The Professional Sales Certificate is open to students in all programs across campus. Demand for students seeking entry-level sales positions is high and sales ranks among the most highly paid entry-level positions. Developing selling skills is important because new college graduates often find that early-career job offers involve taking on a selling role. As a result, graduates need exceptional professional selling skills to be successful in this initial career stage to allow them to transition into later career growth. The professional selling certificate prepares students to effectively use established sales processes, sales automation tools, and selling techniques. The certificate also prepares students to identify decision makers of prospective buying firms and engage in persuasive communication of the selling firm's value proposition. The courses in the sales certificate are focused on selling skills and all have an experiential learning component in the form of sales role plays, sales management simulations, and the acquisition of industry-recognized technology badges and\or certificates.