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Perspective Employer’s guide Human resources SE Strategy
SE Level Mix is a Planning Range, Not a Rule
There is no single universal benchmark for SE level mix. Based on input from NAASE registered coaches and advisory board members, the right...
April 21, 2026
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Survey Expert Interviews Presales Leadership Sales AI Tech Trends
Sales Engineering 2025 Survey Results
Sales Engineering Signals 2025 is NAASE’s practitioner-led mini report on how Sales Engineering teams are staffed, measured, and evolving. It pairs a short...
February 17, 2026
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Survey Career Paths Professional Development
Best College Majors for Potential New Sales Engineers
If a current high school senior were considering becoming a sales engineer one day (assuming they knew what an SE was), what degree...
September 26, 2025
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Career Paths
Why are there no 23-Year-Old Sales Engineers?
Ken Lambert
April 20, 2025
Why are there no 23-Year-Old Sales Engineers?
I have seen some posts and questions and a bit of ongoing frustration from people that recently graduated from college, but just cannot...
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Communication Skills
Tough Conversations in Technical Sales
Ken Lambert
February 10, 2025
Tough Conversations in Technical Sales
There are plenty of tough conversations in technical sales & sales engineering. The most successful professionals in these fields have learned how to...
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Communication Skills
Pick Up the Darn Phone!
Ken Lambert
October 31, 2024
Pick Up the Darn Phone!
As a professional who has been around the block a few times, in both a Sales Engineer and a Project Manager capacity, I...
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Presales Leadership
Navigating Lateral Career Movements-  Forum Recap
Ken Lambert
October 22, 2024
Navigating Lateral Career Movements-  Forum Recap
On Thursday, September 19th, the President of NAASE along with 3 of our Advisory Board members gathered and discussed a very key and...
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Business Acumen
Sales Engineer as the “Gut Check”
Ken Lambert
August 20, 2024
Sales Engineer as the “Gut Check”
Sales engineers bring a lot of value to the deal, and to their companies. One of the most important is that of the...
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