Group Benefits is Hiring Early Career Professionals!
Strategically aligned to three foundational pillars - Advocacy, Expertise, and Simple & Easy - Group Benefits is focused on helping employers unlock the greatest value from their benefit programs, brokers build long-term relationships with their clients, and employees achieve financial wellness.
Whether you join Group Benefits as an intern or early career professional, you'll gain hands-on experience, a network of peers, and exposure to the wealth of products and services available at MetLife.
We're currently hiring for the following opportunities. Click the links below and apply today!
Read on to learn about the early in career opportunities with Group Benefits at MetLife.
GROUP BENEFITS SALES INTERNSHIP
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Summer internships in the U.S. Group Benefits business offers current students an eight-week assignment in a sales office hub. You’ll take part in a hands-on learning experience, networking and mentoring opportunities with peers and with sales leadership. A capstone project, presented during a visit to our NYC headquarters, will enhance your collaboration, problem-solving and presentation skills. To take part in this program, you must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
We offer:
- Eight-week paid assignment
- Social activities and networking events
- Consideration for full-time employment after graduation
- An insider view of career potential within a high performing culture
- Personal and professional development opportunities to strengthen your business acumen and develop sales skills
You’ll bring:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, communications skills and leadership qualities
- Proven ability to lead and influence
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong computer skills (especially Microsoft Excel)
GROUP BENEFITS SALES ACADEMY PROGRAM
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The Sales Academy includes on-the-job and structured classroom learning that’s focused on building an understanding of risk management, the employee benefits industry, MetLife’s group benefits, and professional selling skills. In addition, there will be a team of individuals dedicated to your training, including your manager, an account executive mentor and sales leadership. This is a business-to-business sales role. Your customers will be employer groups or other organizations seeking to provide a benefits package to their employees. In this role, you will partner closely with brokers and consultants to provide the right benefit solutions that meet the needs of the customer.
Training locations include New York City (NY), Chicago (IL), Pittsburgh (PA), Cincinatti (OH), Houston (TX), Irvine (CA), and Atlanta (GA).
We offer:
- 9-month paid comprehensive program that will prepare you for a Sales Representative, Account Executive, or Sales Associate role at MetLife
- Training led by subject matter experts across Group Benefits to build sales competencies – including relationship-building, presentation skills, and negotiation
- Assigned seasoned sales professional mentor to help educate you on Group Benefits products and services including disability, dental, life, auto and home, legal and critical illness
- Opportunity to build your sales competencies by meeting with brokers or customers, making cold calls, conducting enrollment meetings or benefit fairs, providing post-sale service and interaction with clients, and assisting the account executives with their territories
- Travel to regional sales offices for greater exposure and learning opportunities
You’ll bring:
- The ability to obtain Life, Accident, and Health, and Property & Casualty licenses.
- Interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills, sound business judgment, computer skills, ability to lead and influence, analytical, relationship building, and organizational skills
- Willingness to relocate prior to, and upon completion of, the program
- 0-5 years of related work experience
- Ability to travel and drive to meetings with internal and/or external partners
GROUP BENEFITS SERVICE ACADEMY PROGRAM
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Service Academy is a four-month hands-on paid training program that will help you build service excellence skills and an understanding of MetLife’s group benefits, and the group benefits industry overall. This training program provides dedicated mentors to help guide you through the program and serves as a support system to further develop your skills while learning our operating systems. You’ll experience classroom style experiential learning, job shadowing, and customer simulations to grow your knowledge of the group benefits industry and MetLife. To take part in this program, you must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
We offer:
- Four-month paid comprehensive program
- Personal and professional development opportunities to strengthen your business acumen and develop sales skills
- An insider view of career potential within a high performing culture
- Social activities and networking events
You’ll bring:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, written & verbal communications skills, and empathetic qualities
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Desire to help others find solutions
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Ability to lead and influence
- Sound judgment, problem-solving skills, and a team player mentality
- 0-3 years of experience
