Vector Marketing

Sales representative

June - December 2020 • Rockville, MD

What I liked

I can create my own hours

What I wish was different

training should have been more than 5 days

Advice

Share and sell to people you're comfortable around!

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Sales representative

May - August 2020 • Birmingham, AL

What I liked

I liked interacting with people and giving them a detailed explanation of all our products. I also liked the feedback I got from people, especially when they watched the videos.

What I wish was different

I wish I had knew a lot of people before taking but that job but I still loved it.

Advice

Just be yourself and be nice.

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Sales

July - August 2020 • Houghton, MI

What I liked

I created my own schedule and didn't need to be in any certain place at any particular time. I just had to have wifi.

What I wish was different

I didn't like the weekly meetings we had to have as a team. To me, they were unproductive and long.

Advice

If you like the job, you'll do great and learn a lot of great skills. They have a lot of opportunities to help you grow, and a lot of incentives to do well in your position! It wasn't for me personally because I learned that sales wasn't for me.

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Marketing and Sales Professional

June 2012 • San Jose, CA

What I liked

This has been the single most rewarding experience of my life -- and it was completely by accident. I was just looking for a summer job after high school, and ended up landing within a company that fostered personal growth and development and allowed me to realize a potential I never knew existed. I was able to craft my own schedule weekly around my other priorities, always seek help and guidance whenever I was confronted with a problem I didn't know how to solve, was lovingly pushed to step outside my comfort zone, and was able to make an insane income as a full-time college student at a rigorous university. This job allowed me to develop a network of over 3,000 people from all over the U.S. and has put me in a position of choice for whatever career I want upon graduation. Instead of companies interviewing me, I now interview companies; that leverage would have never been possible without working here.

What I wish was different

I wish that there wasn't such a negative online stigma surrounding the company. They are undeserving of it, and have cultivated many of the nation's top C-Level executives, entrepreneurs, salesmen and saleswomen, and business-people.

Advice

Take this job right now. Don't give up when it gets a little uncomfortable or hard. This job is the epitome of "you get what you put in." Anyone who has negative reviews on this page is the exact type of person who gives less than 100% and then blames the system/company instead of taking personal responsibility. As a high school graduate with no work experience, connections, communication or interpersonal skills, and low confidence, I was able to maximize this opportunity to become a sought-after candidate across many industries from finance to real estate to tech and beyond. I was able to leverage my experiences here to transfer from a community college into a top 5 university in the world. I was able to make enough money to graduate from Columbia debt-free with enough to start my adult life off on the right foot. And I was able to build relationships and friendships that will last a lifetime. If you pass up this opportunity, you are doing yourself a disservice.

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sales

May - August 2019 • Hamden, CT

What I liked

Made my own hours Independent contractor lots of $$$

What I wish was different

I wish the office was a little nicer, the work environment was great but the office itself was over used and needed an upgrade.

Advice

Teaches you what its like to be your own boss. One piece of advice is to never get down on yourself, one bad day doesn't define who you are. Come back stronger. If you want to be the best you have to keep up with the best. No goal is out of reach. Anyone can be successful as long as your willing to put the work in.

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Sales Representative

June 2018 • Cincinnati, OH

What I liked

Love the people and the competition with myself and others in the selling game.

What I wish was different

I wish I would've started earlier and only worked here all summer instead of having another job for most of the summer.

Advice

Get out of your comfort zone and take risks

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Sales Representative

January 2020 • St. George, UT

What I liked

I love the people I work with. They care about me and my goals and what I want in life. I love the experience I gain. I have developed so many soft skills, such as confidence in myself, time management, leadership skills, and communication skills. The schedules are flexible and I can work as much or as little as I want. The pay is very rewarding as well.

What I wish was different

Advice

If you are interested in marketing or business, this is a great place to get experience and gain skills and experience that you can put on your resume.

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Sales Representative

June 2020 • San Marcos, TX

What I liked

I love the flexibility of the schedule and the option to work from home, especially during the global pandemic. It has a good pay (17$ base pay/appt.) and you really can make a living off of a job like this if you have enough time on your hands, as well as a strong work ethic. Starting out, you get 10% commission, and that percentage can go up very quickly based on your total career sales. However, you don't get both the base pay and commission, you get whichever number ends up being higher, so don't let them confuse you!

What I wish was different

Although the schedule is very flexible, I did feel a lot of pressure when it came to this job. I've told them about my current situation in which my schedule is very unpredictable and busy, yet I still feel very pressured by them to do more faster, when we aren't even technically considered "employees" who are paid with an hourly wage. They also say that they can't legally make us attend any meetings or workshops because none of it is paid, but they do put a lot of pressure on you to go. Additionally, I feel a bit judged by someone at this specific location. They seem like they genuinely want to help me succeed, yet openly disapprove of certain aspects of my lifestyle, which has lowered my self-worth and self-esteem.

Advice

This isn't a bad work opportunity. If you're confident in your communication skills and ability to stand up for yourself, this job is for you. I hope other Vector locations don't pressure people the same way this location did me. My confidence and self-esteem have gone down a bit since I started working with them. So if you do take this job, try not to care what your managers think about your habits, lifestyle, schedule, or yourself as a person. Good luck!

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Sales Rep

January 2019 • Mankato, MN

What I liked

What I have enjoyed most about my experience with Vector is the professional networking and personal growth. Vector Marketing is the sales/marketing side of Cutco Cutlery, the most popular knife company in North America. I had known what Cutco was since I was young because my family has had it since long before I was born. The job came to me over Christmas break freshman year through a friend of mine who worked it the previous summer. He had asked if I was interested in selling some knives over Christmas break to earn some extra money and, always open to new challenges, I took it on very skeptically. After selling over just Chrismas break, spring break, and summer break I had earned enough money to pay off my entire first semester of student loans (over $20,000 in total!). The beauty of the job is that you get out, what you put in and that the company values people over its sales. I am a career 2.9 student, but thanks to the skills and work ethic learned this summer, I am proud to say I possess a 4.0 GPA this semester with one month left to go. I now also have an enormous network of Vector leaders, past and present, at my disposal who are always willing to help and guide me in my professional career.

What I wish was different

The one thing I wish was different about Vector Marketing was its public perception. A big reason I decided to fill out this survey was to help more students see the opportunity Vector provides. If you do a Google search of the company, all that comes up is negative articles and misleading company descriptions. Because of this, I actually turned down the opportunity last October before diving in in January and ultimately changing my life. Another misconception is that it's a multi-level marketing firm, which it isn't. It's just a regular job with managers who are there to help you. Vector is an unbelievable opportunity for business majors (and great life experience for any major) and I wish all students would give it a try.

Advice

In life, no matter what your occupation, you need to know how to sell. Whether it's a product, an idea, or yourself, sales skills are crucial in any profession and in life. Vector has taught me this time and time again. Whether I am at a kitchen counter with two adults and they say no to buying $1,000 knives from me, or if I'm pitching an idea to some buddies and they aren't having it. Failure and rejection are large parts of life, and I've learned this first hand through my experience with Vector. Through all my success with the company (including one all-american campaign), I can wholeheartedly say I got five times as many no's as yes's. And that is proper training for what the rest of my life will be like.

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Sales Rep

May 2019 • Hattiesburg, MS

What I liked

I loved the people, the job, the overall experience and the conferences were bar none to any other job that I had whether it was a food job, manual labor or office job.

What I wish was different

I wish more people would take advantage of this amazing opportunity.

Advice

Apply immediately and give it your all and you will not recognize yourself after how much growth you will see in yourself while working with Vector.

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Front Desk Receptionist

March 2019 • Lakeland, FL

What I liked

Working with people my age, fun environment, clear expectations, weekly overviews

What I wish was different

More hours

Advice

Don't listen to people's opinions on the company- it has a bad online rap but it's a very fun company to work for

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Telemarketing Sales Representative

May - June 2019 • West Orange, NJ

What I liked

I liked the schedule flexibility and the room for financial growth.

What I wish was different

I wish the pay was consistent

Advice

Be prepared to get out your comfort zone.

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Branch Manager

May - August 2019 • Greeley, CO

What I liked

Getting to open and run my own office and getting the ultimate business experience

What I wish was different

More guidance and closer location to home

Advice

It made me grow tremendously. I learned how to work with all different types of people and adapt to changes or adversity.

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Independent sales representative

June 2019 • Abilene, TX

What I liked

I liked how it was flexible and I could fit it around my schedule. It really helped with my confidence and interpersonal skills.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more time to gain more experience

Advice

It helps if you you very hard-working, self-motivating, and have a very resilient, bounce-back personality

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salesperson

June 2019 • Boonton, NJ

What I liked

Flexible schedule, a lot of experience, scholarship opportunities, experience at professional business events, everyone in the company is extremely nice

What I wish was different

Advice

How much you enjoy it will depend on how hard you work at it. The harder you work the more you will enjoy it.

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Branch Manager

May 2017 • Columbia, SC

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Don't be afraid to push yourself and pursue a job that scares you. Owning and managing my office was one of the hardest most rewarding choices I've ever made. I'm glad that I didn't let the fear of failure stop me from pursuing a field in entrepreneurship.

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Assistant Manager

May - August 2019 • San Diego, CA

What I liked

The people I worked with and gaining more sales skills for the job but also life. It was interesting for me to take on a larger role within the company than my sales rep position in the past.