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Learnings from 2017 HubSpot Sales Competition

This post was written by Alex Jong Kyu Lim, ’18. www.alexjongkyulim.com Hubspot, a global inbound marketing and sales platform company (proudly made in Boston), hosted its 1st Annual Inbound Sales Bootcamp. I decided to participate since I wanted to learn not only more about IT sales, but also how this event would be run from an education…

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Why Sales Might Be the Perfect Fit for You

Heading into my first semester at Babson, I had my heart set on pursuing a career in Marketing. I had loved my previous Marketing internships and thought there was no better fit. If NatureBox had not offered me a Corporate Sales experience, I might not have given Sales a shot. The reality is, Sales is…

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5 Reasons Why Startups Are Stealing The Best Talent

L Marks Working at NatureBox for the past three weeks has been an absolute whirlwind of new experiences. But admittedly, while I was driving to my new home in Silicon Valley, I was wondering what all the fuss surrounding the startup culture was truly about. After all, the area looked exactly like the Southern California…

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A Career in Sports: An Endeavor Worth Taking

Last week Dan Dropkin-Frank, Sales Manager at New England Revolution, visited the Sports Marketing class at Babson Collage.  As a guest blogger this week he shares his career journey to achieving his ultimate goal of breaking into the sports industry–a winding path, but as he states, “an endeavor worth taking”.     I quickly shut down GMail because I…

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27 Outs

Having basically completed my internship for the summer it is now time to reflect on my experience selling Spinners tickets. To do this I am going to look at both the sports side and business aspect, selling tickets. Looking at the sports side of things first, there is definitely some good and bad. The best…

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Finding your Pitch

My internship in the Spinners ticket office has been a blast and incredibly educational. Working in sales is a long cumulative adventure, where every sales call builds on the previous one. Sales certainly offers many challenges, but is equally rich in its rewards. Leaving voicemail after voicemail is anything but fun. However, it is crucial…

4th week at Kunjip

One of the greatest things about working at a startup is that you get to be involved in different kinds of tasks. I’ve been hired as an marketing intern at Kunjip, but recently, I’ve been heavily involved in operations and sales. Since Kunjip is a startup that provides on-demand storage service in Seoul, well defined service…

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Starting in the Minors

As long as I can remember I have been enamored by sports. This summer I am fortunate to be interning with a professional baseball team. Working for a professional sports team is truly a dream come true for me. I am interning in the ticket office of the Lowell Spinners. The Spinners are the single…

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Why You Should Consider a Sales Career

Did you know that Business Development/Sales is the number two career function for Babson graduates? Yes, that’s right, 17% of our students followed this path in 2015 and our early look at 2016 shows the same trend.  So I ask you… have you considered a career in sales? If not, I am going to guess…

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Great Expectations

Hello everyone, my name is Brooke Carrobis and I am a rising junior at Babson College. First off I will tell you a little about myself. I am a passionate and adventurous person who loves competitive swimming and traveling. At Babson I am involved in Model United Nations, the Honors Program, and this upcoming year…