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Sales internship---- ?'s on cold calling

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first_rodeo
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Hey I've done cold calling for prior jobs, but not on this scale.

Northwestern Mutual wants me to accumulate 100 potential clients for them. From people i know.

It woudnt be hard to name, i played 3 sports in high school and lived in two immense cookie cutter neighborhoods.

I feel like violated by having to harrass people i know,

Invading their privacy,     also i feel like im trashing my name

Clearly they dont want the 300 Fiends in my iphone

Would you take this internship?

Apr 7 2013 9:23AM
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timmi
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I was hired by a job that was something similar. They gave me the training then wanted me to "practice" on 10 of my family friends, and convince them to each give me 10 of their family friends names.

I figured it wasn't fair for them to try and use peoples desire to help me out with a job in order to create a new sales network. I walked away from it.

I wouldn't do it man. It's putting people in an uncomfortable spot. There are other jobs out there that are more legit. Just keep looking.
Apr 7 2013 9:47AM
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first_rodeo
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^^ +K     +K   guys

I feel like id' be throwing my name in the trash, look like an ass, violating privacy of family friends, violating my respect and reputation,

Any good internship experiences?

Apr 7 2013 9:52AM
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Spinoza
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Why does it have to be from ppl you know? That's not even 'cold' calling is it?
Apr 7 2013 9:53AM
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timmi
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What's your field?
Apr 7 2013 9:54AM
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first_rodeo
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1.        Its calling people without them reaching out to you first. Except its not right that I'm providing like privately given information to solicit their products and ethics.

2.  I'm majoring in Applied Business Analysis  / Info sys

Sales-   has caught my eye since my dad is a Sales vp

Finance-    i have an interest in

Marketing-- to some degree

Apr 7 2013 10:05AM
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timmi
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Get on linked in, build yourself a respectable profile and start looking at the internship opportunities there.

If you get close to the date and are nervous just apply to experiential marketing companies. They are always desperate for work of some type and you can pull a couple month contract, make good money and call it an internship.
Apr 7 2013 10:29AM
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BrewskiJr
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Honestly, Enterprise Rent-A-Car has an awesome summer internship. Awesome as in you get a ton of responsibility right off the bat renting cars, and gain great experience. There is a reason its always Top 10 in Forbes' list of best internships for college students. It looks great on a resume too. You pretty much rent cars all day. Its pretty fast paced so the days go by quick and you work a ton of hours at decent wage, with huge bonuses if you refer a new employee or refer someone to the Car Sales part of the company. The people working there are usually mad chill and pretty young. Its a good internship and if you do halfway decent they will give you a job offer for after school (about $38,000 starting).

Thats my pitch. PM me if you have any other specifics. Overall, I wouldn't do your gig, but look for another.
Apr 7 2013 10:49AM
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howlongcanausern
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sales sucks ass. get a real internship
Apr 7 2013 11:39AM
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first_rodeo
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You have to be a SENIOR................. i applied anyways

anymore recommendations ?

Apr 7 2013 12:05PM
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californiagrown
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I have a bunch of friends who worked at enterprise...
Every, single, one, wanted to kill themselves after a few months.

I would def look into the internship aspect, but really, really not the full-time job.
Apr 7 2013 12:08PM
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BrewskiJr
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haha well yeah. For 3 months its really not that bad. You work a lot of hours, but you also make a decent amount. In 3 months I made $5,300, which is not bad for an internship in college.

If you're looking to sit on your ass and not do anything, life guard. If you wanna make good money you're gonna have to work a lot and be dedicated to it.
Apr 7 2013 12:13PM
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first_rodeo
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btw you have to initially spend money to lifeguard. its like $400 in my community

I want an paper shuffling coffee making internship,  not selling investments

Apr 7 2013 1:10PM
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howlongcanausern
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what is your field of study?
Apr 7 2013 1:32PM
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first_rodeo
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Business
Apr 7 2013 4:49PM
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theblackrod
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you can do better.
Apr 8 2013 10:54AM
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KravtZ
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DO NOT TAKE THIS INTERNSHIP unless you have parents that can pay for all your shit during the summer. It is a huge scam. BAsically you just try to sell insurance to friends and family.

Granted they say you make 50% of what you sell, but lets be realistic, if the commision is that high, how many kids are really that succesful.

Plus you only get paid 100 a week.

I knew a kid who did this for a month because he needed a few hundred bucks.
Apr 8 2013 11:14AM
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vincentlee223
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Yeah I wouldn't take a job like that. Look at companies that provide services that you are interested in pursuing and see if they are hiring. Use job boards to find even more opportunities and get them to send an email to you everyday with new jobs posted and apply to all of them. If you don't find an awesome job in the business world this summer, then take it as an opportunity to pad your resume. Find volunteering positions, HR people love to see young people with long term volunteering jobs, mixed with different leadership roles within your school's clubs.

Another great tip which I plan to try out next year is that after you make your linkedin, send messages to some business leaders in your community and ask if they would like to meet for a coffee. You can ask them questions in a more personal setting, helping you gain insight on your possible future career, and also add to your network for the future.
Apr 8 2013 11:16AM
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timmi
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Yupp. Along with this, contact HR personnel and show you're interested in their industry. Request an information interview, where you aren't looking for a job, but you just want to find out more about the way the company works. This looks great to them.

And by the way, I'm acting like I know a lot about this crap, but I am still looking for my dream job. I've been graduated nearly a year and been working in my industry but nothing long term yet.
Apr 8 2013 8:06PM
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skiminnesota
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they came and presented at my college, and i didnt want to be rude so i sat through their talk. but when the time came to "network" i bee-lined it out of there. got stopped at the door by someone that works there and i flat out told him that "i have no interest in harassing people i know to sell them insurance"

then i got a real internship. jokes on them, hahaha
Apr 8 2013 8:19PM
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