Economic Developer (Outbound telemarketing) - Full-time / Part-time

Associates will be making outbound calls to C level executives of prospective corporations inquiring about potential expansion opportunities
Associates will be making 100 plus calls a day and must have ability to get past gatekeepers and build rapport quickly.
Associates will be managing detailed calendars and doing a great deal of multitasking which requires high attention to detail.
Associates will begin by making calls to targeted companies, as time progresses they will be expected to learn quickly, absorbing a skills and strategies to help them develop their persuasive and conversational strategies.

This is not a direct sales position.

Candidates will be comfortable talking on the phone with all levels of managment and executives
Must be proficient with computers, be able to work in a fast paced environment and multi task.
Candidates will go through one day of training and will be on the phones by the end of the first day.
There is limited training. Candidates will be expected to pick the job up as they go.
Calls are not made on a dialer, however they are expected to move quickly between contacts.
A great deal of emphasis is made on learning the big picture of economic development and unique organizational structure of the different types of industries they target (e.g. typical. manafacturing management structure vs. typical IT management structure.)
Success in the role is largely dependent on personality and the ability to adapt and learn quickly. Tough skin, outgoing and persuasuve personality, creativity, articulation, and consistency. The biggest thing they look for is the ability for the candidate to think on their feet and get around the usual "No's" and "Send us information via email"
Hours will be 8:30am-5:15pm but there may be weeks that they will have to work 10am-7pm when engaging on West Coast projects.

Must be flexible with schedule.

About Aerotek:

Aerotek, headquartered in Hanover, Md., is a leading provider of technical, professional and industrial staffing services. Established in 1983, Aerotek is an operating company of Allegis Group, the largest provider of staffing services in the U.S. Aerotek operates a network of more than 200 non-franchised offices throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. For more information, visit .

Aerotek is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.