Working overtime is the one thing Jessica dislikes most she says that she often has to work 50 plus hours a week. I then asked her what skills were important for this kind of job. She told me that by far the most important thing was the ability to sell, she said that she is always selling something, even if it is to her boss or employees, I asked how she got into the field and she told me that her husband was a trainer and he used many of GNC products and knew someone in the company. To conclude the interview I asked if she would have any advice as to how I would get a job with GNC after I finished school. Jessica told me that the best thing to do would be to work in one of the local retail stores until I graduated, so she gave me an application and said that she would have someone get in touch with me. She had not heard of the sports management program at New Hampshire College but thought an internship should be a part of the sport management major. “Anytime you give students a chance for hands on experience in any field, it can only be a positive experience for both student and employer”. On November 15th I was called in for an interview and a few days later got a job working as a sales associate at GNC. I just worked for the first time on November 24th and I am currently in training. I still have lots of time to decide what I will be doing after college but I am thankful that this assignment has given me a potential option. ...
