By becoming a corporate partner, your organization will directly contribute to shaping the future of the sales profession while taking advantage of a customized pipeline of career-ready talent.
Benefits of Corporate Partnership
Engage in Multiple Classroom Visits: Connect directly with students through multiple classroom appearances each academic year. These visits allow your team to share real-world insights, strengthen brand presence, and identify top talent early.
Exclusive invitations to Recruiting Events: Receive exclusive invitations to high-impact recruiting events where you can meet, mentor, and recruit students in a focused, professional setting. These events are tailored to foster meaningful employer-student engagement.
One-on-One Interviews and Off-Campus Recruiting Support: Schedule one-on-one interviews with students and receive full support for off-campus recruiting efforts. We help streamline your talent acquisition process and maximize your return on engagement.
Internship and Recruitment Coordination: Receive dedicated support in developing customized internship programs and recruitment pipelines tailored to your organization’s needs. We ensure seamless coordination from promotion to placement.
Professional Selling Advisory Board Membership: Join a select group of industry leaders on our Advisory Board to provide strategic input, guide program development, and stay at the forefront of sales education. Your voice helps shape the direction of the Center.
Engage with Top-Performing Students: Access unique opportunities to interact with our most accomplished students (e.g., Sales Ambassadors) through leadership programs, mentorship initiatives, and recognition events. These interactions help you identify future leaders early.
Participation in Our Student Success Series: Share your expertise by participating in our Student Success Series—a signature initiative focused on building professional and personal competencies. It is a high-impact way to influence student development while showcasing your organization.
Invitations to Select Student Events: Attend exclusive events such as awards ceremonies, networking socials, and skill-building workshops. These touchpoints provide informal yet valuable ways to deepen your connection with students.
Participation in Internal Sales Competitions: Engage with students in our internal sales competitions—an excellent opportunity to observe student performance in real-time, provide professional feedback, and identify high-potential talent. These events simulate real-world selling scenarios and offer direct insight into students' readiness, creativity, and professionalism.
Student and Faculty Site Visits: Host students and faculty on-site to showcase your company culture, career opportunities, and sales strategies. These visits build organizational awareness and foster meaningful relationships.
Sales Strategy Advisory Services: Leverage the expertise of our faculty through tailored sales strategy consultations. Our team offers research-based recommendations that support your business goals.
Access to Our Extensive Sales Alumni Network: Gain exclusive access to our professional selling alumni database—representing thousands of graduates since our founding in 2002. This powerful network offers expanded recruiting potential and long-term relationship building.
Become a corporate partner
Our Corporate Partners
We are proud to collaborate with a distinguished network of corporate partners who are leaders in their industries. These organizations play a vital role in shaping the future of sales by offering mentorship, internships, classroom engagement, and career opportunities to our students.
Corporate Partner Testimonials
The Professional Sales Program consistently delivers an exceptional educational experience, combining academics with real-world experience. We have proudly welcomed numerous interns from this program, each demonstrating outstanding professionalism, competence, and talent. Our experience has been very positive—many interns seamlessly transitioned into full-time roles. We value our ongoing partnership and look forward to further opportunities to connect with their sales professionals.
Texas State University’s Professional Sales Program prepares its young professionals for the real world through a dynamic education, internships and company partnerships. When my organization is looking to hire we have confidence that the individuals being presented to us are ready to succeed! They are polished and stand out far more than other candidates we interview!