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May 02, 2003
Job Application, Union Website
I applied for a job this morning with Vector Marketing Corporation. They currently have openings for full time customer service reps with wages starting at $12.50/hr. I heard about them from a letter that Janene's sister Christene received in the mail. Apparently they really like students—the letter mentioned the opportunity to stay on part time in the fall when school starts up again. The letter also mentioned that no experience is required, but I'm hoping ten months of experience at ContentWatch will play in my favor.
I applied online, and within an hour I received a phone call from them wanting to set up an appointment to interview me tomorrow! I told the lady I have a really busy day tomorrow, so she's going to call me again on Monday.
I've also been working on the new Union website. You can see the latest design at union.joeyday.com/beta1.2. If anyone has ideas as to how it can be improved upon, send me an email.
Posted by Joey at May 2, 2003 10:56 AM
Comments
It looks very crisp, I like the link from the picture to the U map, when I went to school there which was a few years ago they did not have links like that. I also like the red contrast with the brown.
Posted by: Christina at May 3, 2003 05:10 AM
I think it looks very nice :)
Posted by: Janene at May 3, 2003 11:57 AM
HA HA HA HA LMLO really really really laughing... very very hard.... I got the same letter in the mail... twice actually. I also went in for an interview, and got the job. However, it isn't a customer service job, it is basically a door to door sales job. You are applying for a job working for cutco selling their knives to anybody you know. (so if you don't know a bunch of people, you will probably end up going door-to-door).
The letter was kind of misleading about the job dealing with csr. It is completely a sales job. You get paid either 12.50 for each appointment that you hold, or a percentage of the sales you get. If you are really motivated (and know a lot of people). I think you would do better trying to get a job waiting tables, you would make better money and enjoy it more. (heck... i think you would enjoy contentwatch more). But if you want to go I am sure they would give you the job. (just warning ya).
:)
Posted by: Stu at May 4, 2003 03:43 AM
Oh yea... the Union site looks great!. :D
Posted by: Stu at May 4, 2003 03:45 AM
I thought this sounded like a solicitor job when I first read the post on Friday. If you want to hear a story about door to door sales... talk to Dave. :D Just don't be coming into my office selling stuff. I'll have to slap you silly! You wouldn't believe the morons that still come in here even WITH a FAT glaring sign posted right on the door. *sigh*
BTW... isn't there a Simpson's episode where Homer goes door to door selling knifes?
Posted by: Kristen at May 5, 2003 01:35 AM
I have looked at the Vector Marketing website too, because their advertisements are always floating around BYU campus. It does look great up front, but on their website it says,
"As part of the customer sales and service, students will arrange to meet with customers, help them to select products, answer their questions, write up their orders, and ask them for referrals."
That is what turned me off. And from what Stu says, it sounds like even this description is a bit of a stretch. :?
I'm looking for a job right now too, actually. I'm looking into a telemarketing position (as much fun as that sounds) for Marriott's Mountain Side Resort and Spa in Park City. It is basically calling people and offering them $100 gift certificates for taking a tour of this resort. The call center is in Provo, not Park City, by the way. I'm going today to check it out and see if I want to do it for a while. It will probably only be for the summer, thankfully!
Anywho, I feel your pain, Joey! Welcome to the world of student job-seekers! :duh
Good luck!
Love ya,
Merissa :D
Posted by: Merissa at May 5, 2003 12:28 PM
Actually merissa, that description sounds just about right. The real trick is the last one... ask for referals. If you can get good referals (and lots of them) you will probably do alright. But try to imagine how many people are gonig to tell you no right off the bat, how many will tell you no after listening to the sales pitch, how many will give you a referal that you have already visited, and so on. If you are the type of person who can go door to door and throw yourself into a job like this, then I imagine that you could make a ton of money. I just think you need to have a special (or weird) personality to do it.
Anyway, you do what you gotta do Joey... That's just my 2 coppers... (the union site still looks good, you should show that off to vector and see if they will hire you to design them a new webpage... :))
Posted by: Stu at May 5, 2003 12:42 PM
This one has had a lot of comments! :eek
Part-time jobs :& are usually no fun. They often don't require any special skill, expertise, or education. You're lucky if you get one related to your field of study or something else you enjoy; that's what internships are for.
I guess that's why we get an education--so we can leave the world of part-time work.
Meanwhile, if you are still in that world, check out my new forum post.
Posted by: steve at May 7, 2003 10:54 AM