internship spotlight
Eyad Zeid
Graduation Year
May 2017
Major
Advertising
Hometown
Burbank, IL
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyad-zeid
Employer
Enterprise Holdings
Internship Title
Sales Management Trainee Intern
What were your duties?
-Managed fleet size and day to day car rental flow at the Enerprise branch
-Used customer service and interpersonal skills to sell insurance and upsell
What did you most enjoy about your internship?
The sales experience. Learning to deal with many different types of people and deliver a message that appeals to them to make a sale is very valuable and rewarding.
What was the most difficult aspect of the internship?
The hours, very early mornings.
How did your experience at ILLINOIS and in the College of Media prepare you for your internship?
The media sales programs at the College of Media really taught me a lot about sales and I was able to apply all of those principles to my job. Out of about 70 interns I finished the summer second in sales and I credit that to what I learned at U of I.
How has your internship prepared you for a career?
Whatever sales job I go into, no matter the industry or specific functions, I know that the experience at Enterprise set me up for success.
What recommendations do you have for other students about doing an internship?
Worry more about the experience you will gain from the job rather than how much you think you'll like the job itself.
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