Paid Summer Internship: Business, Sales, & Leadership

Job Description

Paid Summer Internship: Business, Sales, & Leadership | Southwestern Advantage

The Tone:
This is a seasonal internship at Southwestern Advantage, located in another state, with travel and housing provided. Southwestern Advantage offers a unique program designed to provide college students with real-world business experience and develop leadership and sales expertise. This role is important for ambitious students looking to gain comprehensive business management skills by operating their own small business.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal
• Location: In-person

• Team: Works independently
• Mission: Equip college students with business, sales, and leadership skills through managing their own direct sales operation of educational products.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Operation Management: Operate independently, taking charge of your own business operations and managing all aspects.
• Sales Training: Receive 100 to 300 hours of professional coaching in sales, leadership, and marketing.
• Customer Engagement: Communicate with 2,000 to 5,000 families from diverse economic backgrounds to build rapport and relationships.
• Direct Sales: Execute the direct sales of educational products.
• Business Functions: Manage comprehensive business functions including ordering, inventory, sales, accounting, scheduling, and product delivery.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Current college student or recent college graduate. Early Career level.
• Experience: No specific prior experience required; a willingness to learn and develop essential business skills is necessary.
• Skills: Positive attitude, goal-oriented with a strong drive to achieve, personal motivation, strong work ethic, teachable and coachable, capable of making independent decisions.