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Career Path Jobs, Internships and Networking Opportunities

Career Path Jobs, Internships
and Networking Opportunities

The Illinois State University Professional Sales Institute proudly hosts our Sales Careers job and internship fair. This In-person, on-campus fair will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Bone Student Center - Brown Ball Room, Illinois State University.

A box lunch is provided to those who fill out the exit survey, use QR signage at Exit.

Company representatives will have the opportunity to interact with students interested in pursuing careers in B2B sales.

Illinois State University has an outstanding undergraduate Marketing program offering a 15-credit-hour Professional Sales sequence.


FALL 2026 IN PERSON CAREER FAIR | ON CAMPUS
Thursday| October 15, 2026
Bone Student Center - Brown Ball Room

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Students

Meet companies that have various sales roles, such as Account Management, New Business Development, and Indirect Sales (Manufacturing representative selling to Distributors) roles. Find roles with outside territory sales or sales from an in-office environment, or remote. Most of these companies use a base salary, plus commission, and bonus compensation package. These companies have career paths with future opportunities like moving into the Marketing and / or training department, sales management, even a path for a Management Trainee internship to one day become the CEO – two attending companies have CEO’s in place that did begin their careers as a Management Trainee!

Industries Represented – Medical device, Insurance, Independent agencies, and broker; food processing commodities, vehicle rental industry in vehicles and/or commercial equipment, paint and coatings industry, industrial equipment and supplies. Information technology services, logistics, financial products provider, financial planner organizations, banking lender roles, and professional staffing services organizations, plus many more.

Find Professional Sales Institute Partners “Day-In-The -Life” videos at the Partners and Supporters page

Thursday | October 15, 2026 

IN PERSON FAIR
Bone Student Center - Brown Ball Room
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

TRADITIONAL CAREER FAIR

Both Students and Companies:

Please contact Mike Boehm if interested at mboehm@ilstu.edu 

Recruiters

Interact with students interested in pursuing a career in sales with candidates from the Professional Sales Institute's 15-credit hour B2B Sales Sequence, as well as, all majors on campus.

The Professional Sales Institute is proud to host a fair focused on sales careers.

RECRUITERS – Interact with students interested in pursuing a career in sales with candidates from the Professional Sales Institute's 15-credit hour B2B Sales Sequence, as well as, all majors on campus.

Did you know this about sales students?

  •  Shorter Ramp up time!
  •  They know the job is challenging, and they’ve learned the discipline to be successful.
  •  They ask the tough questions.
  •  Coachable, they want their manager’s input to improve.
  •   Strong Work Ethic!
  •  They are Competitive!

Sales Curriculum

  • MKT 234 – Consultative Personal Selling and Relationship Marketing
  • MKT 334 - Sales Management
  • MKT 311 - Marketing & Sales Forecasting
  • MKT 324 - Advanced Personal Selling & Negotiation
  • MKT 325 - Key Account & Relationship Management
  • MKT 329 - Purchasing Policies & Procedures
  • MKT 326 – Professional Sales Planning & Analysis
  • MKT 335 – Retail Management & Promotion