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Sales Internship
Summer Sales & Leadership - NATION WIDE for College-aged candidates
Southwestern Advantage is America's oldest sales and leadership program for college students, founded in 1868. We help college students of all majors gain the personal and professional skills they need for any career path. This is an outside sales position where students will learn how to run their own small business, can pay down their educational expenses, and gain valuable experience. Upon graduation many participants choose to become sales leaders with Southwestern Advantage, which serves as a training ground for talented top-producers who stay long-term. Many of these leaders launch and lead other businesses that make up Southwestern Family of Companies.
Students will have the opportunity to travel to another state. They receive over 100 hours of professional sales, leadership, and marketing coaching. Income is based solely on the profit made from the personal sales of products and is not guaranteed. Products offered to families by the students include educational apps, websites, books, and leadership material that help with at-home educational needs, from the ABCs to the SATs/ACTs. There is an optional 3 upper-level college credit courses available for Communications or Marketing through transfer from a four-year, accredited university. The ideal candidate will take over the following responsibilities and have these qualifications.
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Summer Sales & Leadership - NATION WIDE for College-aged candidates
Qualifications
· Available during summer break
· Independent decision maker
· Willing to be coachable, develop positive work habits
· Strong work ethic
· Willing to relocate and frequently travel
Additional Information
Students can expect to gain experience in the 8 most sought after competencies according to NACE:
- Career & Self-Development- Developing competitive ‘soft-skills’ that employers want but are difficult to find in the average college student
- Communication- Learning how to communicate with people of all socio-economic backgrounds and ages
- Critical Thinking- Problem-solving and think on your feet to cater to each client differently
- Equity & Inclusion- Our values and mission for students to build character and develop skills applies to everyone no matter someone’s gender/creed/age/ orientation/ etc.
- Leadership- We believe that in order to lead others, you must lead yourself first
- Professionalism- Every student working with us will learn how to develop a positive reputation in their sales territory assigned to them, to garner the best PR in their area
- Teamwork- Our program offers the same mentality as a team sport, every individual’s efforts make up the efforts of the team as a whole
- Technology- Every student will learn how master social media pages, as well as, other key pieces of technologies to make their business dealings more effective and efficient
What you can expect
- Weekly training meetings throughout the school year
- Week long company sponsored training
- Nightly Stat Calls with leaders to help improve performance
- Weekly 1-on-1 conferences with Sales Leaders to help improve performance
There is no upfront cost for any independent contractor (training and sample kit provided)
All independent contractors are responsible for filing their own taxes (1099)
For more information, please read through our disclosure statement here:
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Recommended Skills
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Economy
- Filing
- Hardworking And Dedicated
- Leadership
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