An introduction to the gcsc 2020
Canada’s biggest student contest, The Great Canadian Sales Competition (GCSC), offers business-to-business sales organizations a unique opportunity to connect their employment brand with students and make critical sales hires. Over the last 5 years, the GCSC has introduced and educated more than 11,000+ post-secondary students on sales as a potential career path and a critical business skill. The demand for sales talent is higher than ever before and there is a shortage of supply within the market. In fact, 80% of Canadian companies struggle to find and hire talented sales candidates. Over the course of this competition year, our mission is to provide you with access to unparalleled top sales rookies in Canada before they start their career.
The final round - Live update
We are excited to complete this year’s Great Canadian Sales Competition in September 2020 through a virtual competition. Students this year worked tremendously hard and we look forward to celebrating their efforts and announcing the reigning champion amongst this year’s finalists. In the spring/summer of 2021, we will be inviting everyone (current and previous sponsors, GCSC student alumni, past winners, professors and friends of the competition) to an in-person event designed to engage the GCSCommunity and as a group, look at the mission, refocus the mission and figure out as a team where the GCSC 2021 takes us.
This year has brought unprecedented change in everything we do. Companies are rethinking their hiring strategies, schools are innovating the way in which they teach, students and new graduates are adapting to a job landscape. We are optimistic in the way Canada will develop from these impacts and until then, we will use 2021 to engage with stakeholders to better understand how we need to pivot the Great Canadian Sales Competition to best serve the sales community.
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engage with the gcsc community
Students all across Canada participate in the competition with the goal of getting practice, getting noticed and getting rewarded… so teach them how! GCSC Sales Rookies love to hear from you. See below for some examples and send us a quote, video or words of wisdom so we can share it to the larger GCSC Community!
why participate
Brady Simpson, GCSC 2019 Finalist, encourages other students to participate in Canada’s Biggest Student Competition
behind the scenes
Scott Clugston, Director of Sales at FreshBooks, gave the GCSC team a behind the scenes look at his office!
how to do a great pitch
Sanjay Dhebar, professor at the Schulich School of Business, shares pitch tips for our GCSC students.
career advice
Steve Goodfellow, Director of Sales, Eastern Canada at Air Canada, talks about his first sales job and gives advice for those who are looking to start a career in sales.
“time to impart your wisdom
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how to stand out
Amy Venezia, Director of Employee Development & Recruiting, gives advice to new grads as they start their first job.
Joining your team
Stan Dabic, Regional VP at Grand & Toy, encouraging GCSC students to join their growing sales team.
BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIP
Network with fellow industry leaders
Receive prolific brand recognition at over 80 schools
Get social! (the GCSC garners approximately 1.2 impressions annually)
Participate at Regional Events where you can meet the top 25% of GCSC Entrants
Recruit top talent using our Top Sales Rookie Database
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