World-Class Skills is about Microsoft’s plans to develop a self-sustaining, world-class education platform, both online and offline, to help Africans develop skills for entrepreneurship and improved employability and competitiveness. Microsoft, in partnership with the host organization, offer you a unique opportunity to kick start your career. The internship program will provide you with a real-world work experience and new skills while working for a leading technology organization on the African continent. A marketing intern should have
POSITION : Sales Internship
Job Summary
- World-Class Skills is about Microsoft’s plans to develop a self-sustaining, world-class education platform, both online and offline, to help Africans develop skills for entrepreneurship and improved employability and competitiveness.
- Microsoft, in partnership with the host organization, offer you a unique opportunity to kick start your career.
- The internship program will provide you with a real-world work experience and new skills while working for a leading technology organization on the African continent.
- A sales intern must have:
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Very good organizational skills should be persuasive and know how to negotiate well
- Must be good with numbers as well.
- Should be hardworking and willing to do a lot of legwork at the grassroots level if required
Responsibilities
- Learn about different aspects of the sales cycle and also different techniques used for sales
- Work under a supervisor, for example, shadow a sales person or accompany the account executives and operations personnel during sales calls and meetings in their allotted area
- May be asked to work at the client help desk and solve customer queries, prepare customer contracts and make strategies for new business development
- May also work on special projects
- May learn sales techniques to be used over the telephone and have to make a targeted number of phone calls
- Learn company culture and company products and service on offer to consumers
- May have to research ways to reach the target consumers
- May need to organize client contact lists and schedule updates
- Administrative duties related to the sales process
Job Requirements
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
Required skills:
- Customer service
- Negotiation
- Presentation skills
- Verbal communication
- Product demonstration and promotion
- Persistence
- Problem solving
- Sales support
Required languages:
- English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)
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