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Let Us Warm You Up This Winter with a Little Fire

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Let Us Warm You Up This Winter with a Little Fire.
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MS2310 Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Date(s): December 12–16, 2011
Duration: 5 days
Format: Live Instructor-led, Classroom training, Attend Live or Remotely from your Location

KnowledgeWave is pleased to introduce MS2310 Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. This five-day instructor-led course provides knowledge and skills on developing Web applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio. This class is confirmed to run in-house at KnowledgeWave in South Burlington, Vermont.

Location: 30 Community Drive, Suite 5, South Burlington VT 05403
Remote Attend: Yes Contact us for information
To Register: Click here or call 800.831.8449

Objectives:

Module 1: Exploring ASP.NET Web Applications in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1
Module 2: Creating Web Applications by Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and Microsoft .NET–Based Languages
Module 3: Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET Web FormThis module explains how to create Web Forms and populate them with server controls.Lessons
Module 4: Adding Functionality to a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Form
Module 5: Implementing Master Pages and User Controls
Module 6: Validating User Input
Module 7: Debugging Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications
Module 8: Managing Data in an ASP.NET 3.5 Web Application
Module 9: Managing Data Access Tasks by Using LINQ
Module 10: Managing Data by Using ASP.NET Dynamic Data
Module 11: Creating a Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX Application
Module 12: Consuming XML Web Services and Windows Communication Foundation Services
Module 13: Managing State in Web Applications
Module 14: Configuring and Deploying a Microsoft ASP.NET Web Application
Module 15: Securing a Microsoft ASP.NET Web ApplicationThis module explains the various Web application security functionalities.

Complete Outline: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/course.aspx?ID=2310D

MS 10174 Configuring and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2010

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Date(s): November 7th– November 11th, 2012
Duration: 5 days
Format: Live Instructor-led, Classroom training, Attend Live or Remotely from your Location.

KnowledgeWave is pleased to introduce MS10174 Configuring and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2010. This course teaches students how to install, configure and administer SharePoint, and also manage and monitor sites and users by using SharePoint 2010

Location: 30 Community Drive, Suite 5, South Burlington VT 05403
Remote Attend: Yes Contact us for information on how you can attend from your home or office.
To Register: Click here or call 800.831.8449

Objectives:

Module 1: Introducing SharePoint 2010
Module 2: Creating a SharePoint 2010 Intranet
Module 3: Administering and Automating SharePoint
Module 4: Configuring Content Management
Module 5: Configuring Authentication
Module 6: Securing Content
Module 7: Managing SharePoint Customizations
Module 8: Configuring and Securing SharePoint Services and Applications
Module 9: User Profiles and Social Networking
Module 10: Administering and Configuring SharePoint Search
Module 11: Implementing Office Web Apps
Module 12: Installing and Upgrading to SharePoint 2010
Module 13: Implementing Business Continuity
Module 14: Monitoring and Optimizing SharePoint Performance

Complete Oultine: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=10174A#tab2

MS6419: Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Date(s): January 9th–13th, 2012
Duration: 5 days
Format: Live Instructor-led, Classroom training, Attend Live or Remotely from your Location

KnowledgeWave is pleased to introduce MS6419 Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers. This five-day instructor-led course combines five days worth of instructor-led training content from the Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist, Active Directory Technology Specialist, and IT Professional Server Administrator courses of Windows Server 2008 to provide students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 environment. This course covers the core skills required by anyone working with Windows Server 2008 Servers.

Location: 30 Community Drive, Suite 5, South Burlington VT 05403
Remote Attend: Yes Contact us for information on how you can attend from your home or office.
To Register: Click here or call 800.831.8449

Objectives:

Module 1: Introduction to Managing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Environment
Module 2: Creating Active Directory Domain Services User and Computer Objects
Module 3: Creating Groups and Organizational Units
Module 4: Managing Access to Resources in Active Directory Domain Services
Module 5: Configuring Active Directory Objects and Trusts
Module 6: Creating and Configuring Group Policy
Module 7: Configuring User and Computer Environments Using Group Policy
Module 8: Implementing Security Using Group Policy
Module 9: Configuring Server Security Compliance
Module 10: Configuring and Managing Storage Technologies
Module 11: Configuring and Managing Distributed File System
Module 12: Configuring Network Access Protection
Module 13: Configuring Availability of Network Resources
Module 14: Monitoring and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers
Module 15: Managing Windows Server 2008 Backup and Restore

Complete Oultine: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=6419B

Attend Classes From Your Desk!

Friday, June 24th, 2011

You can now attend any level 2 or higher class, LIVE from your desk! Attend from your home or office!

In our ongoing support of green training solutions we bring you a remote option to attend our classes. Save travel time and help the environment by attending remotely. Classes are 100% LIVE and include interaction with our instructor. You are receiving the same instruction and content that you would in-house at our South Burlington, Vermont location. Online Live, Live from your desk!

Watch the short video below to learn more.

Contact KnowledgeWave for more information or to register for a class.

Under the Hood: Dive into the New Features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Audience(s): Business Professional
Duration: 60 Minutes
Start Date: June 29th, 2011
Start Time: 3:00 PM EDT (US)

Event Overview: With Office 2010, PowerPoint has a great and extensive set of new features. PowerPoint 2010 has new design themes, improved transitions and animations as well as new methods of output for your presentation. On top of that, PowerPoint 2010 boasts all the new features common to all the Microsoft Office applications like the backstage view and customizable ribbon. With all the new features, it just got a lot easier to create a captivating and informative presentation. After all, isn’t that the goal.

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Live Demo of Office 2010 and Windows 7

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7 Live Demo!
Join us for this 90 minute look into the new Microsoft Office 2010 interface and Windows 7. We will identify the main components of the Office interface. In addition to the universal components of the new interface, this session explores some of the unique new elements of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Outlook. Coffee and bagels will be available starting at 8:00 a.m. and the presentation will start at 8:30 a.m. There is no charge for this workshop. The maximum number of people to attend is 20.  Register today to secure your seat! 

Date: 6/7/2011
Time: 8:00 AM TO 9:30 AM
Location:
Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
60 Main Street, Suite 100
Burlington, VT 05401
Register Online

Microsoft Silverlight 4.0 Using Visual C#

Friday, April 1st, 2011

This is a great technical class alert! Microsoft Silverlight Training that is confirmed to run! Scheduled for the week of May 9th this is class is expected to fill quickly. Attend at our South Burlington, Vermont location or remotely via Live from your Desk.  Contact a KnowledgeWave representative for more details. 800-831-8449

Overview:
Silverlight 4.0 makes it possible for developers to create rich, interactive applications delivered through a Web browser to nearly any client operating system, including Windows, Mac, and Linux. This course introduces the basics of creating and hosting Silverlight applications, working through many of the important controls, through binding Silverlight applications to live data. This course then moves beyond the basics to cover working through some more advanced controls, more graphic issues including shapes, geometries, brushes, transforms, and animations, through deploying Silverlight applications.

Prerequisites: 
This course assumes that students have some programming background and experience using Visual Studio 2010. This course assumes knowledge of a CLS language (Visual C#), of the .NET Framework, and the current (or a prior) version of Visual Studio.

Lesson 1 – Introduction to Silverlight 
• Introduce Silverlight 4
• Compare declarative and procedural coding styles
• Investigate the Silverlight designer in Visual Studio 2010
• Learn about controls and events in Silverlight 4

Lesson 2 – Layout 
• Understand how the layout system works in Silverlight
• See how to use various containers to control layout
• See how to use alignment and sizing to control layout

Lesson 3 – Advanced Controls 
• Learn how to use controls that enable users to select an item from a list
• See how to add menus to applications
• Explore controls that enable you to better organize content

Lesson 4 – Styles and Resources 
• Investigate XAML Resources
• Learn about the hierarchy of resources
• Work with resources programmatically
• Organize resources with resource dictionaries
• Experiment with XAML Styles
• Apply Styles dynamically
• Work with Style inheritance

Lesson 5 – Navigation 
• Explore navigation in WPF applications
• See how to build page-based applications that support navigation
• Learn how to navigate using XAML and code
• See how to build the Navigation Application project template

Lesson 6 – Binding 
• Learn to use Binding objects to bind data sources and targets
• Add data converters to manage conversion during the binding process
• Use data templates to modify the layout of bound data in lists

Lesson 7 – Working with Data 
• See hot to retrieve data from a WCF service
• Create common data bound forms
• See how to display information from main and related tables

Lesson 8 – Advanced Data Controls 
• Explore how to use the DataGrid control to display data
• See how to use the DataGrid control to edit data
• Learn how to use the DataForm and DataPager controls to display data

Lesson 9 – Shapes and Geometries 
• Learn to use basic shapes: lines, ellipses, rectangles, and polygons
• Add line caps and joins
• Work with geometries and paths
• Investigate the geometry mini-language

Lesson 10 – Brushes and Transforms 
• Work with solid, gradient, and image brushes
• Add transparency effects, including opacity mask
• Investigate built-in transforms
• Add reflection effect using opacity mask and transforms

Lesson 11 – Deployment 
• See how to deploy Silverlight applications
• Create common data bound forms
• Explore how to cusomize the installation of Silverlight

Lesson 12 – Introducing Expression Blend 
• Compare Visual Studio and Expression Blend
• Examine the Blend integrated development environment
• Learn about Expression Blend’s designer panels
• Integrate Expression Blend with Visual Studio
• Create resources and set up element-to-element binding in Expression Blend

Lesson 13 – Introducing Animation 
• Understand how animation works in XAML applications
• Examine animation, storyboard, and trigger objects
• Learn to start animations in code
• Work with DoubleAnimation, ColorAnimation, and PointAnimation objects
• Examine properties of the animation classes
• Try out various easing functions
• Use Expression Blend to interactively create animations

Lesson 14 – Working with Data Using WCF Data Services 
• Learn how to create WCF Data Services
• See how to call WCF Data Services from Silverlight applications
• Explore how to modify data using WCF Data Services

Lesson 15 – Silverlight and Networking 
• See how to make cross-domain calls from Silverlight applications
• Explore how to use the WebClient class to request data from Web Sites

Class Alert: MS 50393 Introduction to C# Programming

Monday, March 14th, 2011

KnowledgeWave has just added a great C# for the month of April. This class is running live in-house at KnowledgeWave at iyr South Burlington, Vermont location. However, this class is available via our Online Live from your Desk training model. Attend from any location. Please contact a representative for more details.

Start Date: April 25th, 2011

KnowledgeWave has just added a great C# class for the end of April. This class is running live in-house at KnowledgeWave, South Burlington, Vermont. This class is available via our Online Live from your Desk training model. Please contact a representative for more details.

About this Course

Complete C# is a five-day instructor-led course which begins by covering the C# language syntax and its semantics as well as the concepts of OOP (object-oriented programming). In the class, students learn how to use the five basic .NET types: classes, enums, structures, delegates, and interfaces. Students also learn file Input/Output, assemblies, reflection, ASP.NET, Windows Forms, and ADO.NET.

 

Audience Profile

This class is intended for experienced software developers with little to no knowledge of C# or .NET.

 

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

 

Create applications with the C# language.

·         Understand object-oriented programming with .NET.

·         Know how to build desktop applications using Windows forms.

·         Interact with relational databases using ADO.NET.

·         Build Web sites using ASP.NET.

 

Course Outline:

 

Module 1: The Philosophy of .NET This module introduces the core pieces of .NET, including the role of the CLR, types, assemblies and namespaces. It also introduces the C# command line compiler.

 

Lessons

·         Understand the scope of the .NET platform

·         Examine the Common Language Runtime (CLR).

·         Examine the Common Type System (CTS).

·         Examine the Common Language Specification (CLS).

·         Survey the core .NET Namespaces.

·         Understand the role of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI).

·         Work with the C# command line compiler (csc.exe).

 

Lab: Getting Up and Running with C#

·         Work with the C# compiler (csc.exe).

·         Preview the syntax of C#.

·         Begin to work with the Visual Studio IDE.

·         Check out the ILDasm.exe utility.

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Understand the Common Language Runtime (CLR).

·         Understand the Common Type System (CTS).

·         Understand namespaces as a way to categorize types.

·         Write applications from scratch using notepad.exe and the command line compiler.

 

Module 2: Introducing the C# Programming Language This module introduces the basic syntax of C# including class construction, looping and decision constructs, and the C# parameter modifier keywords (out, ref, params). It also examines the use of structured exception handling (SEH) using C#.

 

Lessons

·         Learn the basic constructs of C#: Main(), looping, decision, etc.

·         Define class types in C#.

·         Learn the role of the out, ref and params keywords.

·         Understand method overloading.

·         Work with structured exception handling (SEH).

 

Lab: C# Fundamentals

·         Overload a method.

·         Define and manipulate a custom exception.

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Know how to define basic constructs (field declarations, loops, and more).

·         Understand how define the Main() method and its purpose in C#.

·         Declare parameters to alter their state passing behavior.

·         Integrate SEH as a best practice for handling exceptions.

 

Module 3: Object Oriented Programming with C# This module introduces C# as an object-oriented language and its support for the three main pillars of OOP (object-oriented programming):  encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. It also covers a variety of keywords and modifiers used to support OOP.

 

Lessons

·         View the pillars of OOP through C#.

·         Define and use abstract classes and interfaces.

·         Learn why and how to define nested types.

 

Lab: Experimenting With Encapsulation

·         Use public properties to expose private fields.

·         Use overloaded constructors.

·         Work with static members and constant values.

Lab: Inheritance and Polymorphism

·         Use inheritance to implement a class hierarchy.

·         Override base class functionality in derived classes.

·         Create an abstract base class with an abstract method.

Lab: Working with Interfaces

·         Define an interface.

·         Implement the interface throughout a hierarchy.

·         Use explicit interface implementation.

·         Build and use a custom namespace.

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Know the purpose of the “this” keyword.

·         Understand how encapsulation is enforced in C# through properties and visibility settings.

·         Understand how inheritance is used to promote code reuse and simplify maintenance.

·         Understand how polymorphism allows behavior to be either inherited or overridden.

·         Create object-oriented applications using C#.

 

Module 4: .NET Programming Fundamentals This module introduces many core concepts of the .NET platform including value-type and reference-type variables, structures, the Console class, enumerations, array processing, string manipulation, delegates, and events.

 

Lessons

·         Understand value types vs. reference types.

·         Know the role of System.Object.

·         Understand System data types and “nullable” data.

·         Process string data and arrays of data.

·         Build custom enumerations.

·         Build and use custom namespaces.

·         Work with delegates and events.

 

Lab: .NET Programming Fundamentals

·         See the difference between value types and reference types.

·         Experiment with various array methods.

·         Define and use an enumeration.

·         Build a complete hierarchy and overload several System.Object methods.

·         Implement the IComparable interface to support array sorting.

·         Define and use delegates and events.

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Declare value-type and reference-type variables.

·         Declare structs, enums, delegates, and events.

·         Declare and interact with arrays and strings.

 

Module 5: Understanding Generics This module introduces generic programming as a solution to common type programming issues. It covers generic collections, generic methods, and custom generic types with constraints.

 

Lessons

·         Understand the ‘issues’ found without generics.

·         Examine the System.Collections.Generic namespace.

·         Learn to build custom generic methods.

·         Learn to build custom generic types.

·         Understand how to constrain generics.

Lab: Working with Generics

·         Make use of an existing generic type in the System.Collections.Generic namespace.

·         Build and invoke a generic method.

·         Build and implement a generic type with constraints.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Understand the advantages of using generics.

·         Create a strongly-types generics collection.

·         Create a generic method.

·         Create custom generic types and impose constraints.

 

Module 6: Understanding .NET Assemblies This module presents private and shared assemblies. It first shows the internals of private assemblies and how they can be configured using application configuration files. It then explains shared assemblies that are signed with a strongly-named key file and installed in the global assembly cache (GAC). Command line tools are demonstrated for configuration and deployment.

Lessons

·         Examine the internal composition of .NET assemblies.

·         Distinguish between private and shared assemblies.

·         Create application configuration files (*.config).

·         Understand the .NET versioning scheme.

·         Install shared assemblies into the GAC.

·         Understand the role of publisher policy assemblies.

Lab: Experimenting with .NET Assemblies

·         Create and configure a private assembly.

·         Work with application configuration files.

·         Build a shared assembly and place it in the GAC.

·         Experiment with versioning.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Understand private and shared assemblies.

·         Configure a .NET assembly.

·         Create a shared assembly.

·         Use several command line utilities for deployment and configuration.

 

Module 7: Programming with Windows Forms This module introduces the System.Windows.Forms namespace. It covers how to build a highly stylized main window as a custom Form-derived object. In addition, it shows how to capture and respond to user input with handling mouse and keyboard events within the context of a GUI environment. It also covers the basics of responding to Paint requests and investigates a number of controls supplied by the System.Drawing namespace.

Lessons

·         Learn to build a Windows Forms application by hand.

·         Understand the Visual Studio Windows Forms project template.

·         Handle keyboard and mouse events.

·         Survey the Windows Forms controls set.

·         Learn how to build Windows Forms dialog boxes.

·         Understand Form inheritance.

Lab: Introducing Windows Forms

·         Handle mouse input.

·         Work with simple GDI+ rendering.

·         Build a menu system.

·         Build an input dialog box.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Create a Windows form application from scratch.

·         Create a Windows form application using Visual Studio.

·         Utilize several controls on Windows forms.

·         Handle different types of events in Windows forms.

·         Understand how Windows forms are based on OOP with constructors, properties, and form inheritance.

 

Module 8: Reflection and Attribute-Based Programming This module introduces .NET reflection as a way to enable dynamic loading and late binding. It also demonstrates the built-in .NET attributes as well as how to create custom attributes. It wraps up by using reflection to read custom attribute values.

 

Lessons

·         Understand the role of reflection.

·         Examine the types defined within the System.Reflection namespace.

·         Understand how to explicitly load an external assembly.

·         Exercise late binding to an assembly.

·         Understand the role of attribute-based programming.

·         Learn how to leverage predefined attributes.

·         Build custom attributes.

·         Reflect on attributes.

Lab: Working with Reflection

·         Read an assembly name off the command line and dynamically load it.

·         Display general information about the assembly.

·         Enumerate over the types in the assembly and display information about their members.

Lab: Working with Late Binding, Dynamic Loading, and Custom Attributes

·         Build a Windows Forms application that can be extended by late-bound tools.

·         Use reflection to determine if an assembly supports a particular interface.

·         Dynamically allocate a type into memory.

·         Build and reflect over a custom attribute.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Understand how reflection works and how it is used in today’s application development.

·         Use reflection to discover types in existing assemblies.

·         Use .NET attributes to describe and alter the behavior of custom types.

·         Create custom attributes to describe custom types.

 

Module 9: File IO and Object Serialization This module shows students how to manipulate a directories and files using types defined in the System.IO namespace. It demonstrates how to open, read, write, and close text and binary files. It also covers serialization as a way to persist objects to and from stream storage.

 

Lessons

·         Learn to manipulate a directory and file structure.

·         Open, read, write, and close text files.

·         Persist objects to and read from storage.

Lab: File IO and Object Serialization

·         Work with object serialization.

·         Work with the DataGridView control.

·         Manipulate the file open/save dialogs type.

·         Preview the use of some ADO.NET data types.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Learn to manipulate a directory and file structure.

·         Open, read, write, and close text files.

·         Persist objects to and from storage.

 

Module 10: Introducing ADO.NET This module first introduces ADO.NET as a mean to interact with data sources in connected and disconnected manners. It describes the primary ADO.NET objects that are used to perform crate, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations in a connected manner. It then shows the primary objects that are used to manipulated data in a disconnected manner with the data adapter and data set.

 

Lessons

·         Understand the ADO.NET model.

·         Work with DataReaders.

·         Work with DataSets and DataAdapters.

·         Work with the DataView class.

·         Understand ADO.NET DataRelations.

Lab: An Introduction to ADO.NET

·         An Introduction to ADO.NET

·         Work with DataReaders.

·         Work with data adapters and the DataSet class.

·         Build a Windows Forms front end to view your data.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Understand the relationships between Connection, Command, DataReader, DataAdapter, and DataSet objects.

·         Create a .NET application that uses the connected model.

·         Create a .NET application that uses the disconnected model.

·         Use a DataView to sort or filter the DataSet results.

 

Module 11: Advanced ADO.NET Features This module introduces the ADO.NET data provider factory model as a way to allow developers to create database agnostic applications. It also shows how configuration settings are pulled using the Configuration Manager and the ConnectionStrings element. It wraps up with a look at the DataTableReader control.

 

Lessons

·         Investigate the ADO.NET data provider factory model.

·         Work with connection string builder objects.

·         Understand the element.

·         Check out new features of the DataTable.

Lab: Advanced ADO.NET Features

·         Select, insert, update, and delete records within a custom database.

·         Make use of the new element in a .config file.

·         Make use of the new data provider factory model.

·         Work with ConnectionStringBuilder objects.

·         Examine some data-binding components of Windows Forms.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Understand the data provider factory model as a way to create database-agnostic applications.

·         Use the Configuration Manager to retrieve application settings.

·         Work with the DataTableReader type.

 

Module 12: Introducing ASP.NET This module introduces the System.Web namespace as a way to create a simple ASP.NET Web application. It describes how the controls are added to ASP.NET Web pages and automatically formatted into HTML and JavaScript. It also covers the global.asax file and the codeless data-binding model that was introduced with .NET 2.0.

 

Lessons

·         Examine the architecture of an ASP.NET web application.

·         Understand the single file and code file approach to build web pages.

·         Understand the role of ASP.NET web controls.

·         Learn about state management.

Lab: An Introduction to ASP.NET

·         Build a data-centric Page type.

·         Work with ASP.NET web controls.

·         Work with ASP.NET data-binding.

·         Work with server-side event handling.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

·         Understand the ASP.NET Web Page programming model.

·         Create a simple ASP.NET Web application.

·         Write codeless ASP.NET Web pages that take advantage of the data-binding model.

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

·         Experience using graphical IDEs to build and debug software applications.

·         Exposure to OOP concepts; however, this is not mandatory.

 

 

Read all about it! We are growing!

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

INSIDE SALES POSTION/SALES ASSOCIATE

Log On To Learn is aggressively hiring and expanding our sales force.  We have multiple openings for high energy, self-motivated, compensation-driven sales professionals!

JOB SUMMARY AND MISSION  
Sales Associates are responsible for achieving inside sales revenue goals by obtaining and up-selling orders, creating customer satisfaction, selling unique online training services to a variety of companies, and adding value to the customer’s buying experience.  These are sales opportunities in a well-structured, energetic, and fun environment with an intelligent and compelling value proposition for our customers.

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  
Responsibilities and essential job functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Customer prospecting; generating a high volume of outbound cold calls; proposing and closing business utilizing a consultative sales approach.
2. Responding to inbound requests from clients seeking demonstrations of our services.
3. Managing existing customer accounts, acting as the main point of contact for our clients, and identifying needs to assist them with growing their business.
4. Educating customers about technology and the features and benefits of our products and services in order to improve sales and customer satisfaction.
5. Presenting price, credit, and terms in accordance with standard procedures.
6. Setting up and maintaining customer accounts in a Client Relationship Management (CRM) system; accurately processing customer transactions such as orders, quotes, and account setup.
7. Proactively recommending items needed by customers to increase customer satisfaction and improve transaction profitability and close rates.
8. Contacting customers following sales and referrals.
9. Managing time effectively, meeting personal goals, and working effectively with other members of the sales team.
10. Continuously acquiring industry and product knowledge by studying product line, reading industry-related books and articles, and through interaction with other sales staff and technical services team.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS  
Requirements include:
• Knowledge of social media including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
• Sales experience in online advertising and/or direct marketing (all sales backgrounds will be considered).
• Experience using the Internet for advertising and promotions marketing.
• Experience hosting online meetings with WebEx or GoToMeeting desired.
• Strategic thinker with proven consulting and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to sell at all decision-making levels.
• Self-motivated team player that can exceed goals and revenue expectations.
• Able to work with minimal supervision in a team environment while maintaining focus, productivity, and meeting deadlines.

This is a base-plus-commission position. We offer benefits including medical, dental, company-paid life, bonuses, paid time off and an invigorating work environment. We are dedicated to fostering the professional growth and development of our employees. Log On To Learn is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ABOUT US
Founded in 2010, Log On to Learn the online virtual training library developed by parent company, KnowledgeWave Training, with headquarters in South Burlington, Vermont.  KnowledgeWave is a Microsoft Gold partner for Learning and Database Development Solutions.  KnowledgeWave is a national leader consistently delivering expert-level computer training that reaches thousands of business clients every year.  The company’s full-service approach combines direct marketing expertise, vast search and media reach, and industry-leading technologies to deliver dramatically-improved results for clients.  For more information visit:
http://logontolearn.com
http://knowledgewave.com

TO APPLY
Send Cover Letter and Resume to employment@knowledgewave.com,
Include: “attn: sales manager” in the subject line.