Group Benefit Sales Intern

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Boston, MA
Hybrid
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Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Financial Services • Big Data Analytics
At MetLife, we’re a purpose-driven company that helps our customers build a more confident future.
The Role
This internship provides opportunities to build sales skills and gain experience within Group Benefits. Interns will participate in training, collaborate on Capstone Projects, and assist in customer meetings while strengthening their business acumen and developing a professional network.
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Description and Requirements
Job Location: Boston, (MA), Chicago, (IL), Irvine, (CA), Overland Park, (KS), McLean, (VA), Atlanta, (GA) & New York, (NY).
This is Your Opportunity To:

  • Assist business units by performing various assigned duties that are intended to provide experience and build sales skills for future development
  • Get an insider view of career potential within a high performing culture
  • Strengthen business acumen & develop sales skills
  • Develop personally and professionally with a customized intern curriculum
  • Build a network of peers and mentors in a business-to-business sales environment
  • Gain exposure to products and services within Group Benefits
  • Participate in social activities and networking events
  • Interview for a sales trainee position upon completion of the program


Key Responsibilities:

  • Complete weekly curriculum training
  • Collaborate on an intern-lead Capstone Project
  • Participate in customer meetings
  • Learn functions and uses of technology to support the salesforce and business
  • Present Capstone project to an audience of peers, managers and senior leadership
  • Perform duties supporting the sales organization as assigned or required


Required Qualifications

  • Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong computer skills (especially Microsoft Excel)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, communications skills and leadership qualities
  • Motivated team player with sound judgment and problem-solving skills
  • Proven ability to lead and influence
  • Must be eligible to work in US without sponsorship
  • High school diploma
  • Currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program with an accredited college or university. Preferably a rising senior


Our Commitments:
When we say we are purpose-driven, we mean it. We're committed to supporting the community, protecting the environment, and building a workplace where people from all backgrounds can shine:

  • Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index: Recognized for our commitment to gender equality and representation in leadership five years running
  • Human Rights Campaign: Recognized as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality for 16 consecutive years
  • National Association for Female Executives: Recognized as a Top Company for Executive Women
  • Coronavirus support and relief: Dedicated more than $250 million as of May 2020
  • Sustainability: Implemented company-wide policies to achieve carbon neutrality, decrease energy consumption, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions


About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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HQ: New York, NY
43,000 Employees
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Year Founded: 1868

What We Do

Named one of Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies,” MetLife is leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for more than 150 years. At MetLife, every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond.  With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe, MetLife’s building a workforce of diverse and empowered voices that all belong.  Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife, making the world a better place is All Together Possible.

Why Work With Us

At MetLife, you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey, and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.

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