This summer I had the opportunity to work for Beck’s Hybrids as a sales intern for the northern Illinois sales team. I never thought that so many skills I have learned throughout my collegiate educations would be applied in the sales field. I feel as though Ag Leadership Education has done a great job preparing me to move into the world of sales.
I was fortunate enough to see how 6 different seed advisors performed their jobs this summer. I was sure to pay attention to what made each of them successful and capable of making relationships with customers. I was able to look back at the DISK assessment that we performed in class a year ago and understand individuals as soon as I walked on the farm. This helped me throughout my internship.
The biggest part of the summer for me though was finding what I truly loved to do. I want to be a salesman and I want to work with farmers. I love the thrill and challenge of getting that next sale. When I finally realized that each farm and sales call was going to be different and have its own set of challenges it was easy to see that I wanted to engage in this kind of a career.
I truly enjoyed my time with the sales team and also a family owned company like Beck’s. Learning from a company that has “Farmers at Heart” has been an opportunity that I will never forget.
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