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Inside Sales Advisor
Pearson
Ontario North York, , Canada
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Description
At Pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it’s one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology — and each other to surpass these boundaries — we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations, personal and global, large and small.
Summary
Facilitate prospective student through application process for bachelors, masters, doctoral and certificate programs. The Enrollment Advisor will discover the needs and concerns of prospects, demonstrate how our programs can best meet those needs, and support the prospective students through the admissions process to include registration completion. Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in a team focused environment to meet the needs of the prospective students and the Academic Partner.
Responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
• Communicate with prospective students via call campaigns, emails, and faxes regarding the Program.
• Advise prospective students using a consultative process.
• Guide them through the admissions process with the goal of determining if the program is a fit for their educational needs.
• Effectively follow departmental lead management guidelines for all leads.
• Utilize database tools to efficiently track each interaction and the progress of all assigned leads.
• Achieve daily efficiency metrics pertaining to Speed to Lead, Call Volume, Talk Time, 1st Time Contacts, and New Applications as established by the Director of Recruitment Services and/or the AD of Recruitment Services.
• Achieve lead volume managed around 225 leads per month, achieve targets of 3 starts per program, makes approximately 60 calls per day with 2 hours average daily talk time.
• Effectively communicate industry trends, quality of leads, and program updates for appropriate cross-functional and departmental team members.
• Actively participate in weekly meeting rhythms being prepared to discuss performance data, prospective applicant concerns, and creative solutions to enhance team performance.
• Conduct a self-audit to ensure efficiency and consistency of data base.
• Monitor application process to ensure effective communication in tandem with application deadlines.
• Implement an email cultivation strategy designed to re-engage leads that have fallen to inactive statuses.
• Maintain minimum standard data base audit scores.
• Review previous term’s conversion metrics to forecast future enrollment metrics
• Update data base system to reflect current/upcoming term information (email templates, enrollment periods, filters, etc.)
• Requires the ability to work a flexible schedule, weekends, evenings to accommodate student, departmental and company’s needs. This may include working more than 40 hours a week.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is required.
• One to 3 years sales experience (in an outbound calling environment preferred)
• General knowledge of higher education and/or college admissions and recruitment preferred
• Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work evenings until 9:00 PM
• Ability to work weekends as business needs dictate
Supervisory Responsibilities
● None.