Company Description: Founded in 1868, Southwestern Advantage is the oldest entrepreneurial program for collegestudents. Utilizing a direct sales model, students sell educational resources to families through in-home consultations. This internship has helped over 150,000 students from 1,600+ campuses worldwide achieve their goals.
Job Description: The Southwestern Advantage Sales Internship is an intensive 12–14 week summer program thatprovides hands-on experience in sales, marketing, public relations, and leadership. Participantsengage in in person sales, shadow experienced representatives, and spend time with leaders to gaindeep insights into building the skills they need to have a successful career.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Conduct product demonstrations using a consultative sales approach
  • Communicate effectively with families from diverse socio-economic backgrounds
  • Build lasting connections within assigned sales territories through direct in-home visitsand strong customer rapport
  • Sell and market educational resources to families in designated territories
  • Manage all aspects of the business, including ordering, inventory tracking, salesrecording, basic accounting, scheduling, and product delivery
Following successful completion of the program, interns have the opportunity to move into a leadership roleand further grow their career with Southwestern Advantage!
Qualifications:
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 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.
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50lbs and consistently work in outdoor weather conditions.
  • Enthusiasm for sales, marketing, and personal development.
What you’ll gain:
  • Real-world sales and business experience that is applicable across industries andcareers.
  • Over 300 hours of professional sales, leadership, networking and marketing training.
  • A chance to make a significant impact on your future career.
  • Opportunity of role advancement upon successful completion of internship.
  • Exposure to career pathways across Southwestern Advantage’s family of companies, including insurance, real estate, and sales amongst other industries.https://southwesternadvantage.comhttps://southwesternadvantage.com/disclosure/

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