About Us
WASTE CONNECTIONS, Inc. (NYSE: WCN): is a non-hazardous solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services in the U.S. and Canada. Our employees foster a work culture of Servant Leadership.
Our goal is to create an environment where self-directed, empowered employees strive to consistently fulfill our constituent commitments and seek to create positive impacts through interactions with customers, communities, and fellow employees, always relying on our Operating Values as the foundation for our existence.
Because we operate with a highly decentralized structure, we look for individuals who are energetic and have individual initiative and creativity. Bring your passion to succeed and you’ll quickly discover that great opportunities are all around you. At Waste Connections, you’ll thrive if you are friendly, dedicated, and prefer a work hard/play harder culture that is focused on maintaining our reputation as the premier waste services company in the markets we serve.
Internship Overview
As a Sales Intern, you’ll learn the ins and outs of selling essential services in a fast-paced, mission-driven industry. You’ll support our sales team in prospecting new clients, nurturing relationships, and helping businesses and residents find the right waste solutions.
We are hiring for Sales Interns in the following markets:
- Knoxville, TN
- Nashville, TN
What You’ll Gain
- Real-world experience in B2B and B2C sales
- Exposure to the waste management industry and environmental services
- Mentorship from seasoned sales professionals
- Opportunity to contribute to community-focused initiatives
- Potential for full-time employment upon graduation
Responsibilities
- Assist in identifying and qualifying new sales leads
- Support outbound outreach via phone, email, and in-person visits
- Help prepare proposals, quotes, and presentations for potential clients
- Maintain CRM records and track customer interactions
- Shadow experienced sales reps on client meetings and site visits
- Conduct market research to identify trends and opportunities
- Collaborate with operations to ensure service alignment with customer needs
- Participate in team meetings and contribute ideas for improving sales strategy
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; CRM experience is a plus
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
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What We Do
Waste Connections, Inc. is an integrated solid waste services company that provides waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets in the U.S. and Canada. Through its R360 Environmental Solutions subsidiary, the Company is also a leading provider of non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several of the most active natural resource producing areas in the United States, including the Permian, Bakken and Eagle Ford Basins. Waste Connections serves more than six million residential, commercial, industrial, and exploration and production customers from a network of operations in 39 states, six provinces and the District of Columbia. The Company also provides intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest.
Our corporate strategy targets secondary and suburban markets that have strong demographic growth trends and where competitive barriers to entry can be developed. We seek to avoid highly competitive, large urban markets and target markets where we can provide either non-integrated or integrated solid waste services under exclusive arrangements, or markets where we can be integrated and attain high market share. We are a leading provider of solid waste services in most of our markets, and approximately 50% of our revenues are derived from market areas where we have franchise or exclusive rights to provide our waste services.
