About Talentnauts
Talentnauts partners with fast-growing startups and product companies to help them build world-class engineering teams. We are now opening up an exciting 3-month Sales Development Internship for enthusiastic individuals who want to learn the ropes of B2B sales, recruitment consulting, and market research.
Key Responsibilities
As a Sales Development Intern, you will do:
Market Research
- Research and build prospect lists using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Crunchbase, and other tools.
- Identify decision-makers (Founders, CTOs, Hiring Managers, HR leaders) in target companies.
- Analyze industry trends and competitor activities to support sales strategy.
Outreach Support
- Draft and send LinkedIn connection requests and personalized messages.
- Assist in writing cold emails and maintaining outreach sequences.
- Follow up with prospects through LinkedIn, email, and calls under guidance.
Lead Management
- Qualify prospects based on defined Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs).
- Update and maintain lead data in the CRM/spreadsheets.
- Track outreach performance metrics and report weekly updates.
Collaboration
- Work closely with founders and business development team to align outreach with overall goals.
- Share feedback from prospects to improve sales messaging and positioning.
Learning Exposure
- Get hands-on experience with modern sales tools (LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, HubSpot/CRM tools).
- Learn how startups approach recruitment, consulting, and client acquisition.
- Understand the basics of B2B sales funnel from research to booking discovery calls.
Who Can Apply
- Fresh graduates / final-year students (any stream business, marketing, HR, engineering).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English).
- Comfortable using LinkedIn and online research tools.
- Curious, proactive, and eager to learn sales.
- Must be available to work onsite from our Pune office.
Internship Details
- Duration: 3 Months
- Stipend: Performance-based + Internship Certificate
- Location: Work from Office, Pune
- Opportunity: High-performing interns may be offered a full-time role post-internship.
