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Atlanta, GA

Sales Academy Trainee

Apprenticeship
Finance
Sales
Posted:
December 29, 2025

MetLife

Global insurer & employee-benefits provider
70
Palpable Score
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Description and Requirements

Job Location: Atlanta; must be willing to train in Atlanta and to deploy into a role in the Southeast region; or other regions as needed.

About the Role

As a sales trainee, you will complete a 9-month sales training program which includes a combination of structured classroom and on-the-job learning with a focus on building an understanding of the employee benefits industry, MetLife’s group benefits and professional selling skills. Successful completion of the program will prepare you to apply for an account executive position within our Group Benefits Sales organization.

This is Your Opportunity to:

·        Participate in and complete the Sales Academy Program which includes trainings led by subject matter experts across Group Benefits

·       Support the sales office 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

·        Build sales competencies – including communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship building skills

·       Develop an understanding of the Group Benefits products and services – including Disability, Dental, Life, Auto & Home, MetLife Legal, and Critical Illness

·       Work effectively with a seasoned sales professional who serves as a mentor in educating the trainee to the various product and services offered by MetLife.

Required Qualifications

·        Knowledge of the MetLife organization, as well as industry information, including an understanding of brokers, customers, and competitive landscape

·        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

·        The ability to obtain Life, Accident and Health, and Property & Casualty licenses.

·        Willingness to relocate prior to, and upon completion of, the program

·        0-5 years of related work experience

·        Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience

·        Ability to travel and drive to meetings with internal and/or external partners

About the company

MetLife

Company overview
MetLife is a global insurance and employee benefits company offering products like life insurance, group benefits, and retirement and income solutions. MetLife also has an investments business through MetLife Investment Management, which creates early-career roles beyond core insurance functions. MetLife serves individuals, employers, and institutional clients across many markets worldwide. MetLife is publicly listed in the United States.

Locations and presence

MetLife operates in more than 40 markets globally, with major hubs across the United States as well as significant operations across Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. Many corporate and analyst roles are hybrid, while some roles vary by function and location.

Palpable Score

70
/ 100
MetLife offers solid early-career access through recurring internships and early-in-career development routes across multiple functions, with several postings showing structured “summer analyst” formats. The hiring experience looks reasonably standardised but not consistently transparent on timing and feedback, based on aggregated candidate reports. Pay and learning resources look stable and well-supported for a large insurer, but early-career outcomes are hard to verify because MetLife does not publish conversion, retention, or promotion metrics by cohort.
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