Vector Marketing Success Story:
Andy Hammond
To Andy Hammond the experience he gained while selling
CUTCO Cutlery in college was priceless. In fact, when he went to
apply for a job, his employer knew from Andy’s experience that he
was primed for success.
Now a financial representative with Northwest
Mutual, he says his CUTCO experience helped him
develop interpersonal skills and self-confidence. It
taught him how to motivate himself, set goals, present
products and prospect for clients.
Andy also gained the satisfaction of knowing that the
substantial income he achieved while working part
time was earned through his own efforts. That, he said,
helped him grow personally and
professionally, and it changed his life.
Following college Andy was sure that having his CUTCO
experience on his resume would give him an edge in landing a job.
But when he applied for a position with Northwest Mutual he
wasn’t certain they would see it that way. Turns out that they look
for job candidates who’ve sold CUTCO because the training and
business cycles are similar to their own. They are confident that a
new hire with CUTCO sales experience will be successful.
Today his career success with Northwest Mutual is soaring. He’s
quick to say it all started when he spent more than three years
selling CUTCO while a student at the University of Indianapolis.
“Vector training was the pivotal information I learned in college,”
he said. “More important than any class I took and more
important than any lecture or any test.”
Initially, when he started selling CUTCO, he was
intrigued with the notion of finding a job with flexible
hours. Andy scheduled CUTCO demonstrations
around his classes, sports activities and internship. He
said he found it easy to do demos by following the
step-by-step sales training he received. He respected
his CUTCO managers not only because they were
accessible and coached him on the nuts and bolts of
the business, but because he appreciated their obvious
interest in seeing him succeed.
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