My name is Sam Micinilio and I am a brand ambassador for KEYENCE Corporation. We are a global technology company that specializes in robotics and factory automation tools to enhance the safety and efficiency in manufacturing settings. Our products are used in manufacturing settings to carve brand logos and other designs into products for companies such as YETI and JUUL. We have been ranked in the top 100 Most Innovative Companies List by Forbes for 9 consecutive years. Check out this video to find out what we’re all about: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjvv1EiJb4A

KEYENCE is currently offering both full-time and internship roles. Please reach out to me if you are interested in hearing more about the company, how we recruit, benefits of working with us (Pay Structure).

The internship is 5 weeks long in Chicago at headquarters. It is paid $15/hr and the company covers housing, gives you a rental car, and pays for your flights to/from Chicago. It’s mainly going to be inside sales engineering work, market research, and learning about the technology. You would be working with a team of interns to help out the full time sales reps and other people working for the company. Additionally, you would be doing some job shadowing for higher-ups or working with other full time staff. 

The full-time role is focused on outside, business to business selling and is territory based. This means that you could chose from tons of territories all across the US for where you would want to work. We have tons of openings in big cities like Boston, NYC, LA, Philadelphia, and many more. The job role is more problem solving/consultative selling, meaning that you will be able to help other businesses solve some problems that they have been facing by selling in KEYENCE’s products. 

The pay structure for the full-time role is base pay + variable compensation. Base pay is between $50K and $72K depending on where your home office is located. Additionally, on average, all employees are paid an additional $22K per year from bonuses. This is much higher than the national average annual salary ($44,727). 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

When you apply, make sure you select my initials (SM) under the tab that says “How did you hear about KEYENCE?”  

Full-time: https://careers.keyence.com/job/Entry-Level-Technical-Sales-Representative-January-&-June-2021-Training-Classes/646299900/?ad=sales

Internship: www.Keyence.com/internship

A UConn Biomedical Engineering faculty member is seeking an undergraduate or masters’ student with an engineering and business background to assist in market research and customer discovery for a novel drug delivery platform.  The student will be trained to carry out the market research and customer discovery as part of the Accelerate UConn technology development program (https://accelerate.uconn.edu/ ).

Participating in the Accelerate UConn program is a valuable learning experience for anyone interested in technology innovation & entrepreneurship.  Specific to this position, familiarity in business or drug delivery systems is a plus, but is not absolutely necessary.  However, an outgoing nature, excellent verbal communication skills, engagement, and energy are required.  The opportunity begins March 4 and runs until April 9 and requires participation in the following 6 virtual training sessions: March 4 from 1-6 pm; March 5 from 9 am-1pm; March 11, March 25, and April 1 from 3-6 pm; and April 9 from 9 am -1pm.  The technology market research will be carried out by the student on their own schedule outside of these mandatory training sessions.

The position is fully virtual, and the student will receive a stipend of $1,000.  Continued involvement in the project after April 9 is a possibility.  To apply, email the Accelerate UConn liaison (Caroline Dealy dealy@uchc.edu) ASAP with a statement of your interest and qualifications for the position (no formal letters please) and your resume.  Students who contact by Monday Feb 22 will have the greatest chance for consideration.