Presented by England Logistics and the Alan E. Hall Center for Sales Excellence
Utah High School Sales Skills Challenge is a Professional Sales competition open to all students attending high school in the state of Utah (grades 9-12). Individuals register as a single competitor. The competition fosters and promotes professional selling at the high school level by giving students a chance to pitch to a panel of expert judges. This contest provides individuals with an educational forum to prepare them for competition at the high school and college level and will aid in developing a career pathway in the diverse sales industry.
Utah High School Sales Skills Challenge
Registration Deadline: December 1, 2019 at 11:59pm
Register Utah High School Sales Skills Challenge Rules (pdf)
Competition Date:
Friday, December 6, 2019
8:30 a.m. – Noon
Weber State University
Limited to 75 students
Prizes:
- 1st Place receives a $5,000* Professional Sales scholarship and $1,000 cash prize
- 2nd Place receives a $2,500* Professional Sales scholarship
- 3rd Place receives a $1,000* Professional Sales scholarship
To apply, simply fill out the registration form found here:
For rules and regulations, check out the information packet link below. For questions or help, please email us at madsenwessman@mail.weber.edu
Utah High School Sales Skills Challenge Competitor Packet
Overview:
You will be given a sales scenario based on the company, England Logistics. Your role will be as a seller/representative from England Logistics. You will be selling a product or service to a buyer/third party company.
All registrants will be emailed a copy of the England Logistics case study by December 4th, 48 hours before the Sales Skills Challenge.
The deadline to register is December 1, 2019 by 11:59 p.m.
Day of Event Timeline:
8:30 a.m. Optional Q & A with England Logistics representatives
9:00 a.m. First-round competition begins
The competitors will be emailed a competition time: either 9 a.m., 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. All competitors need to check in 30 minutes prior to your competition time.
12:00 p.m. Awards
The Competition Process:
The competitors will be emailed a competition time: either 9:00 a.m., 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. All competitors need to check in 30 minutes prior to your competition time.
Each competitor will have 10 minutes to pitch to the judge.
In between your sales pitch time and awards/lunch, students are welcome to go to the Shepherd Union Building bowling alley and billiards as our guest. Bowling and billiards will be open from 9:30 a.m. – Noon.
Lunch and Awards will be announced at Noon in room 101B
Rules:
Students are allowed to use Sales Aides i.e. iPads, mock-up business cards, flyers, pamphlets to complement their sales pitch.
Judging:
Judges will be representatives from Weber State. The judging rubric will be emailed along with the sales scenario on December 4th to all of the registrants.
Prizes:
1st Place receives a $5,000* Professional Sales scholarship and $1,000 cash prize
2nd Place receives a $2,500* Professional Sales scholarship
3rd Place receives a $1,000* Professional Sales scholarship
Parking:
Parking is available by the Technical Education Building in the A2 lot. When you come to room 101B, you will be given a parking pass to place in your vehicle.
See the map attached. If you have any questions, the Drive Thru Info booth on the west side of campus can help you.