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2023 Penn State Harrisburg Sales Competition

Penn State Harrisburg School of Business Administration is excited to be hosting a new professional sales competition at Penn State Harrisburg on October 13-14. Participating Universities can bring up to 4 competitors and 4 alternates per school along with a university coach. We are excited to have your school represented at this inaugural competition!

Getting Started //

Registration

Select this module to register.

Location

Penn State Harrisburg

Dates

October 13-14, 2023

Lodging //

Lodging is available at a low group rate at the Fairfield Inn adjacent to the Harrisburg Airport and across the Highway from Penn State Harrisburg. Reserve your rooms at the Mariott Reservations website.

Schedule //

Review the full schedule below, or download a copy:

2023 Sales Competition Schedule [doc] | 2023 Sales Competition Schedule [pdf]

Thursday, October 12

Time Event Location
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Hotel Check-In Fairfield Inn

Friday, October 13

Time Event Location
8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Speed Sell Competition

Career Fair

Penn State Harrisburg
Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
8:00 am – 8:30 am

Coaches & Judges Training

Late Check-in for Teams

Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
8:30 am – 9:00 am Group 1 Competitors Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
9:00 am – 9:30 am Group 2 Competitors Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
9:30 am – 10:00 am Group 3 Competitors Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
10:15 am – 10:45 am Group 4 Competitors Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
10:45 am – 11:15 am Group 5 Competitors Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Buffet Lunch

Keynote Speaker

Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Career Fair & Speed Concludes Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
2:30 pm Return to Hotel
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Networking Dinner Hershey Country Club

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Time Event Location
9:00 am – 11:00 am Company Information Meetings Penn State Harrisburg
Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
9:00 am – 10:00 am Case Competition Round 2 Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
10:00 am – 11:00 am

Speed Sell Finals

Viewing Party

Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
11:00 am

Hors d’oeuvres

Case Competition Finalists Announced

Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Speed Sell Finals Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Sales Case Competition Finals

Finalist Viewing Party

Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Awards Banquet
2:30 pm Bus Departure for Hershey Park Capital Union Building (CUB) 210
8:30 pm Bus Return to Hotel Fairfield Inn

Partnerships //

Visit the Penn State Pro Sales Club sponsorship page to see the companies supporting the Pro Sales Club and competition.

Events //

D&H Distributing Case Competition

Our Case Competition this year is sponsored by D&H Distributing – an electronics distributor. Visit the Competition Information page to download competition materials.

Elevator Pitch Competition

During our career fair all student competitors and alternates will be judged on their speaking skills about themselves at each of the participating booths at the career fair. Visit the Competition Information page to download competition materials.

Picard Room, Hershey Country Club

Networking Dinner

Our corporate sponsors want to get to know you. We wish to seat you with others from your graduating classes so that you can get to know the other teams and our sponsors of this year’s competition while you enjoy a nice dinner at the Hershey Country Club. Transportation will be provided to and from Penn State Harrisburg.

Park guests ride the Candymonium roller coaster at Hershey Park.

Hershey Park

We want to have fun together with your team after this year’s events. At our closing awards dinner, each member of your university team will be provided with tickets to Hershey Park. Please bring a university t-shirt to wear to this event and represent your program. Transportation will be provided to and from Penn State Harrisburg to help you save on parking at the amusement park.