Vector Marketing

Vector Marketing booths are almost as common as vending machines on college campuses. In between classes and close to holiday breaks, business suit clad representatives hand out flyers offering students the ultimate summer job starting at $16 an hr...So why is there a group of over 7,000 students claiming that it's a Vector Marketing Scam?

The majority of problems regarding the Vector Corporation stem from their deceptive recruiting practices. No where on their promotional material does it state what the actual "job" is going to be, students are simply given a phone number and encouraged to call for an interview.

The actual job is commission based direct sales for Cutco kitchen knives, obviously not the dream job for college kids, and the reason for the vague job ads. After your interview you'll be required to purchase your own demo knife set at $145, another topic that doesn't sit well with students against Vector Marketing. However, that money acts as a deposit and is refunded when you end your professional relationship with the company.

Students also have to attend several days of unpaid training where they learn how to conduct in-home presentations for these high end knives. When you're ready, Vector Marketing managers will encourage you to sell to your relatives first as they're a much more receptive audience, unlike the one you'll be facing day-to-day.

In the past the negative issues with Vector Marketing have been addressed in court, and in several states the company has been ordered to cease deceptive employee recruiting practices and false hourly promises.

The plus side to Vector Marketing is that for talented and ambitious individuals there are definitely opportunities. The company promotes heavily from within and all managers are former sales reps. Also, if you do work for a fair amount of time you can use the sales experience to land better jobs out of college.

I've researched many business opportunities and I have to say that it's not a Vector Marketing Scam. However, to truly succeed with the company you either need real world sales experience or a talent for in-home sales, traits not popular among high school graduates and college freshmen.

For students that would like to earn some extra cash but don't enjoy direct sales there's an online opportunity that lets you earn several hundred dollars in your spare time. This business is free to join and I won't charge you anything for the information, just let me know where to send you the info, Click Here.

Best of Luck,
Steve Albright

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J.D., Florida	Posted at 3:20am on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
I actually know for a FACT that I had to have worked beside the previous poster. Simply because I have heard the moronic "you go girl!" shout-outs the Manager would yell into the phone everytime a woman associate would call. Basically, everything she said I agree with, plus the major problem I had when the District manager I (we) worked under found it necessary to openly (during the training and meetings) shout out to a "fellow Indian brother" how he knows "he"(being the Indian kid that just started there) is going to be another manager just like himself and how he would be doing so much better than the rest. Apparently because "Indians" are god in the world of high priced kitchen cutlery. Ironically enough, that same "Indian brother" was promoted to "Key staff" within the first week. P.S. - They are pretty good knives, I guess... Even if a bit expensive...
A.M.D.J, FL	Posted at 3:15am on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
My Cutco experience was terrible. I sat through a two hour interview where they went through about 15 people in just our ONE interview of the day. Then they proceeded to make us attend a three day training course. Our training class consisted of about thirty to thirty five people which seemed very odd. Not only was that incredibly insufficient it was ridiculous, coaxing us to make calls with cold pizza. If you made enough appointments in an hour you were "rewarded". Finally they sent us off into the "sales" world, prodding us to sell to our "MAC" customers, who of course would be our friends and family. No one else was allowed to be used, and I was scolded for attempting to call anyone who was not a married, middle aged, home owner. Also, extreme sexism was instituted along with the teachings; others have reported that racism was also present in other areas. (ex. if someone "sounded 'black' on the phone they were required to pick an excuse from an appropriate, handed out, man... read more »
J.Dupuis, Fitchburg Mass.	Posted at 2:11pm on Friday, May 9th, 2008
I got involved with Vector when I bought knives. they are great,30 years later..I decided to try selling in Fla. did ok..not enough experienced mentors was the only drawback, too many young people who wanted to use the job to party. but the product and the customer service from Cutco are excellent. It is a good field for a sales minded person with self-start motivation.