Alumni and Professionals
The University of Toledo has had a professional sales concentration since 1990 and launched the major in 2000. UToledo has degree and non-degree development options for different professional and educational backgrounds:
Entry level sales professional, subject matter experts, or career changer to sales:
Post Baccalaureate Consultative Sales Certificate - undergraduate degree already completed
Experienced sales professional:
General MBA with sales leadership concentration
Connecting with Alumni and Students
ESSPS alumni are key in helping to shape our current students and recruit new students to join the ESSPS.
Leverage your network and sales skills to grow enrollments and engagement.
Refer a prospective student so we can follow-up with them.
Provide job shadowing for students who require introductions beyond our corporate partners/sponsors. Please keep your profile and shadowing status current in Memberclicks (see Resources below).
Mentor and coach prospective students through your K-12 school district's career days, DECA, Business Professionals of America (BPA), FFA, Junior Achievement, etc.
Share what you do in your part of the sales career lattice (ie: sales manager, senior sales representative, marketing manager, key/strategic account manager, etc) or in your selling context (ie: outside sales, products, services, manufacturer, distributor, etc) so current and prospective students can better understand what professional sales is and get excited about careers in professional selling. Alumni make the videos using a provided outline of key points and upload it for review. Openings are limited. Use the Schedule Time with ESSPS Director button under Resources to learn more about the videos or contact ESSPS Director, Deirdre Jones.
Alumni and professionals who are interested in recruiting, will need to go the corporate engagement route. Corporate Partners/Sponsors provide around 80% of the funding for student experience, and we prioritize their involvement in the classroom and with coaching and events. If you want to be kept in the loop on possible openings, please let us know.
Resources
Memberclicks - update personal profile
Username is your email address. Alumni on/after 2017 should use their @rockets.utoledo.edu email, and alumni who graduated prior to 2017 should use their personal or work email address. Contact edwardschmidtschool@utoledo.edu or 419-530-6133 with any questions.
Schedule Time with ESSPS Director
Giving Back
Time, talent, and treasure from the business community and individuals combined with ESSPS faculty/staff make our collaborative impact possible. ESSPS staff and operations are nearly 100% externally funded.
We are grateful for our: