{"id":94785,"date":"2026-09-09T22:29:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T22:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/relationship-development-summer-sales-internship-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T08:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:24:32","slug":"relationship-development-summer-sales-internship-2027","status":"publish","type":"ch_job","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/relationship-development-summer-sales-internship-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Relationship Development Summer Sales Internship 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Relationship Development Summer Sales Internship<\/strong><br \/><strong>Summer 2027 (June &#8211; August<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Internship Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Relationship Development Sales Intern will support the management and growth of an assigned portfolio of existing customer accounts. This internship provides hands-on experience in sales, account management, client communication, and business development.<\/p>\n<p>The intern will work closely with customers to understand their needs, build strong relationships, identify opportunities to expand existing business, and recommend solutions from Granite\u2019s product portfolio. 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