Internship Program

Participate in an entrepreneurial internship program where you run your own business selling educational materials through a system of referrals and in-home consultations to families.

How it Works

As a wholesale buyer of Southwestern Advantage educational material, your profit is the difference between the wholesale and retail price. Southwestern Advantage is a single-level marketing company that provides the training, product, and business model to help you run your business.

Internship Process

Initial contact

Chat with an experienced student leader to learn more about the Southwestern Advantage Internship Program.

Information Session

Hear from those who have participated in the program to discover if the opportunity benefits your future.

Selection Process

Participate in a three-day follow-up process that includes interviews and exercises to determine whether the program is a great fit for both parties.

Campus Meetings

Join in training and relationship-building meetings throughout the school year.

Production Seminar & Parent Webinar

Learn more about the products and business management. Parents can also participate in a webinar to better understand the internship program.

Sales School

Train with a team of experts and your peers in Nashville, TN, with a focus on product knowledge, the cycle of selling, live role-playing, business management, safety, and ethics.

Meet Families

Generate your own customer base by visiting families at their home via home consultations and referrals.

Awards Banquet

Recognize your achievements and milestones and those of your peers during a regional awards ceremony.

Incentive Trip

Qualify for an all-inclusive trip called Sizzler, a five-day retreat at a warm weathered destination that includes a service project to help the local community.

Internship Process

Initial contact

Chat with an experienced student leader to learn more about the Southwestern Advantage Internship Program.

Information Session

Hear from those who have participated in the program to discover if the opportunity benefits your future.

Selection Process

Participate in a three-day follow-up process that includes interviews and exercises to determine whether the program is a great fit for both parties.

Campus Meetings

Join in training and relationship-building meetings throughout the school year.

Production Seminar & Parent Webinar

Learn more about the products and business management. Parents can also participate in a webinar to better understand the internship program.

Sales School

Train with a team of experts and your peers in Nashville, TN, with a focus on product knowledge, the cycle of selling, live role-playing, business management, safety, and ethics.

Meet Families

Generate your own customer base by visiting families at their home via home consultations and referrals.

Awards Banquet

Recognize your achievements and milestones and those of your peers during a regional awards ceremony.

Incentive Trip

Qualify for an all-inclusive trip called Sizzler, a five-day retreat at a warm weathered destination that includes a service project to help the local community.

Why Join

Gain a unique, hands-on experience that will set you apart from your peers with transferrable skills in:

Communication

Career & Self-Development

Critical Thinking

Professionalism

Leadership

Business Management

“I have participated in the Southwestern Advantage sales and leadership program for multiple years because I am developing the skills I will use every day in work and life.”

Walton S.

University of Georgia

“I have participated in the Southwestern Advantage sales and leadership program for multiple years because I am developing the skills I will use every day in work and life.”

Walton S.

University of Georgia

“You’re never going to have a better opportunity to challenge yourself at such a young age. You grow so much in such a short amount of time.”

Sadie W.

University of Georgia

Reward: Everything Is Earned. Everything Is Learned.

Gain an entrepreneurial mindset by running a profitable business

Make money by meeting family’s educational needs

“You’re never going to have a better opportunity to challenge yourself at such a young age. You grow so much in such a short amount of time.”

Sadie W.

University of Georgia

Adventure: Your Journey Begins Where Your Comfort Zone Ends.

Interact with families from diverse backgrounds
Make new friends and lasting memories with roommates and peers
Travel domestically and internationally for training, incentive, and service trips

“Every challenge I face is just another opportunity to practice gratitude. Instead of waiting for things to happen, I make them happen. There is great reward in finding a way rather than an excuse.”

Blanka A.

Mendel University

Blanka A.

Mendel University

“I’m building a business through Southwestern Advantage because I’ve only got one life, so I might as well work to become the best version of myself through continuous education and challenge.”

Jacob M.

Minnesota State University

Challenge: Attitude Determines Altitude.

Learn to accept challenges head-on

Gain valuable problem-solving skills during day-to-day interactions in the field

Discover the reward of reaching goals and gaining personal growth

Jacob M.

Minnesota State University

Service: Helping Others is a Choice.

Share educational resources with families
Make an impact in the local community
Go beyond the summer and participate in large-scale service projects

“I’ve adopted a service-minded attitude. I found I can serve people and help them navigate the challenges and stresses of homework and learning in the home.”

Kristina M.

Vilnius University

“I’ve adopted a service-minded attitude. I found I can serve people and help them navigate the challenges and stresses of homework and learning in the home.”

Kristina M.

Vilnius University

Give Back to the Community

Participate in Share the Advantage – a compilation of give-back programs intended to help individuals, families, and organizations.

Be empowered to identify and donate educational material to families most in need
Support and volunteer in long-term impact projects during the Sizzler incentive trip

Share the Advantage and
Impact the World

Jumpstart Your Career

Join over 100,000 alumni in gaining the skills and knowledge for success by starting your career with the Southwestern Advantage Internship Program. Follow in alumni’s footsteps and become a TV personality like Chip Gaines or US Senator like Marsha Blackburn. Many alumni have become successful business owners, real-estate agents, investors, doctors, lawyers, and engineers by using the life and business skills they learned as interns.
Receive guidance from Southwestern Advantage’s Career Resource team via:

Professional resume-building tools
Interview tactics and resources
Letters of Recommendation
Matches between candidates and careers
Assistance with grad school applications

“A summer selling books gives a young person enormous ammunition in any job interview. But far more important than that, my first summer knocking on doors gave me a deep-rooted self-confidence in my own ability to work hard and succeed in any situation. You can’t buy that self-assurance. It has to be earned and proven.”

Pete Burgess

UltraAic LLC, Pilot

Distinguished Alumni

“I also sold books for a company called Southwestern… I’ll tell you – that job changed my perspective as a college student… I realized most people don’t want to do what it takes to do a lot of things. I made up my mind right then and there – I would do whatever it takes to be successful.”

Chip GainesStar of HGTV’s Fixer Upper, Author

“I became the first female to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate, and as I did that, I took a lot of lessons with me that I learned (at Southwestern)... You’re going to take away skills that you will use for the rest of your life, no matter where you go.”

Marsha BlackburnU.S. Senator

“As a former sales representative, I can tell you first-hand that this was a worthwhile experience and one I highly recommend. Today's job market is extremely competitive and programs such as these instill ‘real world’ work ethics in sales and marketing.”

Kevin StittGovernor of Oklahoma

“This intense ‘non-engineering’ experience made me such an intriguing graduate that I never applied for a single job but was approached and offered numerous engineering management jobs. All of my success I can truly trace back to working with Southwestern.”

Emily WoodsChief Engineer / Co-Founder of Sanivation

“Truly, this is the greatest personal achievement and leadership development program on the planet… I’ve been in business 30-something years… and I’ve always come back to what I learned at Southwestern.”

Jon YarboroughForbes 400 Member, Founder and CEO of Video Gaming Technologies

“Over my (Southwestern) years, I gained skills that helped me tremendously in university and when building my professional career: proactivity, self-discipline, goal setting and positive attitude.”

Dita PrikrylovaCzechitas, Forbes 30 Under 30

Chip Gaines

Star of HGTV’s Fixer Upper, Author

Marsha Blackburn

U.S. Senator

Kevin Stitt

Governor of Oklahoma

Emily Woods

Chief Engineer / Co-Founder of Sanivation

Jon Yarborough

Forbes 400 Member, Founder and CEO of Video Gaming Technologies

Dita Prikrylova

Czechitas, Forbes 30 Under 30

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