Hilton Worldwide Sales Intern – Paris – 6 months

Location: Paris, Corporate Office, Hilton Worldwide Sales

We are looking to hire an enthusiastic Intern to join our Hilton Worldwide Sales team based in the Paris Corporate office. The ideal candidate should display a passion for Sales, Travel and Hospitality and wish to understand and contribute to the success of a Fortune 500 globally recognized brand.

Why Work for Hilton?

Hilton is one of the largest and fastest-growing hospitality companies in the world, with more than 8,000+ properties in 138 countries and territories. In the 100+ years since our founding, we have defined the hospitality industry and established a portfolio of 24 world-class brands, including our flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand, which is the most recognised hotel brand in the world.

We have an incredible culture which makes Hilton a great place to work and recently ranked the #1 World’s Best Workplace. 

Hilton Work Perks

You will receive a range of excellent benefits – probably the best of which is our Go Hilton Team Member Travel Program. This provides you with access to heavily reduced hotel room rates for you, your family & friends. Perfect for the holiday-savvy intern!

A bit about the job

The purpose of the internship is to support Hilton Worldwide Sales team with their day-to-day work. Assisting all segments, this internship will give the successful candidate a 360° view of a successful functioning of a Global Sales Office. Working under the direction and guidance of the Director of Hilton Worldwide Sales as well as other team members, the primary focus of this role is to provide administrative and sales support to the teams whilst learning the skills and knowledge to have a successful career in the Hospitality industry. 

Position Summary: 

Functions include:

• Prepare customer facing business reviews
• Qualify potential clients (prospects)
• Support marketing collaterals creation (e.g. invitations, surveys)
• Consolidate client performance analysis & reporting
• Accompany Sales teams to client appointments
• Assist Sales representatives in the organisation of client events
• Support RFP launches
• Support hotel needs and requests

Supportive Functions

In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the line manager based upon the particular requirements of the company.

• Comply with all policies, systems and procedures as laid down by the line manager
• The holder of this statement can be asked to take on other tasks in addition of the ones stated, in a reasonable framework
• Additional supportive functions as appropriate
• Participates in industry events and represents Hilton Worldwide at trade fairs and workshops, agreed by the line manager
• Updates manuals and other department-related documents
• Contributes to the development and performance of the team
• Supports training for new team members – if applicable

Salary & Benefits:

Gross monthly salary: €855.58, including a €185.68 food allowance.

What are we looking for?

As with any job, we do have certain criteria that you will need to meet in order to be considered for this amazing opportunity. These are detailed as follows;

• Must be studying towards a degree, preferably with a focus on Sales, Hospitality or Business
• Must be available to start in January 2025
• Must be fluent in French & English, including reading, writing and speaking
• Must be able to commit to a 6 month internship
• Must be in possession of an appropriate form of right to work, that will entitle you to undertake a 6 month internship in France without restriction
• The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in Sales and the Travel / Hospitality industry
• A candidate with good knowledge of MS PowerPoint and Excel, and a pro-active and organised approach is highly sought after for this role
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Language capability is a bonus

What’s next?

If you would like to be considered for this Internship, please ensure that you submit your application by Wednesday the 11th of December 2024. Please bear with us whilst we process your application as we receive a lot of interest and we want to ensure that each applicant is given the consideration that they deserve. 

You’ll be contacted via email by our Graduate Recruitment Team who will inform you of the outcome and (if applicable) next steps. If your application is taken forward, you will be asked to complete a series of online assessments and a video interview.

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