07/30/2026
Mike Denham of Clear Defense Pest Control has three students from Presbyterian College working in his internship and summer sales programs, including Christian Hale - Anderson.
"At ClearDefense Pest Control we try our best to provide internships that help the individual grow in confidence, professionalism, sales etiquette, and leadership. I took on our sales internship in 2013 as a Junior in college. I have been here 13 years now and own multiple branches all while enjoying what I do each and every single day."
"We have a few internships we offer. One is direct sales...We teach young professionals and college students how to gain customers start to finish. We start every day with training and we have a 16 week program that I believe could benefit anybody in the country....We try to make the summer enjoyable so our students want to come back year after year."
"Our other internship is for more of a management track. We hire the students starting at $20 per hour. They work 3 days on and 4 days off. This usually appeals to many athletes who have hard summer schedules as well as other students who have weekend jobs through the summer. Through this program we teach them how to meet with peers and lead them when it comes to personal and professional goals. They have opportunities to work in large group settings where the average age is much higher than a typical college student. These interns interact with homeowners every single day and based on certain metrics they can see where they rank in their own office as well as across the company. Once these students graduate they are entered into our interview process to become branch managers of their own, many times in different cities where we pay for them to relocate."
Christian agrees. He states, "This internship has given me valuable hands-on experience and helped me build skills in customer communication, problem-solving, and independent responsibility while treating homes with pesticides."
"I would recommend this internship to other students who want to build professional skills, gain real-world experience, and earn good pay over the summer."
