The University of Toledo

Annual Events

The Edward H. Schmidt School of Professional Sales (ESSPS) at the University of Toledo hosts a number of annual outreach events throughout the academic year that are designed to engage with our business community for talent recruitment, strategic alignment, and sales force development.

Recruiting

Corporate Partner Speaker Series - Corporate Partner Exclusive

The Corporate Partner Speaker Series is a series of presentations on professional sales and career related topics that are done solely by ESSPS Corporate Partners.  Students in attendance will be professional sales majors, minors, pre-professional sales majors, professional sales MBA concentrations, anyone taking a professional class, and students in Intro to Business, Career Development I and II, Communications, and Engineering who have an interest in professional selling and business development.  Students registered in professional sales classes are required to attend one presentation. Students will receive extra credit they can apply to one professional sales class of their choice if they attend all the sessions in a given semester.

Sessions will be web casted for secure on-demand viewing afterwards in the ESSPS catalog (click here to login to the Events Catalog).  Pizza and pop will be provided.

Date 12:30-2:00 in STN 2100	Topic	Corporate Partner Firms 1-4 firms per session
September 17, 2013	Staying the Course in a Job	MassMutual, Automatic Data Processing
October 15, 2013	Personal Branding	3M, SSOE, Ed Schmidt, Skylight
November 19, 2013	You are NOT a Rock Star - Ramping up takes Time	Thomson Reuters, Shrader Tire
January 21, 2014	Pack Your Bags - Personal Baggage to Pack or Leave at Home	Hilti, Diversified Insurance
February 18, 2014	NO! Dealing with Rejection and Staying Motivated	TEK, Liberty Mutual
March 11, 2014	Proactive Social Media Use in Professional Sales	Northwestern Mutual
April 15, 2014	Entertaining	Enterprise

 

Networking Night – October 22, 2013  

Business professional networking in the evening between professional sales students and recruiters.  Sit down, enjoy appetizers, and have real career conversations with our students. 

Information Flyer                  Online Registration  

 

UT Invitational Sales Competition - March 21, 2014

Recruiters interact with select top professional sales students in this all-day, tournament style sales competition.  Recruiters serve as judges, buyers, and coaches and get to pre-screen candidates using a special version of the online Role Play Catalog and resumes.

Information Flyer                 Online Registration   (opens in December)

 

Strategic Alignment

Executive Sales Summit – new format in development

Meet sales leaders who share a kinship and passion for sales. Learn from sharing challenges and best practices at this interactive half day summit that includes keynotes and panel discussions.  For sales executives only and by invitation.  Live and on-demand web cast available!

 

Sales Organization Development

Professional Sales Certificate Programs

Representative - cohorts begin each February and July and last 4 months

Leadership - expected launch 2013  

Custom training and consulting services are available

  

Corporate Partners

ESSPS Corporate Partners receive complimentary and/or discounted admission to our valuable events

Contact ESSPS Director, Dr. Ellen Pullins, at 419-530-4273 and Ellen.Pullins@utoledo.edu to learn more

 

Event Materials

 

Access to web cast links, agendas, bios, and parking information  

 

 

Web Casts

Accommodate your busy schedule and take charge of your professional development by attending and participating in the College of Business & Innovation’s interactive event web casts.  The College of Business & Innovation (COBI) at the University of Toledo is proud and excited to announce the launch of its online event catalogs.  To better serve and reach our global business community, the COBI will be streaming public and private (ie: password protected) events such as forums, summits, conferences, etc live over the internet.  Events will also be available on-demand shortly after the event is over so members of the business community can continue to watch and share them with their colleagues.  

Do you think that secure, interactive web casts that save time, money, and improve internal coordination would be useful for your own organization’s training, events, role play assessments, meetings, etc?  Facility rentals in the Savage & Associates Complex for Business Learning and Engagement including portable equipment and video conferencing are available.  Call 419-530-2978 for more information.

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