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Value of Corporate Experience in Career Advancement?

This is a very subjective matter, I understand.

I am hoping to hear answers from Sr. Levels of Management (VP and up) in Consumer Packaging or Manufacturing or Biotech/Pharma.

I am currently in Field Sales. Have the opportunity to move to corporate and go inside.

How important is going inside for a few years and working as a Product Manager or some such thing if you want to advance?
Is this a practical route to greater opporutnity?

Do most fortune 500 companies value cross training such as this?

I dread being a desk jockey but for the experience and contacts I think I can hang on for two years.

It depends what type of person you are. From my experience field sales is best for the more independent individual, however you can get forgotten about inside the company unless you are one of the top performers. Depending on how many years in the field you have may mean you are ready for a change. You may bring a fresh perspective into the office that usually gets caught up in processes and forgets about the customer.

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