As a Sales Intern you will participate in meaningful activities that allow you to experience each step in the CDW sales cycle. You will be responsible for researching new and inactive accounts and interacting with current customers to learn more about their businesses. Your role will also consist of project based assignments designed to help you gain a deeper understanding of CDW. Interns will also have weekly professional development and experiential activities to learn about all the resources available to CDW coworkers.

This is a fun and dynamic experience that allows students to be fully immersed in CDW’s culture. Our interns are given a realistic view of what it requires to be a successful Inside Sales Representative.

Essential Functions:

• Enhance relationships with new and existing key contacts
• Uncover additional potential opportunities through following up with customers who place orders
• Help customers establish online accounts
• Research deeper into existing accounts

Organizational Relationships:

• Reports to CDW Sales Manager, coached by Sales Contact Center Supervisor and CDW Talent Acquisition member

Work Environment:

• The job will be in our Chicago, IL office and the individuals will be coached by the appointed account managers.
• The duration of the internship is during the intern’s summer break, approximately 10 weeks.
• Interns participate in 7 days of training followed by continuous coaching including: Job Shadowing, one-on-one training, Online Training Modules, and regular meetings with your manager and the Intern Program Coordinator.

Additional Program Activities:

• Tour of CDW’s distribution center in Vernon Hills
• Weekly informational and professional development days
• Lunch with management and Executive members
• End of Summer Outing
• Returning offers for another internship or full-time job offer if successful completion of the program (determined by Sales Manager).

• Sophomores, juniors, or first semester seniors who are interested in sales and marketing.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Available to work a 40 hour week within standard business hours throughout the summer.
• Strong communication skills. The intern must be able to communicate effectively and in a constructive manner with management, peers and coworkers.
• Entrepreneurial attitude.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Motivated to excel in the role.

CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. We help customers solve their most complex IT problems with our solutions.