Sales Intern - Fall of 2026

Cogent Talent Solutions • Greensboro, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Intern works within the earliest stages of Cogent Analytics’ sales process and learns how identifying an ideal client profile, building and maintaining a prospect database, and engaging prospects contribute to revenue and growth. The intern works day-to-day alongside sales leadership and is exposed to the outside sales team (Regional Vice Presidents), without traveling or working in the field. The position is based in the Greensboro, North Carolina office and requires at least 20 hours per week during office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The internship follows the sales process from marketing’s definition of the ideal client, through database development and inside-sales outreach, to outside sales converting appointments into revenue. The intern performs applied database and time-tracking work and observes outbound calling and sales-management conversations. Under direct supervision from sales leadership, the student can trace how work across these functions contributes to revenue generation and how problems at any stage can affect sales performance.

The internship is suited to students majoring in Sales, Marketing, or Business Administration. Cogent Analytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company may use AI tools to support parts of hiring, but final hiring decisions are made by humans.

Requirements

• Must be able to commit to at least 20 hours per week in the Greensboro, NC office during office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Comfort with hands-on data work and actual database maintenance.
• Curiosity about how the different parts of a sales organization connect.
• Willingness to sit in on outbound calling and management conversations and pay attention to how they are conducted.
• Organization and accuracy in recurring, detail-heavy work such as database upkeep and time-tracking data.

Nice To Haves

• Student majoring in Sales, Marketing, or Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Observe the marketing team’s work to grow the business, including how the ideal client profile and client database are developed.
• Perform hands-on maintenance of the prospect database.
• Shadow the inside sales team and observe outbound calls and how the database is used to secure client appointments.
• Observe sales management’s engagement with clients and the outside sales team, including how management uses the database.
• Track the outside sales team’s (RVPs’) time management and connect database maintenance to how efficiently RVPs use their time in the field.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed