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Dr. Ralph Brigham & Southwestern Advantage   Awarded Top Internship in U.S. for 2019 Dr. Ralph Brigham and Southwestern Advantage have been selected as recipients of the 2019 Charles F. Kettering Award .   Each year, Cooperative Education & Internship Association (CEIA) recognizes one recipient of the Charles F. Kettering Award for excellence in industry, business, or government internship/cooperative education programs. CEIA is the national leader in cooperative education and internship program management.   This award comes with the distinction of being rated as the top rated internship/cooperative education employer in the nation providing outstanding resources and service to college students and the profession. Southwestern Advantage joins a prestigious group of past winners including IBM, NASA, Walt Disney, AT&T, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Bloomingdale’s, Ford, and General Motors. For the past 17 years Dr. Brigham has served as the com...

With a variety of experience stories floating around online, here are some helpful messages from students who did two crucial, yet simple and controllable things in the Southwestern Advantage program: they completed the full selling season, and they applied their training. Learn more about Southwestern Advantage: https://southwestern.com/companies/southwestern-advantage/

Is Southwestern Advantage a pyramid scheme? Is Southwestern Advantage an MLM? Many people mistakenly assume that direct selling is the same thing as multi-level marketing (MLM). Even worse – some confuse direct selling with illegal pyramid schemes. The fact is, they're extraordinarily different. Pyramid schemes are extremely rare, as they are quickly dismantled by law enforcement. In the past, pyramid schemes have tried masquerading as MLM or direct sales, which has caused confusion with many people. There are clear differences that we felt are important to share, because the spreading of misinformation helps no one.  Southwestern Advantage is the oldest direct selling company in America.  The focus of participants is on selling educational products directly to consumers without the expense of traditional advertising or a retail storefront.  There are no recruiting requirements or start-up purchases. The profit participants make is the difference between wholesale and...

Dave Ramsey visits with Southwestern Advantage president Dan Moore on our podcast The Action Catalyst. Listen to the full interview here: https://theactioncatalyst.com/2019/02/13/find-your-calling-by-fulfilling-a-need-episode-269-of-the-action-catalyst-podcast/

As a college student, you know internships are important. You know there are many to choose from. So, how will you find the right one for you? How will you become the right person for them ? How will your internship springboard you into a fulfilling post-grad career? Let’s start here... 3 Qualities of a Great Internship Challenge You may have expected “experience” to be first on the list, so why would challenge rank higher? Ask yourself this – wouldn’t the more challenging internships offer you better experience by default? Wouldn’t a future employer be more interested in your history of taking on challenges? The fact is, dealing with challenge is synonymous with meaningful experience. The bigger the challenges the better the experience. Don’t be fooled by that “internship in the fashion industry” where the day-to-day responsibility is to fold t-shirts at the mall, or the glamorous experience interning in Manhattan on Wall Street where the day-to-day responsibility is to pou...

Our thanks to Jennifer Zimdahl Galt, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State for hosting participants of our entrepreneurship and cultural exchange program. https://twitter.com/ECA_AS/status/951529378164469760

Fake rumors circulate social media warning that students knocking on doors selling educational products are part of a child abduction and human trafficking operation. Media & law enforcement across the country have stated the warnings are a web hoax. The students are in fact part of the Southwestern Advantage entrepreneurial program and carry their credentials.