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"Wow, only 8 months into the business and already a number 1 scholarship win! Vector has been without a doubt the best job I have ever had, because it's the first job that I've been able to treat as a career. It has taught me so much about myself as an individual and shown me that I can do anything I put my mind to. I have gained so many skills I can use to get any career I desire later in life, and I have made so many new friends along the way. Thanks so much to all of my customers and new friends who have helped me in this amazing journey and for all those who will help me in the future. 2009, look out, here I come!"
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Pictured from left to right are District Manager, Matthew Chelsom and Scholarship Winner, Travis Wassermann presenting a $1,000 cheque to Dr. Grant Isaac, Dean of Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Scholarships
Vector Marketing awards over $50,000 in scholarships each year to our top
university/college
student representatives. To qualify,
they must be full-time
university/college
students and be among the top performers during a sales campaign.
Vector also donates $120,000 annually to the colleges and universities where our top performers are enrolled.
Philanthropy
At Vector Marketing, we are proud of our role in supporting various community and academic organizations. Among recent
recipients of grants, endowment donations, and gifts are the following groups:
- The Salvation Army
- March of Dimes
- Pi Sigma Epsilon
– A professional fraternity for selling, sales management, and marketing
- American Marketing Association
– Corporate Partner
- DECA
– An association of marketing students.
- National FFA Foundation
– A national youth organization preparing for leadership and careers in science, business and technology of agriculture
- YMCA
- Meals on Wheels
- United Way
"While colleges and universities do a great job of providing students with the conceptual tools needed to understand how to do a job, there are an entirely different set of skills needed to become marketable and successful. There are few work opportunities that prepare students better to meet the challenges of today's marketplace than Vector Marketing. The Vector experience not only develops valuable sales and relationship management skills, it also builds confidence and presentation skills and instills a strong work ethic by recognizing and rewarding achievement."
Dr. Derek N. Hassay, Ph.D.
Haskayne School of Business - Marketing Area
University of Calgary
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