The Edward H. Schmidt School of Professional Sales

Events

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

Calendar  

Comprehensive calendar showing events and key dates for ESSPS, Neff College, UToledo, select student organizations, and our partners/sponsors.  Access event details and handle registration for ESSPS events while in the calendar. 

 

Development & Recruitment - ESSPS

 

Onsite is the prime modality, however, some events can be done in part or in full online.

 

Exclusive Engagements - Throughout Year

Small group interactions between Diamond*, Sapphire*, and Platinum* Corporate Partners and select students.  The Corporate Partner selects the date, and the ESSPS hosts and organizes the engagement (breakfast, lunch, dinner, workshop, etc).  Special invitations will be extended to students based on interest and fit of the students and/or Corporate Partners. Engagements will be on/near campus or online via ESSPS Teams (or the partner's internal platform of choice).  Food for online will be distributed via a Grubhub e-allowance.  *VIP Option

 

Beyond the Booth (after College Job Fair) – October 1, 2026 and February 11, 2027

Continued conversations after the college job fair for Diamond*, Sapphire*, and Platinum* Corporate Partners, and dual partners/sponsors with UTISC, and select students.  Choose between group conversations in conference and meeting rooms and/or one-on-ones in breakout rooms.  Students receive invitations from Corporate Partners while at the job fair or prior via Sales Competition Team application or faculty/staff invitation.  * VIP Option

 

Sales Connection – October 23, 2026

Engaging interactions throughout the day that include corporate-led discussions exploring real sales and career decisions, open networking brunch, and play-by-play analyst tables to breakdown role play footage. ***Same day as ISC***

 

Internal Sales Competition - October 23, 2026

Sales competition where the top available students compete and serve as ambassadors.  Companies act as judges, coaches, and buyers.  ***Sales Connection same day in the morning***

 

Corporate Coaching Sessions - weeks of November 9 and March 29

Corporate coaches provide relevant and valuable coaching feedback for students in PSLS 3440 Sales (juniors) while also demonstrating a good coaching model for students in PSLS 4710 Sales Force Leadership (seniors).  Select opportunities to also coach peer/student coaches on their coaching.

 

UToledo Invitational Sales Competition - NATIONAL - February 25-27, 2027

Smart companies are recognizing that younger college students have the skills, coachability, and confidence, and they want to find tomorrow’s super stars today.  Cast your organization into the rich waters of the UTISC for a higher probability of offer acceptance.  Avoid the frustration of trying to snag seniors who already have accepted jobs or have multiple offers on the table. UTISC includes a role play competition, social media competition, career fair, development blocks (led by sponsors), coaching/interviewing sessions, entertainment, resumes, and more with 40+ universities and 120-170 of the nation's top and available collegiate sales talent! UTISC and ESSPS are separate sponsorships (special bundles do exist).  Doing both greatly enhances your talent pool and gives preferred status within both sets of events and interactions. ***Social Flight School same Thursday***

 

Social Flight School – February 25, 2027

A Rocket crew of students will meet their corporate pilot/coach and follow their flight path to visit various social scenes and role play with another corporate attendee where social conversation and plot twists await. ***Same day as UTISC***

 

Development & Recruitment - Neff College & Student Organization

 

Neff College Job Fair

Recruiters interact with all majors in the Neff College of Business & Innovation in a traditional job fair format.  The Neff College Job Fair is handled by Business Career Programs. 
Job Fair Dates and Registration

Neff College Mock Interviews and Resume Critiques

Recruiters interact with all majors in the Neff College of Business & Innovation to do mock interviews and provide resume critiques.  Mock interviews and resume critiques are handled by Business Career Programs.
Mock Interview and Resume Critique Dates

Neff College Skill Development Sessions

Business professionals from all disciplines interact with all majors in the Neff College of Business & Innovation's BUAD 2030 Executive Communication Essentials classes to help sophomore students practice their networking skills.  Skill Development Sessions are handled by the lead professor for that class, Barb Brotzki (Barbara.Brotzki@utoledo.edu).

Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) - Epsilon Delta (ED) Chapter

Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) is a professional fraternity that focuses on the advancement of sales and marketing as a career and profession.  It is open to all majors as everyone is in sales in some manner.  Around 20% of the members are majoring or minoring in professional sales, and the others enjoy just having an insight into what professional selling is and plan to focus on other disciplines in business, engineering, science, etc. 

Companies can engage with members of UToledo's Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) chapter, Epsilon Delta (ED), via their partnership/sponsorship with ESSPS and/or PSE headquarters or a chapter sponsorship.  Partners and sponsors have a menu of engagement options that can be accessed by redeeming points based on their partnership/sponsorship (see partnership/sponsorship package for more details).