common path. Another characteristic of the Business Development Specialist career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary. This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Business Development Specialist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
While Business Development Coordinator isn't from the same job family as Business Development Specialist, Business Development, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Relationship Banker also being a common career path to Business Development Specialist.
What should I know about the career path
Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Business Development Coordinator being on the path to and from Business Development Specialist. This is common when people move to companies of different sizes or choose to return to a function they fit well with.
Business Development Specialist is part of the Business Development job family which has a variety of unique role within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.