Sales Summer Intern – Rochester, NY (Onsite)

Sales Summer Intern – Rochester, NY (Onsite)

Lawley’s benefits sales division is seeking a summer intern! This is a great opportunity for an enrolled college sophomore or junior looking to obtain experience in the sales insurance industry. This person would • provide administrative and clerical support such as downloading insurance and/or carrier information from websites, copying/scanning/faxing, system audits, and data entry as well as participate in educational onboarding of the benefits industry including shadowing different departments (sales, marketing, underwriting, servicing, retirement, and technology). If you are an enrolled college student looking for a summer opportunity and are looking to grow in the insurance field, apply today!

Fundamental Components of the Job:

• Participate in educational onboarding of the benefits industry including shadowing different departments (sales, marketing, underwriting, servicing, retirement, and technology)
• Complete presentation skills training and provide bi-weekly progress presentations for the management team
• Provide administrative and clerical support such as downloading insurance and/or carrier information from websites, copying/scanning/faxing, system audits, and data entry
• Participate in projects and other duties as requested or required

Other functions of the job:
• Expand and grow in your role when supporting miscellaneous duties and administrative tasks as requested

Skills/Traits That We Value for This Role:

• Ideal candidate is an enrolled college sophomore or junior with concentration in Business Administration, Finance, or related field
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and experience navigating windows-based software
• We are seeking strong critical-thinking skills
• Individuals who work well individually as well as part of a team.
• Will be responsible to handle multiple tasks efficiently, and be effective in a fast-paced working environment where each day is different
• Precise communication skills even under time constraints, detail-oriented, and have a high degree of follow-through
• A passion to make customers and coworkers feel important and valued

What’s in It for You?

A bit about Lawley!
• We are not a call center environment
• We achieve success by building genuine relationships together, with our teams and clients
• We are a family owned insurance broker (nearly 70 years!)
• We are deeply committed to the communities we serve and love to get involved
• We work hard and play hard!!!

Why Lawley?
• Training, career development, and growth opportunities
• 32-hour, 4-day work week during the summer, Mon-Thurs between our business hours of 8am-4:30pm
• Comfortable, family-oriented culture, with an emphasis on work life balance
• Paid parking!
• Compensation for this position is $16-$18/hr.

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