10-Week Paid Sales & Recruiting Internship

Actalent; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent offers a 10-week, hourly-paid summer sales internship designed to develop the next generation of sales professionals across the United States & Canada. Interns gain hands-on experience in business development, client engagement, and the recruiting lifecycle, with training, shadowing, and mentorship from the local team.

The program emphasizes lead generation, outbound prospecting, and building customer relationships, while also exposing interns to proposals, presentations, and candidate

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree as a rising Senior
• Sales major or certification on campus is preferred
• Prior customer service, campus leadership, or sales experience is a plus
• Strong interest in sales and business/client development
• Competitive and motivated, able to meet activity goals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build rapport quickly with a professional attitude
• Strong organization, time management and multi-tasking ability
• Willingness to learn, take feedback and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Conduct outbound prospecting to identify and qualify potential clients.
• Support account executives with lead research, market mapping, and target list development.
• Learn to make sales calls, craft outreach messages, and nurture early-stage client relationships.
• Assist in preparing proposals, presentations, and client materials.
• Participate in sales meetings, deal strategy sessions, and pipeline reviews.
• Shadow sales professionals on client calls or visits to understand the full sales cycle.
• Track activity metrics and provide weekly progress updates on outreach and lead generation efforts.
• Participate in daily and weekly learning sessions on sales tactics, recruiting best practices, and professional development.
• Complete a capstone project to present at the end of the internship.
• Collaborate with peers on group challenges and business simulations.

Skills

Prospecting

Lead research

Communication

Organization

Time management

Goal oriented

Rapport building

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's degree (rising senior)

Job description

Actalent offers a 10-week, hourly-paid summer sales internship designed to develop the next generation of sales professionals across the United States & Canada. Interns gain hands-on experience in business development, client engagement, and the recruiting lifecycle, with training, shadowing, and mentorship from the local team.

The program emphasizes lead generation, outbound prospecting, and building customer relationships, while also exposing interns to proposals, presentations, and candidate