Business Development Internship

Most of the work is about finding prospects and keeping conversations moving. You would look into potential customers, markets and possible partners, and help bring in leads by researching online, reaching out, networking and following up.

You would also look after the paperwork around that effort. That means keeping prospect details correct, updating business development reports, logging your outreach, and passing on regular notes about how the pipeline is progressing and what the market is saying.

On the support side, you would help put together presentations, proposals, meeting notes and sales enablement material. You would also work with internal teams to learn what the company offers, so you can explain relevant solutions to prospects.

The posting does not mention a degree or year of study. What it does ask for:

• Good spoken and written communication, with a focus on the customer.
• A genuine interest in business development, sales, market research, partnerships or growth.
• Ease with organised research, chasing up leads and working to targets you can measure.
• Quick learning, ownership of the work handed to you, and a collaborative attitude.

It also says that basic skill with spreadsheets, presentation software and everyday workplace communication tools would help. The internship lasts three months and is based in Bangalore.

• Write a short outreach message and practise a brief spoken pitch. Communication is the first requirement the posting lists.
• Try a small research exercise: choose a company, note who its customers might be, and suggest one partner it could approach. It shows you can research in an organised way.
• Get comfortable with Microsoft Excel basics such as sorting, filtering and simple tracker sheets, because keeping prospect records tidy is part of this work.
• Have one example ready of a task you owned from start to finish, including how you followed up.