Summer Sales Internship
EF Education First
- Cambridge, MA
- $18.00 per hour
- Training
- Full-time
EF Go Ahead Tours
Cambridge, MA | In-Person Internship
Start Date: June 4, 2024
End Date: End of August 2023 *Dependent on back to school date
Application Deadline: April 30, 2024
*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis till this date$18/hour; 40+ hours per week**For consideration, applicants must live/ relocate to the state of Massachusetts prior to their start date.For over 30 years, EF Go Ahead Tours has guided adult travelers across the globe via carefully crafted group travel itineraries. Our travelers range from young professionals to retirees, solo travelers to entire families, travel enthusiasts to those stepping off their first flight. We believe the best way to learn about the world is to experience it and every day we come to work hoping to help as many people as possible do just that.The Role:As a member of our high-energy, collaborative, and competitive sales team, you will play an essential role in supporting and growing our repeat business while simultaneously identifying opportunities to improve the customer experience. Your daily activities will entail making outbound sales calls to travelers who have recently returned home from tour or who have previously traveled with us to regenerate interest and assist them in booking their next trip. You will be balancing outbounds to these leads, scheduled calls, and contacting past travelers who have reconnected with us through the website or marketing efforts.No Sales experience? No problem. Our Sales Internship is designed to give you exposure to business development and our sales process and teach you about our amazing product: travel! Our goal is to create strong salespeople and instill lasting skills that you can carry with you throughout your career. This program is a great way to build your career with a global leader in the industry.Interns who exceed sales goals and find success throughout their internship will be considered for the full-time Travel Sales Consultant role with our future start groups.Responsibilities:
- Independently manage your book of business while simultaneously bringing in new business
- Maintain and practice high outreach including follow-up phone conversations (averaging 65 calls per day)
- Utilize consultative and relationship-building selling techniques to prospect and reinitiate product interest
- Control and pivot calls from past travel experiences to new sales opportunities
- Balance outbound, inbound and scheduled calls daily
- Consistently achieve or exceed sales goals
- Strong verbal communication skills (must be able to connect with a diverse range of individuals via telephone)
- Intrinsically motivated to hit goals
- Demonstrates personal accountability, self-awareness and student mentality
- Adept in problem-solving skills
- Ability to independently plan, organize and prioritize work while collaborating with a team
Our North American Headquarters offers comprehensive professional development, frequent social programming, and employee-run social groups (including our “EF-finity” groups).Salary and Hours Expectations:
- $18/ hour
- 40+ hours per week