Pros
- Compensation is ok; its only good in that you get hired right out of college with no experience and earn a mid range salary. For most candidates with a business degree, the pay is not impressive compared to what other companies are offering. Still, the pay is a little better than other straight out college jobs, or at least on par with them. - The company is solid. - You get moved to another state free of charge.
Cons
My advice is to think long and hard before picking up your life and moving anywhere for this job. Its not bad at all, but in the beginning its all very exciting and you feel all special. But when you get into it, its really just another job. Don't be fooled by "leadership development". Here's the thing, team leaders and field sales reps have to have worked certain positions. So, all the program does is rotate you through those positions so that you have the exposure necessary to qualify to APPLY for team lead and field sales positions as they become open. You get no special consideration and no guarantee of any particular job after you complete the program. Its really all up in the air, and there is no certainty of your future (role) within the company. None of the jobs in the rotation are that great. And some of them kind of suck. Collections goes without saying, but most candidates feel that all they have to do is get through collections and all will be fine. That's just not the case. All of the positions present challenges, because either you're dealing with difficult customers or you're dealing with difficult dealers. Oh, and a heads up, the Business Development Manager position is essentially a sales position. Also, none of the employees make that much money. Even when you're promoted, you only make a little bit more than you did before and a little bit less that you will when you get promoted again. The really good money goes to the really high up managers and there are so many people ahead of you waiting for those positions, it will be a good ten years plus before your paycheck is impressive. Overall, if this were a job in your hometown, I'd say give it a try and if you don't like it (a lot of the candidates are not quite satisfied) quit. But since you will for sure have to move far from home if you accept a position within the program, I'd say really, really weight ALL of your options. Bottom line is, understand the program for what it is. If you're ok with the averageness of it, great jump on board. But don't get caught up in any of the hype of the interview or hiring propaganda.