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The Schwan Food Company, Inc. Work Values

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Daily Duties at The Schwan Food Company, Inc.:

Responsible for servicing customers of the company by going to their homes or places of business every two weeks to sell them. It was like a grocery store on wheels with over 350 products to choose from. Was responsible for cold door knocking to gain new customer acquisition. Was responsible for meeting / exceeding sales quotas set by manager. We were expected to run our routes like we owned them. We had extreely minimal supervision and we were all straight commission. We had to service every customer or someone else would. It made us give extra ordinary customer service that our customers loved. We also had a winning culture in our depot that cascaded down to the front line. My manager was very good at playing us against each other. He loved messing with me because I was so competitive and he knew I always wanted to be # 1. He would often time let me know when soneone else had a good day because he knew it would get me going. I also was Responsible for inventory management, customer satisfaction, safety, daily deposits.


What they like about The Schwan Food Company, Inc.:

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Information about The Schwan Food Company, Inc.


Company Rank: Not Available

Average length of employment : 4 years

Average salary of employees: $90,000

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with The Schwan Food Company, Inc.:

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I would recommend this as a place of employment.
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Climbers who worked at The Schwan Food Company, Inc. had these interests:

Books
It's Your Ship It's about Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and the ship he took command over. He didn't get to chose who was on it, he just had to get the best out of the worst ship in the Navy.
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader John C. Maxwell - A book on understanding leadership and actually leading. It's up to you understanding the difference between the two.
QBQ Great book about personal accountability. Being responsible for making it better and not putting the blame onto others.
Websites
Linkedin

http://www.linkedin.com/in/scotallenleads

Professional Networking site
Schwans

http://www.schwans.com

Website of past employer
Beyond.com

http://www.beyond.com/httpwwwbeyondcomscot-allen

Bio of my Professional Experience / Career Portfolio


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