About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Academic Counselor who will be responsible for counselling students and parents, understanding their academic and career requirements, and converting prospective students into successful admissions.

The role is a combination of academic counselling and inside sales, with a strong focus on lead conversion, follow-ups, relationship management, and achieving monthly admission targets.

Key Responsibilities

- Counsel students and parents regarding courses, programs, career options, eligibility, fees, and the admission process.
- Understand students' academic backgrounds, interests, and career aspirations and recommend suitable courses.
- Handle leads generated through calls, digital platforms, walk-ins, and other sources.
- Convert qualified leads into confirmed admissions through effective counselling and sales techniques.
- Conduct regular follow-ups with prospective students and parents to move leads through the admission funnel.
- Achieve monthly admission and sales targets assigned by the organization.
- Handle student and parent objections professionally and provide appropriate solutions.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective students and parents.
- Maintain accurate records of leads, follow-ups, counselling sessions, and conversions.
- Coordinate with the admissions, academic, and operations teams to ensure a smooth enrollment process.
- Monitor personal performance and consistently work towards improving conversion rates.




- Support the team in achieving overall admission targets and contribute to the improvement of counselling and sales processes.
- Participate in admission campaigns, calling activities, counselling sessions, and other promotional initiatives.

Candidate Requirements

- Minimum 6 months of experience in academic counselling, admissions, inside sales, education sales, or a similar role.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Robust counselling, convincing, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to work in a target-driven environment.
- Strong follow-up and lead-conversion abilities.
- Ability to understand student requirements and provide appropriate academic guidance.
- Confident in handling student and parent queries and objections.
- Good organizational and relationship-management skills.
- Basic computer knowledge; experience with CRM or lead-management software is preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline preferred.

Key Skills

- Academic Counselling
- Student Counselling
- Inside Sales
- Lead Conversion
- Admission Counselling
- Communication Skills
- Negotiation & Convincing Skills
- Follow-up & Relationship Management
- Target Achievement
- Objection Handling
- Lead Management

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month

Application Question(s)

- What is your monthly inhand salary ?
- What is your notice period ?

Work Location: In person

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