Sales Trainee, Select - Chicago, United States - Guardian Life Insurance Company
Description
Sales Trainee, Select MarketPosition Summary
Do you want to join a high performing Group Benefits Sales team?
Is a culture where "People Count," "We Do the Right Thing," We Go Above and Beyond for the People We Serve and We Shape our Future Together" to you?
If so, Guardian is seeking a Sales Trainee, Select Market who will participate in the Group Sales Early Career Development Program, which is a 10- month structured training and mentorship program to become a Sales Representative in our Group Benefits Select Market segment.
The program provides:
- Selling skills training
- Mentorship from top performers
- Product training
- Travel to inperson learning events
- Networking with Guardian Leadership and other internal business partners
- The opportunity to gain experience, learn and advance your career
Throughout the program, this individual will effectively learn Guardian's business, culture, product and service offerings, and processes.
The Sales Trainee will be trained to become a Sales Representative, which is responsible for selling employee benefit products and services to corporations with employees between - 1,999 lives.
You will
- Complete the Early Career Training Program which includes course work, academies and fieldbased curriculum.
- Develop a clear understanding of our business and our diverse Group products.
- Gain a thorough understanding of our relationships within the brokerage community and the clients we service.
- Obtain required industry licensing (paid by Guardian) and maintain license through completing Continuing Education requirements.
- Improve communication and presentation skills needed to present and facilitate meetings inperson and virtually with external brokers, clients, and internal partners.
- Develop consultative selling skills to help you achieve or exceed personal sales production expectations established by management.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of Guardian's mission and Group Sales' strategic vision.
- Become proficient in Guardian's technology offerings and be able to explain them to brokers and clients to help them solve a variety of problems.
- Develop and maintain multiple benefits brokerage relationships within assigned territory.
- Participate in the implementation of new cases and enrollment meetings.
- Fouryear college degree upon start of program
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, collaboration and team building skills
- Strong ability to influence and persuade through effective communication skills
- Curiosity to ask the right questions to uncover needs and provide solutions
- The ability to achieve goals using robust planning and organizational skills
- High energy, with a refuse to lose attitude
Up to 25% travel in the first year.
This position may call for you to come on campus or attend an in-person Guardian-sponsored event.
Our Promise
At Guardian, you will have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.
Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.
Salary$35,000
Inspire Well-Being
As part of Guardian's Purpose - to inspire well-being - we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues.
- Choice of medical plans with prescription drugs, including coverage for fertility and transgender inclusive benefits
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Health care accounts flexible spending, health reimbursement, and health savings accounts
- Critical illness insurance
- Companypaid Life and Disability insurance plus voluntary supplemental coverage
- Accident insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with a company match, plus an annual age/servicebased Company contribution and an annual profitsharing contribution, if applicable
- Complimentary 1:1 financial guidance with a licensed Fidelity representative
- Flexible work arrangements (part inperson/part remote)
- Unlimited paid time off for most roles plus time off for volunteering, jury duty, voting, and bereavement
- Personal holidays for colleagues to use in recognition of religious, cultural, or civic days
- Paid parental leave and paid family and medical leave policies
- Emotional wellbeing, mental health, and work/life resources powered by Spring Health
- Wellness programs, including fitness program and equipment reimbursement
- Child, adult, and elder backup care support through Bright Horizons
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