My son (20) was recently offered a 'job' with this organisation who purport to be linked in some way to 'BT' although I am unsure if this is true.
He was told "we train you for the first week then send you out to get sales (signups for telecoms and broadband) for the following two weeks 'BUT' you will not be paid for your time because we want people who are going to get sales and not just take a wage" and also "we are waiting for the company to be bought in March and that is when you'll get a regular wage".
Incidentally the job lead was sourced through our local Benefits Agency under (TRAINEE SALES/MANAGER ROLE) and advertised as 'sales manager $12,000 p.A. Plus commission. Funnily enough though 'XLN Telecoms' was not mentioned as the company name until he got to the interview (I suspect if it had been, the Benefits Agency would have had nothing to do with them given their profile on the net.
He was not offered reimbursement for his travel expenses or outlay for a passport photo and notebook which were required for attending the interview.
An old cynic like me might then assume that what this organisation is doing is using realtively 'green' and desperate young people to go out unpaid for two weeks to generate leads for them and then 'bag' them off with not so much as a thank you and little, if anything, to show for their efforts, apart from a harsh lesson in being exploited. Be warned!!!
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