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SM110 Communications for Sales: Capstone Project Part 1
Sell, Sell, Sell!
In many organizations, the highest paid employees are the salespeople. It’s not an easy job, but if you have the skills and desire, you can be very successful. For this Capstone Project, you are going to immerse yourself in the world of sales. This project will be broken down into four separate parts. The culmination of your work will be a graded Capstone Presentation outlining the benefits of your product or service.
Description:
Capstone Project Part 1: What’s your passion? Where do you fit?
The best salespeople have passion for the product or service they are selling. They also work for a company who shares their commitment and dedication. For this Capstone project part, you will make a self-assessment of your skills and choose a company that will be a good fit for you.
Write a minimum 4-5 sentences for each response to the following questions:
1. What skills do you possess that will be beneficial to a sales job?
Here is a great article that can help you start: https://jobs.theguardian.com/article/how-to-do-a-self-assessment-of-your-skills/
1. What products or service would you like to sell? Why? Is your skill set a good match?
1. Research and choose a company that would work well with your skills. Why did you choose this company? How did you research and find this match?
Submit your response to Capstone Project Part 1 in Moodle.
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Grading Rubric – Capstone Projects
Grading accepts a start value of 100. Points will be deducted for failure to fully complete or meet the stated requirements. Grading: 90-100 = Represents work of superior quality (A); 80-89 = Represents work of good to very good quality (B); 70-79 = Represents adequate command of class content (C); 69 and below = Represents work that shows a need for development or improvement (F); 0 = Represents plagiarized work (F).
SM110: Communication for Sales
Student:
Instructor:
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Capstone Project Part 1
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Description of requirements |
Possible Points |
Your Points |
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1) What skills do you possess that will be beneficial to a sales job? |
20 |
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2) What products or service would you like to sell? Why? Is your skill set a good match? |
15 |
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3) Choose a company that would be a good fit with your skills. |
10 |
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3) Why did you choose this company? |
15 |
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3) How did you research and find this match? |
15 |
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Overall content has clarity and adequate supporting details |
5 |
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Minimum 4-5 sentences for each question |
5 |
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Formatting - margins and font size appropriate |
5 |
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Assignment was submitted by due date |
10 |
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TOTAL |
100 |
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YOUR SCORE: ________
Instructor Comments: