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supply chain associate
April - June 2021 • Mountlake Terrace, WA
What I liked
Most people are friendly and it has flexible hours
What I wish was different
I wish it was a bit more challenging. You often are just putting products away, delivering products, and relocating stuff.
Advice
This is more of a part-time job for a student or minimum experience employee. I don't regret it though.
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August 2019 • Denton, TX
What I liked
The interview process was super quick. They ended up hiring me within 1-2 weeks. I like working at Fastenal because they allow me to have a flexible work schedule (as a college student) and also a very good hourly wage. Of course you must work hard and work fast for this position but it's totally worth it.
What I wish was different
Advice
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Supply Chain Intern
May - August 2021 • Cambridge, OH
What I liked
The amount of teamwork required to accomplish a task
What I wish was different
More individual projects
Advice
Fastenal is a great company to be a part of and there’s so much room for advancement in a career!
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Sales Manager Intern
October 2019 • Streetsboro, OH
What I liked
Super nice and helpful people. Learned a lot from the experience
What I wish was different
Better job description
Advice
A lot of effort needed and patients
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Sales representative
August 2015 • Edmond, OK
What I liked
Flexible work hours
What I wish was different
Advice
Great experience!
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Sales associate
July 2019 • Richmond, KY
What I liked
Pay and hours were great and got to learn a lot of new skills.
What I wish was different
Nothing.
Advice
Go in to new places willing and eager to learn as much as you can.
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Management Trainee Intern
May - August 2020 • Timonium, MD
What I liked
The sales experience I got
How hands on the job was
My managers were very supportive and helpful
What I wish was different
There was a lot of physical labor which was hard on my body.
Advice
Always work as hard as possible at your internship, you might get a job offer out of it
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sales support
June 2019 • Brecksville, OH
What I liked
The work environment is great. Never a dull moment. Always something new every day.
What I wish was different
Advice
If you work here and want to be promoted within then this is the place to be.
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Sales support
March 2018 • Harrison, OH
What I liked
I really liked the openness and diversity of responsibilities.
What I wish was different
There was a gap in training that lacked certain parts of my job that I had to learn on my own.
Advice
Ask questions and don't complicate things.
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Sales Associate
January - September 2019 • Owings Mills, MD
What I liked
The fast pace and job culture.
What I wish was different
The work hours
Advice
Be ready to learn a lot
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International Accounting
February 2019 • Winona, MN
What I liked
Variety of experiences
What I wish was different
Pay
Advice
Good variety of jobs to practice
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Delivery Sales worker
January 2019 • Orem, UT
What I liked
Flexible schedule and pay is pretty good.
What I wish was different
More opportunity to learn and grow. There really isn't any room to grow and advance in the company.
Advice
Its a great place to work during school but have a different job lined up after graduation.
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Sales associate
July 2017 • Willow Grove, PA
What I liked
Helping customers resolve problems through knowledge learned while working.
What I wish was different
I wish we had more efficient resources and trainings.
Advice
Take the to time to learn all the information that is being taught to you and be sure to ask questions.
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Sales Associate
July 2018 • Northwood, OH
What I liked
The on boarding process and how they tried to accommodate for the lack of industry knowledge a new hire may have.
What I wish was different
A more in depth explanation of what exactly the path for career advancement are.
Advice
It’s a very interesting experience because you’ll learn so much about an industry that isn’t as popularize as tech.
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Sales Coordinator
November 2017 • Winona, MN
What I liked
My boss and team.
What I wish was different
Less of a commute.
Advice
Don't be afraid to ask questions, but make an honest effort to figure it out yourself. When you do ask questions, try to ask them of a variety of people so that you don't hound one person too much.
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Accountant Intern
August 2018 • Charleroi, PA
What I liked
I like the people and just the way Fastenal operates as a company.
What I wish was different
I wish I would have found Fastenal sooner!!
Advice
Keep your mind open to any opportunities may get thrown your way.
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Sales Support
June - August 2018 • Bakersfield, CA
What I liked
The type of work was simple in regards to my everyday tasks.
What I wish was different
The training for the job seemed to be a lot since the machines that I worked with seemed to always be hit or miss, but the experience gained was great.
Advice
The work is tedious for only doing the single position, but it gets easier so just keep on going.
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Sales Intern
May - August 2019 • Terre Haute, IN
What I liked
Fastenal gave me the opportunity to shadow our outside sales representatives and see what it is like to create new business for our company. I was actually able to sit in on meeting with new businesses and watch our sales reps explain what we have to offer for the company and why we deserved their business.
What I wish was different
If there was anything i could change about this experience, I would have liked to be more involved in the meetings beside just sitting in on them and observing rather than actually getting to assist them in creating the new business.
Advice
My advice to anyone that is on edge of taking on the role of an intern for a company, DO IT. After this summer i was very confident that this is what i want to do for my career and it reassured me that i took the right path and pick the right major to study during my time here at Indiana State.
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Sales Intern
April - August 2018 • Orrville, OH
What I liked
Real world experience, Fun atmosphere, challenging.
What I wish was different
More cold calling sales experience.
Advice
Do not let people get under your skin. Being in sales is not for the weak hearted. A lot of mean, angry, customers.
