How to hire a sales management trainee internship

How to hire a sales management trainee internship, step by step

Here's a step-by-step sales management trainee internship hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a sales management trainee internship job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new sales management trainee internship
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The sales management trainee internship hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a sales management trainee internship to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a sales management trainee internship that fits the bill.

   This list presents sales management trainee internship salaries for various positions.

   Type of Sales Management Trainee Internship	Description	Hourly rate
   Sales Management Trainee Internship	Sales managers direct organizations' sales teams. They set sales goals, analyze data, and develop training programs for organizations’ sales representatives.	$11-16
   Sales Professional	A sales professional is an employee who is responsible for the management and assessment of the effectiveness of a company's sales representatives and sales team. By setting sales goals, sales professionals work with other departments to learn more about the company's products and services while developing strategies for acquiring new clients... Show more	$20-52
   Sales Consultant	Sales consultants are employees who work in the sales department of a company. They are usually more skilled than usual sales employees... Show more	$17-46

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Store Management
   • Product Category
   • Internship Program
   • Customer Service
   • Management
   • Human Resources
   • Sales Techniques
   • Store Operations
   • Inventory Control
   • Leadership
   • Enjoyable Shopping
   • PowerPoint
   • Facebook
   • Data Analysis

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   Responsibilities:

   • Slash payroll by effectively managing a logistics team that are ranked number one in the district on all metrics.
   • Assist management team in daily facility operations that include managing performance of associates and inventory shrink management.
   • Provide leadership in order to maximize sales and profit and build customer loyalty.
   • Demonstrate leadership in the family of business by providing associates guidance and support.
   • Process merchandise information through store computer system, POS registers system and complete all require paperwork according to policy.
   • Produce huge weekly pipeline PowerPoint for weekly deliverable.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the sales management trainee internship job description is a good way to get more applicants. A sales management trainee internship salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a sales management trainee internship in Kentucky may be lower than in Pennsylvania, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level sales management trainee internship. Additionally, a sales management trainee internship with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average sales management trainee internship salary

   $14.09hourly

   $29,317 yearly

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   Entry-level sales management trainee internship salary

   $24,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 22, 2025

   Average sales management trainee internship salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Michigan	$33,629	$16
   2	New Hampshire	$31,216	$15
   3	Massachusetts	$31,037	$15
   4	Indiana	$30,798	$15
   5	Maryland	$30,678	$15
   6	Virginia	$30,566	$15
   7	Oregon	$29,909	$14
   8	Colorado	$29,102	$14
   9	North Dakota	$28,672	$14
   10	Illinois	$28,665	$14
   11	Nevada	$28,531	$14
   12	South Dakota	$28,426	$14
   13	Minnesota	$27,658	$13
   14	Montana	$27,562	$13
   15	North Carolina	$27,313	$13
   16	Ohio	$27,312	$13
   17	Nebraska	$27,187	$13
   18	Wyoming	$27,169	$13
   19	Texas	$26,723	$13
   20	Georgia	$25,979	$12

   Average sales management trainee internship salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Sherwin-Williams	$31,045	$14.93	334
   2	First Federal Bank NC	$30,490	$14.66
   3	Premier Banks	$30,238	$14.54
   4	Scotlynn Group	$29,358	$14.11
   5	Budget Dumpster	$28,750	$13.82
   6	Enterprise Holdings	$28,750	$13.82	1,021
   7	Buckle	$25,235	$12.13	392

4. Writing a sales management trainee internship job description

   A job description for a sales management trainee internship role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a sales management trainee internship job description:

   Sales management trainee internship job description example

   **Overview**
   
   If you're looking to hit the ground running, the Enterprise Management Internship will help you build valuable business and leadership skills. For a university/college student, the real-world professional experience you'll receive during the internship will help you stand apart from the crowd, and will be more than just a line on your resume.
   
   From day one as a paid intern with Enterprise, you'll learn what it takes to run a successful business and acquire highly marketable skills in management. Our university/college interns take on the same challenges as our first and second year full-time professionals. It's a team-based environment; and throughout your internship, your peers will be right by your side helping you learn, grow and have fun.
   
   This role is located at **Metro Atlanta and surrounding areas (Atlanta, GA 30309).**
   
   **This position pays $17.50 / hour.**
   
   **Responsibilities**
   
   When you join our Management Internship Program, you'll soon discover that every day is different because it is filled with new, exciting, rewarding and often unexpected opportunities. For a season, we'll put you in the middle of everything, just like our Management Trainees. We'll give you the chance to develop the skills you need to manage a fleet of vehicles, take care of customers, develop marketing strategies and build relationships with customers and coworkers.
   
   During our internship, you'll use the skills you learn to complete intern projects and engage in some friendly competition with your peers. You may also be eligible for performance incentives and employee referral rewards.
   
   _Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans_
   
   **Qualifications**
   
   + Must be at least 18 years old.
   
   + Must be enrolled full-time in a bachelor's degree program with a graduation date no later than May 2025.
   
   + **Must be commit to work the entire length of the internship Monday, May 15th to Friday, July 28th.**
   
   + Must have a valid driver's license with no more than 2 moving violations or at-fault accidents in the last 3 years.
   
   + No drug or alcohol related convictions on driving record (DWI/DUI) in past 5 years.
   
   + Must be able to work at least 40 hours per week throughout the Summer Internship Program.
   
   + Must have a minimum of three months experience in sales, customer service, management or leadership.
   
   + Must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future.
   
   Enterprise Holdings/Enterprise Rent-A-Car/Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental seeks and values people of all backgrounds because every employee, customer and business partner is important. Enterprise Holdings is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find sales management trainee interns for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your sales management trainee internship job on Zippia to find and recruit sales management trainee internship candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting sales management trainee interns requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new sales management trainee internship

   Once you've decided on a perfect sales management trainee internship candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new sales management trainee internship. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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