Tyler Treser shares his exciting career transition from offshore mudlogger in the Gulf of Mexico to a software sales engineer in San Francisco.

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There are so many important details to his story and I hope you are positively impacted the way I was when I first heard them. Tyler worked for Schlumberger less than a year before being laid off in 2016. His Geoscience background seemed like it had come to an end right as it had started. One key characteristic to Tyler’s personality is that he doesn’t give up. And he’s clearly really good at goal-setting and posses a high level of perseverance. He set his sights on software engineering and started from the bottom of the totem pole, cold calling for an oil and gas startup (Oseberg). His story really highlighted the importance of humbleness, willingness to learn, and the power of incremental improvements over time helping you to achieve your goals.

If you’re interested in a sales engineering role, he recommends becoming proficient in SQL (databases), Python (computer programming), and possess 3-5 years of sales experience. There are many first level options to get some working experience - look for roles like technical support engineer or analyst / consulting jobs.

Resources Tyler recommends:www.reddit.com/r/oilandgasworkerswww.reddit.com/geologycareersSoftware - CodeAcademy (basic coding)The Odin project (Web Development)LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) - Interviewing for those skillsYouTube / GoogleKhan Academy

Tyler's Tips for Job PostingsBe tenacious - FOLLOW UP days later. First listings, messages, or introductions rarely become a close. Look at many job boards and network with many people (cast a wide net)Look at the skillset required in the job. You might be more qualified than you think… if you can put together a story to tell the hiring managers.

Tyler's Tips for Cold CallingAlmost no one ENJOYS cold callingIt's a difficult job but valuable to the firmPush yourself to keep doing it and you will improveHave resilience and tenacity to keep calling even though you don't want toYou must gain comfort in making the calls because you have to do it to reach your goals or for your job