High School Sales Competition

The National Strategic Selling Institute is excited to host its second annual High School Sales Competition on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. This competition is designed to be a learning experience and spark a student's interest in pursuing a career in sales. Students must be attending a Kansas High School to be eligible to compete in the competition. Registration is limited to the first 36 students that register to compete.

Case Information

Registration

Students must be attending a Kansas High School to be eligible to compete in the competition. There is no cost to attend, however, registration is limited to the first 36 students that register to compete. The registration deadline is Monday, April 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.

Click here to Register!

Location

The competition will be held virtually on the Zoom platform. Student competitors will receive their Zoom room information for their assigned role-play time the week of the event. For day-of questions, join the main Zoom room.

Schedule

The competition will include three rounds. During each round, students will need log in to their assigned Zoom room to be placed into a waiting room until their assigned time. We ask all students to log in to their Zoom room 5 minutes before their scheduled time.

The day will start at 8:00 a.m. and conclude no later than 4:00 p.m. The day will end with an awards ceremony at 4:15 p.m. in the main Zoom room.

For the complete schedule, click here.

Webinar Information

We hosted a webinar for students to gain additional insight and preparation for the competition. The purpose of the webinar was to explain how the competition is set-up, go over the case for Round 1, and answer any questions. You can view the webinar below. Slides from the webinar can be found here.

Prizes

All students that compete in the High School Sales Competition will receive a K-State Sales Program t-shirt. In addition, the top four competitors will be awarded a prize as follows, and each student will have to complete a W-9 to claim their prize.

1st place: $400 Visa gift card
2nd place: $300 Visa gift card
3rd place: $200 Visa gift card
4th place: $100 Visa gift card

Winners will be announced in the main Zoom room at 4:15 p.m. All prizes and t-shirts will be mailed to the student with the information provided in the registration form.

Questions?

If you have any questions visit our FAQ page or contact Kellie Jackson, Managing Director of the National Strategic Selling Institute, at kelliejackson@k-state.edu or Kara Krannawitter, K-State Sales Student, at kakranna@k-state.edu.