Vantage Marketing

District Sales Manager

August 2017 • Provo, UT

What I liked

Summer sales is hard work. But it boosted my personal communication and sales skills through the roof! I worked my butt of for 3 months and made over 30k

What I wish was different

I wish I would have recruited more

Advice

If you’re interested at all, at least try it for one summer. It is the PERFECT job for college students because you work during the summer and make enough that you don’t have to worry about work the rest of the year.

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Sales representative

April - August 2019 • Indianapolis, IN

What I liked

I really like that they care about their employees. They go a long way to make sure that you’re successful and they do anything in their power to make it a good experience for you. The salary is all commissions, so that motivates you to work hard.

What I wish was different

What I would have done different was my personal preparation and being more persistent in attaining my personal goals

Advice

If you want to do this make sure that you are 100% committed to preparing beforehand and also stay in it mentally the whole summer.

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Sales

May - August 2019 • Los Angeles, CA

What I liked

The experience knocking in different cities across Los Angeles

What I wish was different

If we had the weekends off to relax.

Advice

Communication and persistence is key if you want to be the best salesman.

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Sales Rep

May - August 2019 • Los Angeles, CA

What I liked

Getting out of my comfort zone, working my own hours and learning to be disciplined

What I wish was different

The pay. I was charged rent and money for gas, and didn’t hardly have any take home pay.

Advice

Go out with money. Be disciplined and never be lazy. You make your own money, it isn’t gauranteed.

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Summer sales bro

May - August 2019 • Boston, MA

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

This most important aspect of the job that affected my experience was my manager. He had personal things come up in life that made it hard for him to be motivated and resulted in the whole team losing motivation.

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Marketing Intern

April - September 2016 • Washington, DC

What I liked

The people I worked with took very good care of me.

What I wish was different

That I had started earlier in my life!

Advice

Gain as much experience as possible and make sure you are all in when you commit on any one thing.

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Pesticide Applicator

May - July 2019 • Colorado Springs, CO

What I liked

Great pay. $9,000 in 9 weeks for spraying bugs.

What I wish was different

I wish the manager had allotted more time for completing each job and then traveling to the next job.

Advice

Spraying bugs is less emotionally taxing than selling pest control. If you want about $20 an hour and are okay not making $40-$140 an hour like sales guys, spraying bugs is a good job. One piece of advice: unless your heart is set on being a bug guy forever, spraying bugs as a summer job doesn’t help your resume at all.

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Pest Controller

July - September 2019 • Seattle, WA

What I liked

It was a good team

What I wish was different

I wish it was more organized

Advice

Work hard and knock a lot of doors

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Account Manager Intern (PR and Marketing)

April 2019 • Hamden, CT

What I liked

I loved the experience, skills learned, environment, culture, and work ethic that I learned from the job, not to mention the good payout

What I wish was different

I wish I would have started sooner.

Advice

I recommend everyone tries this job/internship at least once, there’s no downside to it with the skills learned

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Sales Manager

May - August 2019 • Los Angeles, CA

What I liked

Super awesome experience, especially if you like to travel, challenge yourself and build your resume

What I wish was different

Didn’t get an injury halfway through the summer to make more money

Advice

Be ready for some long hours and a little bit of a struggle, but definitely worth it

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Sales Representative

May 2018 - August 2019 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I liked the ability to talk with many types of people. I learned marketable communication skills.

What I wish was different

This job had very long hours.

Advice

If you are going to be a sales representative, research the company well. This is a great company, but some are not.

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Door-to-Door Sales Team Manager

February 2017 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I loved learning how to run a team amd manage people and keep them motivated. Customer relations was also an interesting part of the job.

What I wish was different

I wish I had been better informed about the power dynamic of the company and teams, who was my direct supervisor and who I was responsible for.

Advice

Shop around before you pick a summer sales company, the commission percentage is only a part of the whole picture to consider when deciding where to go and who to sell with. Also consider company culture, size, location, attrition rate, contract value, do you know the people you will sell with.

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Summer Sales

May - August 2019 • Albany, NY

What I liked

It was fun to go travel and get to see another part of the country.

What I wish was different

I wish that there wouldn't have been competition so close.

Advice

Make sure you go to the before summer training sessions that are provided.

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Private Contractor

May - August 2019 • Philadelphia, PA

What I liked

I liked the experience to travel to a different area over the summer. Also I liked the challenged the job presented by placing yourself out of your comfort zone.

What I wish was different

I wish I could've prepared harder for the job. The more preparation you do before summer the higher chance you have to succeed as a sales representative.

Advice

Anyone thinking about doing this job should be highly committed to improving their communication skills and other people skills. If you also want to grow in marketing or any business aspects this job is a perfect stepping stone to improving yourself towards those goals.

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Marketing Manager

February 2016 - September 2019 • Michigan Center, MI

What I liked

Commission pay...you get out what you put in.

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Go broaden your horizons with real world experience!

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Sales

April - September 2019 • Orlando, FL

What I liked

I liked the fact that I was able to make a good amount of money to support my wife and I as we went to school, as well as being able to travel to a part of our country I have never been before. It was overall a good experience.

What I wish was different

The one problem I have with sales is that there is a specific environment that is very worldly and really "all about the money". You often find yourself telling small little lies to get a little more money. In the end, I am glad I did it, but wish I would have looked harder to find a more ethical and integrity driven job.

Advice

If you are wanting to jump into the summer sales routine, just know, yes you will make a good amount of money, probably better than anywhere else in Rexburg, but you will be sacrificing some core beliefs and values you have been taught for so long. At least I did, to a certain extent.

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Sales Representative

July - September 2019 • Seattle, WA

What I liked

Hard working job, Full commission, no base pay rate. Self-motivated work and lots of fun activities such as company trips to go river rafting, and go to Lake Powell. Other incentives were applied as well. Great work environment and supportive people.

What I wish was different

I wish i knew my goals better when i began the job

Advice

Yes you can make a lot of money doing summer sales. It is not a balanced lifestyle, so plan accordingly what you want to do and make it a worthwhile experience. Nobody else is going to do the work for you, its all on you. But there are many willing to teach you what you need to do to be successful .

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