Sales Competency Program Calendar

Students in a classroom.

Spring 2021 Workshops & Events

Whether you are pursing your Professional Sales Certificate, Professional Leadership Certificates, or just looking to better yourself as a student, our Sales Competency Program events and workshops are sure to be an added benefit to your curriculum. Be sure to check the requirements for each certificate, and don't forget to sign in at each event! All events for the Spring 2021 semester will be hosted virtually.

Events and information are subject to change - be sure to bookmark this page and check back often!

Key to abbreviations
SSP= Seufferlein Sales Program	SSC= Student Success Center	WLI= Wildcat Leadership Institute

Certificate Workshops

PLEASE NOTE: An RSVP is required for all skill-building workshops, unless otherwise indicated. Once you RSVP, you will receive email updates and Zoom links. Click here to RSVP for our workshops.

Skill-Building Workshops
DATE	WORKSHOP TITLE	HOSTED BY	TIME
Feb 24	Applying Samurai Wisdom to Selling (core)	SSP	6-7PM
Mar 23	Applying Samurai Wisdom to Selling (core)	SSP	6-7PM
May 12	Emotional Intelligence (communicative)	SSP	6-7PM
Feb 18	How to Excel pt. 1 (analytical)	SSP	6-7PM
Feb 25	How to Excel pt. 2 (analytical)	SSP	6-7PM
Apr 14	How to Excel pt. 1 (analytical)	SSP	6-7PM
Apr 21	How to Excel pt. 2 (analytical)	SSP	6-7PM
Mar 12	Sales Success: The Gender Key (core)	SSP	5-6PM
Apr 16	Sales Success: The Gender Key (core)	SSP	5-6PM
Feb 11	SSP Graduate Survival Guide (core)	SSP	6-7PM
Mar 24	SSP Graduate Survival Guide (core)	SSP	6-7PM
Feb 17	Resume Workshop	SSP	2-3PM

Competitions

The most exciting part of the program! Read more about each individual competition on our Professional Sales Competitions page. Want to compete? Fill out this interest form.

Competitions (Spring 2021)
DATE	COMPETITION NAME	HOSTED BY
2/19-2/20	Arizona Collegiate Sales Competition	ASU
3/10	Chico State Sales Invitational	SSP
3/17-3/19	FIU Bilingual Sales Competition	FIU
4/1-4/2	Western States Collegiate Sales Competition	SSP
4/15-4/17	Pacific Northwest Collegiate Sales Competition	OSU

Career Fairs

Be sure to attend a Career Fair Preparation seminar! Check out the Career Center's Calendar of Events for more info.

Career Fairs
DATE	TYPE OF CAREER FAIR	HOSTED BY	TIME	LOCATION
3/3	Spring 2021 Career and Internship Fair	Career Center	11:00AM - 3:00PM	VIRTUAL

Development Events

Development Events
DATE	EVENT TITLE	HOSTED BY	TIME	RSVP LINK
Feb 17	Resume Workshop	SSP	2-3PM	RSVP
Apr 28	SSP Board Virtual Panel	SSP	5PM	RSVP
TBD	Platinum Partner Panel	SSP	TBD

Networking Events

Networking Events
DATE	EVENT TITLE	HOSTED BY	TIME
3/3	Spring 2021 Career and Internship Fair	Career Center	11AM-3PM
3/10	CSSI Networking Event	SSP	TBD
4/1	WSCSC Networking Event	SSP	TBD

Letter from the Executive Director

"We will not miss a beat being virtual this semester, and as a matter of fact, I honestly believe that our students will receive even more marketable sales skills due to the virtual nature of our course delivery." Read the letter from the director.

Contact Us

Glenn Hall Room 206

Thomas Villa
Executive Director
tpvilla@csuchico.edu
916-223-2171

Ryan Brumfield
Corporate Relations Specialist
rbrumfield2@csuchico.edu

Mattea Bertain
Marketing Specialist
mbertain@csuchico.edu

Lindsey Alford
Digital Marketing Specialist
lalford@csuchico.edu

Emma Ritchie
Marketing Assistant
eritchie@csuchico.edu

Mitchell Lung
Corporate Relations Assistant
malung@csuchico.edu

Alexandra Pomatto
Digital Marketing Assistant
arpomatto@csuchico.edu

Ashley Hamano
Outreach & Engagement Coordinator
ahamano@csuchico.edu

Please email completed applications to tpvilla@csuchico.edu. For assistance filling out your application, please email tpvilla@csuchico.edu or visit our office hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9AM-12PM.