MEET THE FIRMS
JOB FAIR, INTERNSHIPS AND NETWORKING
FOR SALES & MARKETING STUDENTS
This Fall, the Professional Sales Institute/Department of Marketing is proud to host TWO “Meet the Firms” career fairs. An In-person, on-campus fair on Monday, September 13, 2021, and a Virtual fair using the Handshake platform on October 5, 2021. Students and companies will have to register on Handshake for both or either one of the fairs they wish to attend.
Note to companies: attend both fairs for a single registration fee.
To register for Handshake fairs:
Register for IN-PERSON FAIR with Handshake | https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/25181
Register for VIRTUAL FAIR with Handshake | https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/25184
Alum Nick Birlingmair ’16 encourages you to attend the PSI Sales Career Fair. Nick, who was a Professional Sale Major, is now an Enterprise Business Development Representative for the Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
STUDENTS
– Meet companies that have various sales roles, such as Account Management, New Business Development and or Indirect Sales (Manufacturing representative selling to Distributors). Find roles with outside territory sales or sales from an in-office environment. The vast majority of these companies use a base salary, plus commission, and bonus compensation package.
Industries Represented - Insurance, independent, agency, and broker; food processing commodities, the 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, and professional staffing services organizations, plus many more.
MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
IN-PERSON FAIR – Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center
4:00 - 7:00 pm
Register for IN-PERSON FAIR with Handshake | https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/25181
TUESDAY | OCTOBER 5, 2021
VIRTUAL FAIR – on Handshake virtual platform
4:00 - 7:00 pm
Register for VIRTUAL FAIR with Handshake | https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/25184
Students REGISTER via Handshake for one or both fairs. Registering on Handshake provides you the option to make your resume “Public” so that the attending companies can review YOUR resume prior to the fair! Plus, you’ll be able to check the latest list, and descriptions, of attending companies. Updated as companies register, so check often. New to Handshake? Learn how to create an account in Handshake to participate
Find more information and Day-In-The -Life videos at https://business.illinoisstate.edu/psi/corporations/partners.shtml
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.
ATTEND BOTH FAIRS FOR ONE REGISTRATION FEE.
Register for IN-PERSON FAIR with Handshake | https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/25181
Register for VIRTUAL FAIR with Handshake | https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/25184
Make your REGISTRATION PAYMENT ONLINE here .
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
Find more information at https://business.illinoisstate.edu/psi/sea/