CMU Sales Challenge

Practice selling yourself in a 60-second speed-selling competition. Deliver your personal elevator pitch to industry professionals. No matter your class standing, there's a track for you. Join us for a day of professional development with networking opportunities and the chance to earn scholarships and other prizes.

Event Components

Sell Yourself: Mini Interviews (Pre-Liminary)
Students practice their interview skills during 4-minute conversations

"Best Pitcher" Competition for the Pros
Corporate Partners give an elevator pitch of their company

Sales Management Case Competition
student teams make recommendations for a sale issue (MKT440 Students)

Lunch and Networking

Professional Development
General Sessions on topics related to business and sales

Sell Yourself: Elevator Pitches (Finals)
Top performers in the Mini Interviews will pitch themselves

Keynote and Awards
Closing remarks: win scholarships and cash prizes

Student-Recruiter Networking
The Sales Challenge creates a rich environment for relationships to form between sales students and select companies that represent a variety of internship and full-time opportunities in many industries.