The Edward H. Schmidt School of Professional Sales

Sales Ambassador Program

 

Overview

 

The ESSPS has a team of competitive and results-oriented student leaders that assist the ESSPS Director and ESSPS Sales Engagement and Development Leader Graduate Assistant to increase enrollment and student engagement in the ESSPS. A Professional Sales Ambassador thrives in connecting students and business professionals in physical and virtual settings. Ambassadors must be comfortable networking (students, alumni, businesses, faculty/staff), generating interest, qualifying prospects, and making presentations.


Meet our Sales Ambassadors 


Responsibilities

Expect approximately 10 hours/week on average and to specialize in either events or competitions and to handle some (not all) of the related tasks

  • Enrollment

    • Participate in student panels during business classes and Experience Days. Some Fridays and Saturdays (3-6 for entire year), mostly mornings. Interactions may require one or more Ambassadors and/or Sales Engagement and Development Leader GA.
    • Participate on and recruit good fit peers for the Curricula Review Committee (December meeting)
  • Engagement - Student

    • Go into sales classrooms to inform and generate peer-interest about ESSPS events and Sales Competition Team (SCT)
    • Assist in the execution of the Internal Sales Competition (ISC) and UToledo Invitational Sales Competition (UTISC). Friday and Saturday events.
    • Assist in the execution of Networking Night, Fete, College Job Fairs, etc by either helping to run the event and/or being an onsite peer mentor for other students to help them with their networking.  May also coach peers who are already placed on being peer mentors to assist students who are still looking for internships, post graduation jobs, and/or job shadowing.
    • Serve as role play specialist and supplemental peer coach for students who are competing or peer coaching as part of Internal Sales Competition (ISC) and/or Sales Competition Team (SCT)
    • Participate on and recruit good fit peers for the Outreach Feedback Committee (September meeting)
  • Engagement - Corporate

    • Organize talking points and conversation flow, secure and prepare the panelists (corporate, student, and faculty/staff), and facilitate the webinars
    • Join if/as needed on interactions (ie: calls and meetings) with businesses to introduce, teach, and reinforce leveraging ESSPS, COBI, and student organization resources for sales talent recruitment
  • Related

    • Leverage digital marketing in blogs, social media, and other online platforms to enhance ESSPS branding and mindshare.
    • Distribute and create engaging ESSPS content.
    • Participate on and recruit good fit peers for the Research Collaboration Committee (March meeting)
    • Prepare and run technology, lists (class, attendee), and venues/platforms for the registration and attendance of role plays, webinars, events, etc and coordinate with faculty/staff throughout
    • Review, order, and organize materials for events and program

 

Skills

  • Interpersonal skills and ability to work along with a motivated and diverse team
  • Strong listening, networking, communication, presentation, and social media skills
  • Ability to handle and prioritize projects
  • Comfortable speaking to classrooms, prospective students and families, alumni, and businesses
  • High energy, enthusiastic, self-starter who can represent ESSPS effectively
  • Ability to work onsite and remotely with approximately 5 hours/week pre-set onsite

 

Qualifications

  • Enrolled in and pursuing a professional sales major or minor.  Incoming sophomores would need to demonstrate intention to major or minor in professional sales upon entering upper division.
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Preferred to have previous sales experience and/or student organization leadership experience (e-board, cabinet, event chair, special project lead, etc)

 

Incentives

  • $2,000 typically by year end
  • ESSPS jacket, polo, name badge, and college lapel pin
  • Valuable sales experience and resume differentiator

 

Application

  • Apply to be a Sales Ambassador by April 22, 2021
  • Select candidates will be invited for an interview during the week of April 26, 2021 with the ESSPS Ambassador Committee.  Interviews will be conducted onsite or virtually using Zoom.  The committee will be comprised of the ESSPS Director, ESSPS Sales Engagement and Development Graduate Assistant, ESSPS faculty/staff, and/or ESSPS Corporate Partners.  Our newest Ambassador will be announced that same week!
Last Updated: 6/27/22