Sales Co-Op

EF Education First; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses for achieving sales targets

Job summary

EF Education First Go Ahead Tours in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Sales Co-Op to support and grow repeat business while identifying opportunities to improve the customer experience. You will make outbound calls to travelers, balance calls, and help book their next trip, with potential progression to a full-time Travel Sales Consultant.

This 40-hour/week role offers $20/hour plus bonuses for meeting sales targets, with a hybrid schedule and the option to work from home on Fridays.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal communication skills to connect with a diverse range of individuals by phone.
• Motivation to hit goals and drive performance in a busy sales environment.
• Personal accountability, self-awareness and a student mentality.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities applied to inquiries and objections.
• Ability to independently plan, organize and prioritize work while collaborating with a team.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage your book of business while bringing in new business.
• Maintain high outreach with follow-up calls (averaging 65 calls per day).
• Use consultative selling to generate product interest and reinitiate opportunities.
• Pivot calls from past travel to new sales opportunities.
• Balance outbound, inbound and scheduled calls daily.
• Consistently achieve or exceed sales goals.

Skills

Verbal communication

Goal oriented

Accountability & self-awareness

Problem solving

Organization & prioritization

Job description

Sales Co-Op EF Go Ahead Tours Location: Cambridge, MA Program Dates: Jan 5th 2027 -June 2027 with the opportunity to extend through August 2027 if exceeding co-op program goals and targets Work Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week) Compensation: $20/hour + bonuses for achieving sales targets

**For consideration, applicants must be living in the state of MA or withincommutabledistance to ourCambridge, MA office.Enjoy the flexibility of working from home on Fridays, while collaborating in the office from Monday through Thursday.

Please note, this opportunity is open to all applicants, including recent graduates and individuals who have already completed their degree.

The Opportunity:

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 co-op 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.

Co-ops who exceed sales goals and find success throughout their co-op 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

Qualifications:

• 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

Why you'll love working here:

This is the most fun, high caliber place you'll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they've been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they'll probably tell you the same thing: it's the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation and mutual support.

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