<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2025/intercollegiate-sales-competition.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>12/05/2025</pubDate><title>Chargers Discovered Confidence and Career Possibilities at Intercollegiate Sales Competition</title><description>Aurora Sherman ’27 and Sharon Varughese ’26 share how competing in the Northeast Intercollegiate Sales Competition pushed them outside their comfort zones and opened new opportunities. Their reflections highlight how hands-on learning and faculty support help develop skills and influence career directions.</description><hide-description/><author>Aurora Sherman ’27 and Sharon Varughese ’26</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>December 5, 2025</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/business/news/2025/sales-heurdorfer.jpg" alt="sales-heurdorfer"/></image><image-caption>Professor George Heudorfer and the University of New Haven’s inaugural NISC team.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>college-business</tag><tag>name-george-heudorfer</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>program-ug-marketing</tag><tag>year-2025</tag></tags></item>