Sales Intern

Southwestern Advantage has been offering sales and personal development opportunities to

students for 157 years. We are committed to providing a transformative experience that

equips young people with essential life skills. Our summer sales internship program has

empowered more than 150,000 college students from over 1,600 campuses worldwide to

achieve their goals in life.

Southwestern Advantage is seeking college students from all majors for a paid summer work/internship position. This is an outside sales internship where students will learn how to run their own business and be effective in creating relationships with consumers. Students will have the opportunity to travel to another state. You will receive 100 to 300 hours of professional sales, leadership, and marketing coaching. The average student will make $11,000 dollars in the summer but top first-year performers make up to $50,000 in our 12 week program. The ideal candidate for this position will take over the following responsibilities and have these qualifications. There is no upfront cost to start your business with Southwestern.

Following successful completion of the program, interns have the opportunity to move into a

leadership role and further grow their career with Southwestern Advantage and our 15 other sister companies! They can earn job interviews in our Family of Companies (https://southwestern.com/) after graduation! And can also work with our executive search firm to connect with our living alumni network of over 100,000 people to potentially land interviews and jobs.

Responsibilities:

• Students will be engaged in consultative sales, approaching and talking to families in person during the summer

• Communicating with anywhere with 1,500 to 4,000 families with all economic backgrounds

• Create relationships and build rapport with customers

• Direct sales of educational products and a leadership program

• Students will execute all ordering, inventory, sales, accounting, scheduling, and delivery of product

Qualifications:

• Must be a college student or college grad
• Positive attitude
• Goal Oriented
• Strong work ethic
• Teachable and coachable
• Willingness to learn and develop business skills
• Independent decision maker
• Self-motivated, driven, and goal-oriented.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to embrace new challenges and learn quickly.
• Availability to work full-time during the summer.
• Enthusiasm for sales, marketing, and personal development
• Wanting to challenge themselves and get outside their comfort zone

Our intern experience provides professional-level learning in the following areas:

• Sales
• Leadership
• Networking
• Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Customer Relationship Development
• Customer Service Skills
• Territory Management
• Business Management & Logistics
• Goal Setting

Check us out below!

https://southwesternadvantage.com

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