I had my "interview" last week after being contacted by phone. I was told that they got my name from a "company in south Dayton" (I have no idea what that meant). I have just recently re-located here and started to job interview, so I figured it was definitely worth a look.
Upon arriving for the interview, I was asked to fill out a short application and provide a few local references. Unfortunately, I have no local refs - I don't know anyone here yet with the exception of family (which I didn't think they'd want), so I put down 3 refs from where I came from - all 1000 miles from here.
I then was interviewed by a District Team Leader and another young lady who sat in on the meeting. I thought the whole thing was fairly professionally done, except for the fact that they wouldn't tell me anything about the actual job I would be doing. I was finally told that they believed I would be a good fit for their company and was asked to come back two days later to attend an "overview" meeting. I agreed to go to it.
I won't get into all the details why, but by the time I left the interview I was extremely puzzled by multiple issues. The whole thing was much more them pitching themselves to me than me pitching myself to them. I have no background in any kind of financial work - why would a company affiliated with CitiGroup want someone that didn't even have a degree in a business-related field?
When I got home, I decided to hop online to find out what I could. Oh, boy. Needless to say, after an hour or so of very entertaining reading I decided that I wasn't interested in a position with this company. I did not bother to attend the follow-up meeting. I figured I would hear from them fairly soon; I was prepared to tell them I simply wasn't interested, thank them, and hang up.
Well, it seems I was wrong. It's been multiple days and I haven't heard a word from them. I began to feel insulted; from what I could gather they should be harrassing me to no end at this point. It then occurred to me that because I don't know anyone here I AM ABSOLUTELY NO USE TO THEM. I won't be hearing from them because I have nothing to bring to their table in the way of future business. I told them I just moved here and didn't know anyone yet and when they saw that the references I gave live nowhere near here, I'm sure it was decided not to follow up with me. Why would they?
These people are only after your warm contacts. I'd bet 90% of their sales come from friends and family of their recruits. I'd love to see them prove otherwise.
I would stay far away from these folks.
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