Internship Program available in Chicago at CDW. CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Background Information

CDW is a unified team of challenge takers, diverse thinkers and problem solvers. Its coworkers aspire every day to be better than they were yesterday because it knows success means never being satisfied. It believes winning requires balance – a combination of assigned work and freethinking, quick wins and quick breaks. Furthermore, every coworker, at any level, is approachable and encouraging, which sets the entire team up for success.

CDW is looking for the best and the brightest students to join our Summer Sales Internship Program. This program is designed to offer hands-on experience in business-to-business technology sales. You’ll be exposed to solution-based selling strategies by collaborating with sales professionals that have access to 1,100+ brands besides 250,000+ products to tackle our customers’ IT challenges. Also, you will join a community of interns from universities across the country.

How will you Learn?

You’ll participate in a variety of meaningful projects that will allow you to experience each step in CDW’s high-performance sales environment. Moreover, you will make a significant impact to our sales team by providing a fresh perspective. Beyond collaborating and managing strategic projects, the program delivers enrichment activities and social opportunities to grow your professional network and development. Past professional development events for instance, Executive panel breakfast, vendor partner tours, volunteer day and structured workshops.

• Responsible for researching new and inactive accounts.
• Likewise, improve relationships with new and existing key contacts.
• Uncover additional potential opportunities through follow up with customers.
• Similarly, assist customers in establishing online accounts.
• Work with experienced Account Managers on targeted selling campaigns.
• Research segment specific data for Sales Managers’ territory optimization.
• In addition, work with cross-functional teams to understand the CDW business model better.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Currently enrolled undergraduate students who are graduating Dec 2019 OR May 2020.
• Moreover, strong interpersonal and time management skills.
• Availability to work a 40-hour week within standard business hours throughout the summer.
• Also, ability to communicate effectively and in a constructive manner with all coworkers.
• Ambitious attitude with a motivation to excel in the role.
• Authorization to work in the US; without sponsorship as a full-time coworker.