I’m an Enterprise Sales Lead with 5 years of experience in the Tech space and 7 years of experience within the financial services. I am applying through the business route but I also have technical skills, my work experience mainly is within business role.
LOR
Letter from CEO of my company
Letter from a CEO of Fintech
Letter from a Director of Sales in a Tech Company
MC1- Award from university for my enterprise skills
MC2- Published article in an international Journal and some other media publications on tech blogs, also a published author (E books)
MC3- Acting as peer learning leader in my university supporting the lecturer by helping the cohort behind me achieve learning outcome (data analytics) i could also get a letter from the lecturer to show as evidence in participation in a volunteer role….
OC1- Employment letter, evidence of the arming high salary and detailed report on performance and contribution towards the growth of the organisation.
Evidence of having led in the development of high-impact digital product for (company 1)
Screenshot of promotion letters
Screenshot of commendation letters of my performance
OC2- Letter of recommendation from employer.
OC3-1 year contribution on GitHub on some projects and also working a project/digital solution from scratch ( Still on development stage) evidence of contribution in stack overflow
OC4- LinkedIn post by a tech talent company in participation in a hackathon for Tech sales Expert… published on LinkedIn
OC4- Evidence of recruits reaching out to me regarding open vacancies.
Screenshots of emails
Screenshots of emails from tech charity company nominating to represent the organisation.
I have attended several digital tech conferences but I haven’t been a keynote speaker yet.
You’ll need to provide at least two Mandatory Criteria (MC) and choose two Optional Criteria (OC), with two strong pieces of evidence per OC. Based on your list, here’s some feedback:
OC1 (Innovation)
The example you mentioned - high salary and leading product development - seem more aligned with Mandatory Criteria, especially if they show personal impact and exceptional ability. Note that salary alone does not qualify as innovation for OC1.
OC2 (Recognition)
A letter of recommendation from your employer isn’t sufficient on its own. For OC2, you need to show how you’ve been recognised for your work outside your immediate occupation. The letter can support this, but there must be concrete, external contributions or accolades.
OC3 (Impact)
Your year-long GitHub contribution could be relevant, depending on the depth and visibility of your work. If it includes original work or impactful open-source projects, it could also support MC(a significant contributor to a substantial open source project), OC1 (if innovative), OC2 (if externally recognised), or OC3 (if it created measurable impact). Stack Overflow contributions could be helpful too - especially if they demonstrate thought leadership or community influence.
OC4 (Academic Contributions)
Your listed examples don’t seem to meet OC4. This criterion typically requires evidence of academic authorship, mentorship, or research contributing to the digital technology sector. Participation in a hackathon or recruiters reaching out not qualify.
I’ve skipped MC1-MC3 since those require a closer look at the actual content, and I wouldn’t want to give advice without a proper review.
My advice would be:
Select two clear OCs where you have strong, well-matched evidence .
For each criterion, provide two pieces of solid, distinct evidence .
Cross-reference your examples with other accepted applications on the forum or guidance docs to check relevance and strength.