Sales/Management Internship Job Listing at Western & Southern Life in Saint Louis, MO (Job ID 259047)

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A Fortune 500 company, Western & Southern has received Standard & Poors AA+ Very Strong rating (one of the eight strongest Financial Groups in the world), A.M. Best's A+ Superior rating, Fitch's AA Very Strong rating, and Moody's Aa3 Excellent rating, all with a Stable outlook. With a heritage dating to 1888, Western & Southern Financial Group (Western & Southern) is a Cincinnati-based diversified family of financial services companies with assets owned, managed, and under our care in excess of $44 billion as of Dec. 31, 2009. A nationally recognized leader in consumer and business financial services, Western & Southern provides life and health insurance, annuities, mutual funds, and investment management for millions of people through its member companies.

Students pursuing management studies often work as sales interns to get hands-on, real-life business training and experience. This helps them to broaden their understanding of a companys objectives, environment, techniques and strategies to maximize sales and bring profits to the organization.

The sales intern must learn about different aspects of the sales cycle and also different techniques used for outdoor sales

Interns will work under a supervisor, for example he will shadow the Sales Managers and Representatives during sales calls and meetings in their allotted area

Interns may be asked to work at the client help desk and solve customer complaints, prepare customer contracts and make strategies for new business development

Some interns may also work on special projects

Interns will also need to learn sales techniques to be used over the telephone and have to make a targeted number of phone calls

Interns have to achieve certain product-specific quotas and provide service for all promoted products

They may have to research prospective advertiser to reach the target consumers

Interns need to organize client contact lists and schedule updates