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Great for getting first job entry level experience...NOT a career - Anonymous employee MSDSonline Employee Review

2.0
15 Dec 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They do a great job training first job/entry level sales skills. This job requires a middle school level of education - every single aspect of having a job and how to sell is spelled out (i.e. how to set a password, how to set your email signature, what is a cold call, etc). If you want to get into sales and/or miss college life of parties then this is the perfect job for you. Just as long as you are okay with still living at home like so many of your coworkers because you won't get paid enough to afford to rent even a bedroom in Chicago.

Cons

Do not be fooled, hardly anyone makes above their base. This is a company that excels at churning through hundreds of fresh out of college graduates. Prepare to sit at your desk and cold call...every day...non-stop. Everything is tracked from how many notes you log to how many calls you make and the average length of time of each call (seriously, it gets emailed to everyone multiple times a day and you will be constantly critiqued based on those numbers). I could go on about how any account you might land will get given to a senior sales rep or how managers blatantly rewards their favorites but just save yourself a ton of time and get hired, keep interviewing for other jobs, and move on. To them, you are cheap labor only good for mass cold calling so treat the job the same way, use it as a stepping stone to get a professional job with actual career potential.

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5.0
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Pros

Reading some of these previous reviews on the company and having been with the organization for 5+ years, I'm shocked to see some of these comments; most more negative than positive. I've seen our Sales Team grow from one market to five and 34 to 150+ reps, which is exciting and a true testament to the company's growth. During this time, I have seen the reps who stay dedicated to the job and sales process do extremely well, while the others that are so focused on what the other rep is doing, or what account the other rep closed, lose steam and fizzle out. As a note, we're selling 3 year contracts, not monthly orders of snacks, so the close does take time. It's not about how is everyone else doing, it's about how you're doing and if you can focus on that, you'll be fine. We have been getting better at having our Sales Team events be focused on Team Building, and while drinking is involved sometimes, it's not as huge a focus as other reviews have stated. In addition, the company revamped it's pay structure and you're getting paid residuals for contracts sold last year, along with a higher salary.

Cons

The biggest con about working at the company is staying away from the rotten apples and letting Management handle them. Our Management Team is provided the resources and tools needed to address, so stay focused on you and you'll do fine.

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