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Summer 2027 Internship - Sage Sales - Cary, IL

Stryker · Cary, IL · Full time

Posted Aug 31, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time you persuaded someone to try something new.

What they are checking: Whether they have early selling instincts like listening, adapting and following up.

Tell me about a time you set a goal and tracked your progress toward it.

What they are checking: Whether they are driven by results and organized about measuring them.

Tell me about a time you worked with people from different teams to get something done.

What they are checking: Whether they can collaborate across departments like Sales Training, Marketing and National Accounts.

Tell me about a time you got a no. What did you do next?

What they are checking: Whether they handle rejection with resilience, which sales requires.

Why are you interested in medical device sales, and why Stryker?

What they are checking: Whether they have a real reason for choosing this path rather than any internship.

What would you do

This internship involves selling virtually to clinicians. How would you get a busy nurse's attention on a call?

What they are checking: Whether they can open a conversation respectfully and quickly show value to a time-pressed clinician.

A clinician says they're happy with their current product. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they can handle objections with curiosity rather than pressure.

About the work

How would you learn enough about a medical product to talk about it credibly with clinicians?

What they are checking: Whether they would put in the work to understand products and clinical use before selling.

How would you organize your outreach to a list of target accounts?

What they are checking: Whether they can plan account work with priorities and follow-up rather than random calls.

What do you think makes selling in healthcare different from selling other products?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that patient outcomes and clinical evidence matter in medical sales.

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The full job description

As published by Stryker.

Work Flexibility: Field-based Job Description This fast-paced, multifaceted position will work directly with Sales while collaborating cross departmentally to directly sell (virtually) to targeted accounts and clinicians for maximum impact and sales growth. This position will be trained in account management, product and clinical competencies and spend coordinated time with Sales Training, Customer1, National Accounts, and Marketing to develop an actionable selling strategy. This role will promote the Stryker “culture” and help maintain strong communication throughout the organization. $20 min hourly wage – $35 max hourly wage, sign-on bonus, 11 paid holidays annually, and either paid corporate housing or a living stipend, dependent upon hiring location Travel Percentage: None Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination as an essential function of their role.