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Academic Counselor at Vedantu · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 0.2 - 4 years · ₹2L - ₹5L / yr · Raised funding · Posted 29 Nov 2022

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Academic Counselor

Agency job
0.2 - 4 yrs
₹2L - ₹5L / yr
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Skills
Sales
Inside Sales
Business Development
Marketing
Negotiation
Direct sales
New business development
Revenue growth
About Vedantu:
Vedantu is India's leading Online tutoring company which enables students to learn LIVE with some of
India's best-curated teachers. It’s a fast-growing EdTech start-up with an outreach to over 1 million
students spread across 1000+ cities from 30+ countries. Vedantu is founded by IITian friends who have
been teachers themselves with over 13 years of teaching experience. It caters to 6th grade to 12th grade, prepares students for school boards, and competitive examinations, and has co-curricular courses. 

About the Role :

The academic Counselor is the face of Vedantu for all our students & parents and will help them understand
how to leverage the Vedantu Platform for their learning.

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Will have to do consultative outbound calls & follow-up calls daily with prospective students & their parents.
 Fix appointments and conduct demo sessions daily with prospective students & their parents.
 Understand Customer profiles & learning problems to explain the implications of ineffective learning methods and create a need for Vedantu course offerings through a structured Counseling Session with the student and the parents.
 Handle Objections and Price Negotiationnegotiations to generate Sales Revenue.
 Learn/ Upgrade one’s Product Knowledge, Sales Skills, and market understanding to achieve and exceed growing Sales target(s).

Desired Profile of the candidate:
 Should be proficient in English and Hindi.
 Comfortable working with 6 days (Monday off) in a Fast-Paced Environment.
 The Candidate should have a laptop with functional audio/video plugins. 

In Addition to salary, there would be monthly Incentives based on Sales Performance

Minimum Qualification - Must be a Graduate
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About Vedantu

Founded :
2011
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Vedantu is India's leading online tutoring company that offers personalized and interactive learning to students from grades 6 to 12, preparing them for school boards, competitive exams, and co-curricular courses. It has a pool of 500+ teachers who have taught over 1 million hours to 40,000+ students across 1000+ cities from 30+ countries.
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