Fifteen years ago this month I made the decision to sell books with Southwestern. I vividly remember sitting in a classroom in Otto Olson at the University of Nebraska at Kearney absorbing all Curtis Rogers had to say about the opportunity. As Curtis wrote the list of advantages on the board: experience, [...]
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An article titled “The Key to good interviews: practice” was recently posted in the Boston Globe. The article centers around answering the question,
What can I do to improve my interview skills? After months of networking, I am finally getting interviews and I can’t afford to mess up these chances to [...]
Though she has been officially off of the Southwestern bookfield for nearly 5 years, Haley Price is still selling books. Only now, she’s written and illustrated the books that she’s selling.
She is the author and illustrator of Today is the Best Day of My Life. This book contains bite-sized life principles, presented in a light [...]
The Southwestern family is saddened by the loss of former bookfield great, District Sales Manager, and Director of Sales Larry Beckham, taken by cancer this past Friday morning in Houston, TX. He is survived by his wife, Shelly, and children Abigail Renee of Houston; Lesli Beckham Douglass of Knoxville, TN; William Zachary Beckham of Denver, CO; [...]
I am very proud to work at Southwestern and stand behind the principles we strive to develop in young people.
This fall, I had the pleasure of working ”check out” for a couple of weeks. Every year I really enjoy getting the chance to see the students as they finalize their Southwestern summer. Every bookperson can recall how crazy big checkout [...]
I truly treasure the life lessons I learned on the bookfield. My mentors at the Southwestern Company inspire me by not only the lessons they teach, but also the way they live their lives. One of the simpliest and greatest lessons that I learned and observed was to “do what you say you are going to do”. This [...]
Shayne sold books with the Southwestern Company from 2001-2006. He is a member of Southwestern’s Wall of Greats and is currently a Career Counselor with Southwestern Career Services.
Breaking News: Our economy is in a recession, and that this is the worst job market in the last 60 years. Ha! Okay, so everyone with access to [...]
This past week redandblack.com, a student newspaper serving the University of Georgia, ran an article, I Would Bike 4,000 Miles, about Adam Nubern who is biking 4,000 miles this summer with Bike and Build. Bike and Build, is a nonprofit organization that raises money and awareness for affordable housing. Adam sold books with The Southwestern Company for two summers. “He [...]
In January 2009 CNBC started a ”Pony Blog“. “The Pony blog’s intent is to find the lighter side of the economic crisis and distract you with humor long enough for the seeds of hope to spring forth from the rubble.” It is quite refreshing to see the media finding the positive in the current ecomonic situation. [...]
One of the challenges that I encountered when recruiting college students for the Southwestern Company summer program, was conveying to a non-business major how sales experience would benefit them. Most of us quickly learn once we leave academia that everything is some form of sales. That statement has been validated every time I talk to a [...]
