Opportunity brief
About Weskill:
Weskill is an online training and upskilling platform focused on providing practical, industry-relevant skills and real-world learning opportunities. We aim to bridge the gap between education and employability by helping students and learners develop skills relevant to today's industry requirements.
About the Role:
We are looking for a proactive, research-driven, and detail-oriented Lead Generation Intern to join our team. The ideal candidate should be enthusiastic about market research, prospect identification, data organization, and building the initial pipeline for business growth.
As a Lead Generation Intern, you will get hands-on experience in searching for prospective clients, analyzing target markets, managing outreach channels, and building targeted lead databases while directly supporting our sales and business development strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct targeted online research to identify high-potential business prospects, industries, and candidate pools.
- Find and gather contact details of decision-makers through LinkedIn, web directories, social media, and professional databases.
- Build, clean, update, and manage organized lists of verified leads using Google Sheets or MS Excel.
- Assist in initiating initial contact through customized messages, emails, and LinkedIn outreach.
- Screen and qualify prospects based on specific criteria to ensure high-quality leads for the Business Development team.
- Gather data on competitors, industry trends, and emerging market opportunities.
- Maintain daily/weekly logs of leads generated, response rates, and data accuracy metrics.
- Work closely with the Business Development and Marketing teams to continuously refine targeting strategies and outreach templates.
- Meet assigned daily and weekly lead generation quotas.
- Take full ownership of research assignments and deliver quality lead data within deadlines.
Requirements:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent online research, internet sourcing, and data gathering skills.
- Proficiency in using LinkedIn, MS Excel, or Google Sheets.
- High attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.
- Proactive attitude with strong time management and organizational abilities.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
- Willingness to work with daily lead targets and performance metrics.
- Basic knowledge or familiarity with lead generation tools, CRM tools, or boolean search is a plus.
- Prior experience or project work in market research, data entry, digital marketing, or lead generation will be an advantage.
Who Should Apply:
We are looking for candidates who are:
- Detail-oriented and accurate
- Proactive, self-driven, and curious
- Strong researchers and resourceful online navigators
- Comfortable working with spreadsheets and structured data
- Target-oriented and deadline-focused
- Eager to learn the fundamentals of sales pipelines and growth strategy
- Ready to take full ownership of their tasks.
Freshers and students with strong research capability, attention to detail, and the right learning attitude are strongly encouraged to apply.