Pros
*Family owned for 4 generations, owner genuinely cares about employees
*Sales training is phenomenal, especially for entry level reps, you have a lot of support throughout the career and a lot of continual training
*Great technical support and equipment (i.e., laptop, preformed presentations, projector, printer, ability to preform webinars for clients etc.)
*TRAVEL- if you are new to the industry you have the opportunity to learn the product by experience, there are 2 sales meetings a year (international) and you get to go on at least 1 familiarization trip a year to orient yourself with the product and sell the destinations.
*Freedom and flexibility to a certain extent- you work hard and are able to take due time off when needed.
*Leads are built up from years, so you go into the territory with a huge database of qualified leads, you don't have to start from scratch and build your own "book of business"
*Name recognition: Collette Vacations is featured in widely known arenas and have highly reputable partners in the industry
*Great benefits such as car allowance/401K match/profit sharing/corporate expense account
Cons
*Moving towards a more micro-managed style
*Some internal support issues
*Technology is great but there are also some drawbacks- more reporting on where/what & when you are and what you are doing (good for entry level reps that need the direction)
*Slow to get feedback on custom orders or anything that isn't in the brochure and already in place