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Andrews Distributing

Sales intern

June - August 2019 • Dallas, TX

What I liked

Overall, my experience at Andrews exceeded my expectations of what an internship was. Instead of grabbing coffee and shredding documents, I was exposed to real world selling. The first week was spent at the Dallas office location doing training and learning the ins and outs of the company. One of the training days was “Beer 101” where we tasted and tried beers. After training was over, my time was not spent sitting at a desk doing busy work. I was job shadowing a different person every day. On these job shadows, I spent my time out in the market. I went to different bars and restaurants in the Dallas area. The person I was working with that day, always bought me lunch! I also really appreciated the fact that if I was starting my day out in the market, I didn’t have to go to the office first. This really saved me a lot of time and overall made my job easier. Later on in my internship, I was assigned to a summer project. I really liked that even though there was 5 sales interns, we all were given a different project. My project focused on getting European Imports on tap at hotels. When I was told my project, I was really nervous about being able to accomplish it to be honest. But I had the support of Andrews. I really like how their company is organized. Instead of employees, everyone is a team member. All the managers are referred to as coaches, and they truly support you. With their support I was able to experience the whole sales cycle. From prospecting, reaching out, creating presentations, scheduling meetings and then even pitching my proposal to high end hotels. Though my hard work over the summer, I was able to sell The Four Seasons Stella Artois on draft. At the end of the internship, all the interns were responsible for creating a final project and presenting it to Andrews higher-ups and our coaches. Over all, this internship taught me to believe in myself. I had no idea of what I could accomplish until I was given a chance with Andrews.

What I wish was different

I wish that I had spent more time with my coach. I felt like I spent more time job shadowing with everyone else and I did not really have an idea of what my manager even did. We never worked one on one the entire summer expect to briefly speak to each other in the morning. I also wish that their ‘personal appearance rule’ wasn’t such a big deal. You’re not allowed to have any visible tattoos, and men cannot have; long hair, their ears pierced or any facial hair.

Advice

At Andrews, they put a lot of trust in you. You need to be able to take their trust and not abuse it. Don’t get overwhelmed and if you do, talk to the support team. Be a sponge, absorb everything they teach you.
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Accounting Intern

June - August 2018 • Dallas, TX

What I liked

This internships was an incredible experience after my first year of college. The culture and values at Andrews Distributing allowed me to learn a great deal about the distribution business, and how a company is run on the day to day basis while working on a meanigful project for the company.

What I wish was different

I wish I had gone into the internship with slightly more experience, but that is tough to do after only one year of college. Overall the experience gave me the opportunity to learn about a business of which I had no prior knowledge. F

Advice

Going into the internship program, I was nervous and anxious about what I was going to be doin for 10 weeks in a business that I knew nothing about. When given the opportunity to intern at a company, I recommend asking your peers as much as you can to learn more, no matter what the topic of your question may be. Your peers are always happy to help.
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Marketing Intern

May - August 2018 • Dallas, TX

What I liked

I loved my job at Andrews. I’ve worked full time during the summer and part time during the school year for 3 years. Excellent environment and goal driven company.

What I wish was different

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