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Updated May 25, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Sales Representative at Vector Marketing
Posted May 25, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2012 in Fairfield, CA (took a day)
I found the job through Craigslist and submitted my contact information. I received a call shortly after asking me to come in for an interview. The interview process was done one-on-one with the office manager. He asked each applicant to come in, describe their skills and experience, and why they wanted to work for Vector. They called back that night to say if you received the job.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation. Base pay for demonstrations, commission for sales.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Representative at Vector Marketing
Posted May 16, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Athens, GA (took a day)
Well when i found the job online it actually said it was for a warehouse associate. So, when i went in for the interview and to fill out the application I waa kind of surprised that the job was for Vector Marketing.
The people were very friendly but I just did not want to do any door to door selling.
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Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Representative at Vector Marketing
Posted May 13, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2012 in Scottsdale, AZ (took a day)
I feel conned. After finding out about Vector Marketing by searching "Marketing" jobs on Monster.com, I went and applied on-line and got a phone call immediately. I was a little skeptical about the position so I asked the receptionist who called if this was a sales position and she said "It is, but it isn't". An interview was set up for later that same day as I was intrigued enough to learn more about the company. I was asked to dress professionally and entered a conference room with 4 other people and a table that had promotional material laid out all over it. I was the second person called to the back which is where it was confirmed: This is a job doing door-to-door knife sales for Cutco, they pay you for the hours that you present and not for the hours you don't. "The room for advancement is huge!" which would be GREAT for a high school graduate but not ideal for a recent college graduate like me. I said that the vulnerability of the pay scheme is not something I was comfortable with and that I would not like to pursue this opportunity. She put up a little fight, throwing commission, flexible hours and opportunities for future advancement (after a few months) at me but I said no thanks and left.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Cutco Sales Professional at Vector Marketing
Posted May 7, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 (took a day)
First you sit in a room with a bunch of people and hear a presentation about their knives. They ask a few questions that you can voluntarily answer. Then you go in a room with one or two people where they told asked me a few very basic questions and then told me "my answers confirmed what they were already thinking about me." That was it. I got the job.
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Reason for Declining
It seemed shady and too good to be true.
Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Representative at Vector Marketing
Posted May 4, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Lewiston, ID (took 2 days)
When I arrived I filled out some paper work and waited. I then met one on one with the manager and after about 5 minutes he said that he'd like me to come back for a second, group interview. I know this isn't how most offices work, as I later ran my own, but I was pissed. I had driven 45 minutes for this interview just to be sent back the next day.
The group interview is informative and lengthy. It takes about an hour and you learn all the basics (assuming the manager doesn't balls it up).
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Negotiation Details
First of all, everyone who makes it to the group interview (99%) will get an offer if they don't behave poorly during the group portion.
Anyway, he said that he'd like to hire me and start training the next day. I was very unexcited about doing sales at the time, but I just said yes as getting a summer job in 2010 with no experience was beyond difficult.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Representative at Vector Marketing
Posted Apr 21, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 (took a day)
I first recieved a letter in the mail from the district manager in Denver. I called into the office and a receptionist set me up for an interview later that day. I arrived at the interview and filled out an application along with 10 other people. The manager pulled me back for a quick prescreen before the group interview started. After the group interview, i was pulled back again and offered the job. I accepted and was set for a three day training that was later that week.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Representative at Vector Marketing
Posted Apr 12, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took 2 days)
Basically I was referred there by someone. Vector called me to set up an appointment. I went through a series of individual interviews and group interviews. After a few days, they trained me to sell the product, and so began my career as knife salesman.
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Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Cutco Sales Professional at Vector Marketing
Posted Apr 7, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Greensboro, NC (took 2 days)
Took several hours -- way too long. Very seedy company, with a fraudulent feel to it. Everything seemed too fake and very obscure, deceptive.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Sales Representative at Vector Marketing
Posted Mar 1, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Scranton, PA (took a day)
It is hard to describe it as an interview; it was a glorified product show. The manager said I had "good eye contact" so he thought I would be good, and he didn't even read my resume. Not really the standard for how I would like to set myself apart from other candidates.
The "interview" consisted of a group of candidates in a room watching a man cut rope with a knife. That is two hours that I will never get back.
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Reason for Declining
After leaving, I was pretty certain that I did not want to work there. Also, the manager didn't even listen to a word I said when I talked with him. Told him I would be on vacation the next week (he even wrote it down), then called me repeatedly asking me why I didn't show up for training. that week. Very unprofessional.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Cutco Sales at Vector Marketing
Posted Jan 30, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Manchester, NH (took a day)
I applied for this job after receiving a letter in the mail advertising the job as a great way to make money in the summer. I was contacted by phone and scheduled for a group interview in Manchester, NH. The interview was more informational than anything else, and was more meant to demonstrate professionalism (dress business casual or better, etc.). After the group interview we were each individually called into a separate room for a one-on-one interview, which for me was very short and I was offered the position on the spot. The whole process was a little long. I accepted the offer, but no longer work for the company. The work is sales, and involves calling people you know, and eventually cold-calling to set up presentations. To do well here you need to be good at sales, but if you are good at sales, there is an opportunity to make a lot of money.
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Negotiation Details
There is no negotiation, the money you make is based on the number of presentations you make, and the sales that you make.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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