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2024 Penn State Harrisburg Sales Competition
Penn State Harrisburg School of Business Administration is excited to be hosting its second professional sales competition at Penn State Harrisburg on October 1-2. Participating Universities can bring up to 8 competitors per school along with a university coach. We are excited to have your school represented at this year’s competition!
Registration
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Location
Penn State Harrisburg
Dates
October 1-2, 2024
Lodging //
Lodging is available next to campus at the Comfort Inn or next to the airport at the Fairfield Inn. The greater Harrisburg area has several affordable options.
Schedule //
Review the full schedule below, or download a copy:
2024 Sales Competition Schedule [doc] | 2024 Sales Competition Schedule [pdf]
Tuesday, October 1 |
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Time | Event | Location |
10:00 am – 2:00 pm |
Elevator Pitch Competition Career Fair |
Penn State Harrisburg Capital Union Building (CUB) Gymnasium |
11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Students will be given a coupon to Stacks for lunch that will be good between these times. | Stacks in Olmsted |
2:00 pm | Career Fair & Elevator Pitch Competition Concludes | Capital Union Building (CUB) Gymnasium |
2:30 pm | Return to Hotel | |
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Networking/Bowling | ABC East – 1001 Eisenhower Blvd, Harrisburg, PA 17111 |
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
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Time | Event | Location |
8:00 am – 8:30 am | Company Check-in | Penn State Harrisburg Olmsted Building (Gallery Lounge) W107 |
8:30 am – 9:00 am | Student Networking | Olmsted Building (Gallery Lounge) W107 |
9:00 am – 10:00 am | Round Table Discussion | Olmsted Building (Gallery Lounge) W107 |
10:00 am – 11:30 am | Speakers Competition and Case Competition | Olmsted Building (Gallery Lounge) W107 |
11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Final Round of Elevator Pitch Competition | Olmsted Building (Gallery Lounge) W107 |
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Keynote Speaker, Networking Lunch, and Awards Ceremony | Olmsted Building (Gallery Lounge) W107 |
Partnerships //
Visit the Penn State Pro Sales Club sponsorship page to see the companies supporting the Pro Sales Club and competition.
Events //
Case Competition
Our Case Competition this year is on a family-owned car dealership. 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.

Networking Event
Our corporate sponsors want to get to know you. We will be going bowling together at ABC East – 1001 Eisenhower Blvd, Harrisburg, PA 17111. We will have fun from 5 to 7 pm. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided.

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. Tickets are provided by Hershey Entertainment one of our corporate partners.