Sales Center

The UW-Eau Claire Sales Team represents the university at collegiate sales competitions around the United States where they compete for prizes and meet prospective employers. Team members work hard and have fun. They meet weekly for individualized coaching that develops their sales and communication skills and enhances their self-confidence. The extra hours of practice pays off—100% of all team members who report have a job prior to graduation.

The team is supported by the Department of Management and Marketing, gifts from friends and corporate sponsors, and a grant from UW-Eau Claire Blugold Commitment funds.

Any UW-Eau Claire marketing major or minor may be part of the sales team. The team is selected in the spring semester for the following academic year.

Our Experienced Faculty

Our faculty help you develop your analytic and communication skills as well as your knowledge of marketing and sales. They've been there - they've experienced sales presentations, being told no and closing big deals. Their real-world sales experience and proven records of success give you valuable insight into the potential of your sales career.

In addition to course work and practical applications of skills in real-world situations, you'll also have the opportunity to work on community service projects, gain an internship, compete in sales competitions and participate in student organizations with a sales and marketing focus such as Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) or the American Marketing Association (AMA).

View from the Top

UW-Eau Claire Center for Sales and Sales Management one of the Top University Sales Programs 
(Source: Sales Education Foundation)

Focus Your Education on Sales

Major in Professional Selling

To focus your education on sales, the professional sales emphasis can be added to your marketing major. You'll develop your oral persuasion, proposal preparation, negotiating, relationship management and sales force management skills, giving you a great advantage in the sales world.

Details of the major can be found in the Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management.

Professional Selling Major

Hit the Ground Running with a Sales Certificate

Because UW-Eau Claire is a member of the University Sales Center Alliance (USCA), UW-Eau Claire students can participate in the USCA Certified Sales Student certificate program. You'll need to take extra course work and participate in additional sales activities, but your hard work will pay off when you hit the ground running in a career in sales.

View certificate program requirements

Land a Sales Internship

As part of a professional selling major, or as part of any program in the College of Business, internships are extremely valuable, and sometimes required. Internships shouldn't be taken for granted or expected either. There are requirements for eligibility, reinforcing the value of the internship. Many times, it's your responsibility to find an internship, but the faculty and staff are here to help! Handshake, the recruiting platform for UW-Eau Claire students, is  a great place to start looking.

You can also do an internship and get course credit for it. These are paid internships over the summer months, and are usually full time.

Learn more about the professional Sales Marketing Internship Program

Join a winning sales team

Check out these sales competitions where Blugolds have a track record of taking home the trophy!

• Blugold Sales Challenge
• The Great Northwoods Sales Warm-Up

Learn more about the UW-Eau Claire Sales Team

Applying Sales Experience

Students in the Advanced Professional Sales class satisfy the university's service-learning graduation requirement by using their sales skills to raise money for a local non-profit. In 2021, for example, students raised over $53,000 in golf sponsorship's and prize donations for the annual L.E. Phillips Career Development Center golf outing.