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Open blog post titled 'Dear Nursing Majors: Life is Selling!'

Dear Nursing Majors: Life is Selling!

Nursing student & sales rep Courtney O'Connor (center) during the AHEC summer program Students pursuing a degree in nursing are on track for a promising career. Nursing offers a competitive median salary, a plentitude of entry-level work opportunities, and a rewarding sense of fulfillment from ...

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Open blog post titled 'Saving Money as a Management Candidate 101'

Saving Money as a Management Candidate 101

Savings. Money. Future. Sometimes those are heavy words. As a management candidate, there are probably a lot of questions swirling through your mind. Money should be one of them. You keep hearing words like “start up” and “withholdings”. Why do Vector managers spend so much time talking about ...

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Open blog post titled '20 Ways to Rock Your 20s'

20 Ways to Rock Your 20s

Your 20s are the ultimate “you” decade. You are young, ambitious, going places. The world is at your feet. You’ll never get this time back, so it needs to count. Here are 20 ways to make the most of your 20s. 1. Stretch Yourself Take a job that stretches you and pushes you out of your comfort ...

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Open blog post titled '3 Reasons to Attend a Vector Conference'

3 Reasons to Attend a Vector Conference

You have to go! Ask any rep who has been to a Vector conference and they’ll tell you the same thing, “you have to go!” Brooke Peters, an Assistant Manager from York, PA, was referred to Cutco by a friend, and was lucky enough to attend a Year End Banquet conference (YEB) during her first 10 days ...

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Open blog post titled 'Branding in Your Underwear'

Branding in Your Underwear

Photo credit: Jonathan Van Matre Undies for a Good Cause “Why is she always in her underwear?” “Well, let me tell you …” Yep, that was a conversation about me between my roommate and a mutual friend. I later laughed and joked that I’m only in my underwear in public one day a year, for a good ...

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Open blog post titled '12 Reasons Why Selling Knives Is Like Playing Pee Wee Sports'

12 Reasons Why Selling Knives Is Like Playing Pee Wee Sports

1. Even though it’s a short-term gig, you’ll learn a lot: how to be a team player, how to help others, how to work with others, how to be self-aware. 2. Trophies matter in the moment, but not after they’ve gotten dusty on the shelf. 3. Most people don’t do it forever, don’t go to the pros, and ...

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Open blog post titled 'Skills Outside the Classroom'

Skills Outside the Classroom

Fail. That’s the grade US colleges just got on the latest report from the Association of American Colleges & Universities. OUCH. The report measures whether or not today’s college graduates are prepared for the job market. Nearly two-thirds of the top employers surveyed said today’s graduates ...

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Open blog post titled 'The Ride of Shame: 10 Worst Ways to Get to the Office'

The Ride of Shame: 10 Worst Ways to Get to the Office

Obviously there are worse ways to get to the office or school than say, a brand new BMW paid for by your company. The key question is: what are those ways? We thought you’d never ask. 1. The Bus If you’re looking to save money while getting smacked in the face by butts and backpacks, the bus is ...

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Open blog post titled 'Taxes for Independent Contractors: Tackling the Necessary Evil'

Taxes for Independent Contractors: Tackling the Necessary Evil

It’s tax time. The best time of the year, right? It’s almost as fun as a trip to the dentist’s office the day after Halloween. This is an article for independent contractors who got paid more than $10,000 last year. If you didn’t quite make that mark, there’s some good tips here for you too, so ...

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