Business Development Intern

About Highland Employment Services:

Since 1952, the agency has supplied office and administrative temps to businesses in Wisconsin.

About the role:

The Business Development Team needs interns to build lead lists, reach out over LinkedIn, email and phone, and book demos for senior sales staff. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare simple pitch decks and one-page proposals in Google Slides
• Update every interaction in HubSpot or Zoho CRM on the same day
• Build lead lists of target companies and decision makers using LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Apollo
• Attend the daily sales huddle on Zoom
• Track daily and weekly targets in a shared sheet
• Share feedback from prospects with the product and marketing teams
• Draft email templates for different customer segments and test them

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Able to take rejection without taking it personally
• Laptop, headset with mic and a quiet place to take calls
• Self-motivated and okay with targets. Some weeks will be slow, and that is normal
• Basic MS Excel or Google Sheets skills
• Comfortable making 30 or more calls a day
• Interest in B2B sales or SaaS products

What you'll learn:

• How to use a CRM properly, which most fresh graduates never learn
• Pre-placement offer for interns who consistently meet targets
• Performance-based incentives on top of the stipend

Duration: 10 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $20.00-$26.00 an hour

What we offer:

• Final presentation to leadership
• Paid company holidays
• Flexible hours
• Learning and development stipend
• Company laptop
• Home office setup stipend

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Highland Employment Services Inc..