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University Directories

88 Vilcom Ctr.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 800-743-5556 Industry: Sales Website: universitydirectories.com

This Internship was great for:

  • Networking
  • Salary/Compensation
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

Overall Rating

80%

Average Ranking:
4 out of 5
Number of Ratings:
3 People

Rating Key:

  • Networking
  • Salary/Compensation
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

User Ratings

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Posted By:
Anonymous
Position:
Local Sales Rep
Start of Internship:
05/07
End of Internship:
08/07
Overall Rating:
5
Internship was great for:
  • Networking
  • Salary/Compensation
  • Letter of Recommendation
  • Fair Hours

User Comments

The best part of this internship is the training program and real-world experience. UD flies every intern to North Carolina for a week of sales training and they pay for everything! You meet students from across the country and they prepare you for the internship. The day to day of the internship includes working with businesses in your college town to sell them print and mobile advertising. It's a very hands-on internship and provided me an understanding of sales and how to succeed in the business world. I recommend this internship to anyone seeking a business or communication degree ...

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Posted By:
Anonymous
Position:
Sales Representative
Start of Internship:
05/10
End of Internship:
08/10
Overall Rating:
2
Internship was great for:
  • Networking
  • Salary/Compensation
  • Letter of Recommendation

User Comments

This is a internship sales job selling ad space in your campus phone book or planner. I was working around 50 hours a week and making roughly 3 dollars an hour plus commission, but I will get into that later. When hired I was told little to no cold calling, and 95% of sales calls were cold calling. You do get a decent level of autonomy. You also get to do some networking. The down sides is you are EXTREMELY uninformed. Training is unpaid 1 week in North Carolina and includes a lot of information and most is incorrect or ...

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Posted By:
Anonymous
Position:
Local Sales Manager
Start of Internship:
05/06
End of Internship:
07/06
Overall Rating:
5
Internship was great for:
  • Networking
  • Salary/Compensation
  • Fair Hours

User Comments

Everyone needs to do a sales internship before they leave college. It sets you up to make quick decisions and step out of your comfort zone. There was a lot of opportunity here to manage where you've never had the chance because of a lack of experience.

I highly recommend this organization. They want you to succeed beyond their program. They provide you with extensive training while putting you in contact with other networking organizations. They are extremely organized and committed.

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