4.6/5 stars 94% would recommend to a friend

(7,050 total reviews)
Bruce Goodman and Albert DiLeonardo

98% approve of CEO
Employees appreciate the supportive and flexible atmosphere, especially for college students balancing work and studies, fostering a sense of community among team members.

"The company offers solid training programs that help develop valuable sales skills, with opportunities for advancement based on performance, making it a good stepping stone for entry-level positions."

DECA proudly celebrates 20 years of partnership with Vector Marketing Corporation - a collaboration that has empowered DECA members and educators to succeed in and out of the classroom. Vector Marketing’s development of young professionals aligns seamlessly with DECA’s focus on preparing its members for college and career success. Together, DECA and Vector have built a 20-year legacy of empowering students with communication skills and real-world experiences in leadership and entrepreneurship.

“I literally learned the fundamentals of selling, value creation, conveying features and benefits. It built up this skill that I continue to use today as a CEO—when I’m talking to team members, investors, and partners. Selling is a very big component of the job: selling the dream, selling the vision, and selling the actual product.” — David Heath on his experience selling CUTCO Cutlery

Glassdoor Rating: 4.2/5 Employees who would recommend working at company: 86%.

"Ekwonu said at the combine he isn’t sure what he’d be doing if he weren’t playing football. But his mom thinks it would be something in sales or marketing after Ickey made a few thousand bucks in three weeks selling Cutco knives the summer before his freshman year at N.C. State. “He took it very serious,” Amaka said. “He got dressed up. He wore a suit and tie, (and) came downstairs to sell to us at the dining room table.”"

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The following are the top companies on the large company list, or those with over 500 employees. Employee quote about the company: "My experience with the company has been amazing. Without Vector, I know I would not be the woman I am proud to say that I am today!"

Employee's quote on the work-life balance: "I love the flexibility in my schedule."

Comparably, a workplace monitoring site, has released its annual list of the companies with the happiest employees, highlighting the places where workers report the most satisfaction with their employment.

While bosses at Microsoft, Zoom and Google were rated the best overall, minority employees chose a different set of top leadership teams. People of color ranked Zoom as No. 1, while the IT company Insight Global was second and Vector Marketing took the third-place spot.

“Vector Marketing for Cutco creates a supportive, innovative and positive working environment for students.”
Lauren Robers, College Magazine

What employees are saying
"I am given exactly what I need to be successful. I truly believe that Vector Marketing has some of the best leaders in the world and also helps create and empower young people to become the best possible contributors to society!"

"Among the roughly 1.5 million Cutco alumni are successful people like Uber cofounder and former CEO Travis Kalanick, comedian Daniel Tosh, and David Plouffe, a senior adviser to Barack Obama and the manager of his 2008 presidential campaign.

Successful people credit Cutco, the company that recruits college kids to sell knives, with teaching them business lessons that last for life”
Mark Abadi, Business Insider

Vector Marketing is one of the largest recruiters of college students in the nation, providing a great professional foundation and an opportunity to earn income. “Vector Marketing is an instrumental partner in everything that DECA does, from the classroom to conferences to the operations of our corporate board,” said Paul Wardinski, executive director of DECA.

“One way or another, successful entrepreneurs need to be able to convince other people to do stuff — aka ”sell.” Whether it’s getting a venture capitalist to invest, an engineer to quit their day job to join your startup, a customer to buy your product or your co-founder to agree with your decision, a solid grasp of how to pitch and close is handy, if not fundamental.”
Chester Ng, Entrepreneur

“These are skills Mr. Williams says he has touted in every job search he’s conducted and used every job he’s worked in. What’s more, he and others say, the experience has caught the eye of recruiters and interviewers.”
Sarah E. Needleman, Wall Street Journal