Department: Foreign Education – Sales | Experience: 1–5 Years | Reporting To: Sales Manager / Branch Head

Role Overview

We are looking for enthusiastic, student-focused Foreign Education Counsellors who are confident in client interaction, motivated by sales targets, and passionate about helping students explore international education opportunities. As a Foreign Education Counsellor, you will manage the student sales journey from the initial enquiry through counselling, profile assessment, course and university discussions, and successful registration. You will understand students’ academic backgrounds, career aspirations, budgets and destination preferences, recommend suitable study-abroad opportunities, build confidence, follow up consistently and convert qualified leads into registered clients.

You will work closely with specialised Application Processing, Documentation, Visa and Quality teams, allowing you to focus on student counselling, sales, relationship building and business growth.

Key Responsibilities

- Understand students’ academic profiles, career goals, preferred countries, courses, budgets and study-abroad plans.
- Counsel students on suitable foreign education destinations, courses, universities and available study options.
- Manage enquiries received through walk-ins, calls, digital channels, referrals and assigned leads.
- Conduct initial student profile assessments and identify suitable study-abroad opportunities.
- Explain available services, counselling processes, registration charges, service offerings and next steps clearly.
- Build trust and confidence through professional, personalised and ethical student counselling.
- Identify qualified prospects and convert them into registered clients.
- Conduct structured and timely follow-ups to maintain student engagement and improve conversion rates.
- Handle student and parent queries, concerns and objections professionally.
- Achieve assigned sales,



registration, revenue and conversion targets.
- Maintain accurate CRM records, student profiles, lead details, counselling remarks and follow-up activities.
- Track student opportunities from the initial enquiry through registration and formal handover to the relevant processing team.
- Analyse non-conversions, identify reasons for lost opportunities and implement corrective actions to improve sales performance.
- Coordinate with Application Processing, Documentation, Visa, Accounts and Quality teams to ensure a smooth student experience.
- Ensure all client commitments, follow-ups and counselling updates are completed within agreed timelines.
- Maintain transparency while communicating admission requirements, eligibility criteria, service terms and expected timelines.
- Stay updated on country-specific education trends, university offerings, admission requirements and new products or services introduced by Management.
- Maintain high standards of professionalism, student satisfaction, data confidentiality and ethical selling.

Candidate Profile

- 1–5 years of experience in sales, student counselling, client servicing or business development.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Confidence in interacting with students and parents through calls and face-to-face counselling.
- Solid counselling, relationship-building, negotiation and follow-up skills.
- Target-oriented, with a strong focus on registrations, conversions and revenue achievement.




- Ability to understand student requirements and recommend suitable education opportunities.
- Strong ownership, initiative and ability to manage leads independently.
- Willingness to learn about international education destinations, universities, courses and admission processes.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple student enquiries simultaneously.
- Experience in foreign education consultancy, visa consultancy, travel, banking, insurance, real estate or consultative sales will be an advantage.

What We Offer

- Opportunity to build a career in the international education and study-abroad industry.
- Exposure to multiple international destinations, universities, courses and education pathways.
- Hands-on experience in student counselling, consultative sales, lead management and client conversion.
- Structured product, destination and sales training to continuously develop professional capabilities.
- A performance-driven and target-oriented work environment.
- Performance-based earning and incentive opportunities.
- Recognition for sales achievements, registrations and individual contributions.
- Career growth based on performance, capability and results.
- Opportunity to work with experienced professionals across Sales, Application Processing, Documentation, Visa, Quality, Accounts and Management.

Key Skills

Foreign Education Counselling | Student Counselling | Sales | Lead Generation | Lead Management | Lead Conversion | Student Profile Assessment | Relationship Management | Follow-up | Negotiation | Target Achievement | CRM Management | Consultative Selling | Customer Relationship Management

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📌 Consultant (Sales) - Foreign Education (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Rao Consultants
📍 Ahmedabad