I am a recent college graduate trying to find a job in a harsh economy. My search has only been made worse by these so called "Marketing Companies".
I went on an interview with Peerless Marketing Concepts. They advertised for public relations positions. On the second interview, I spent the entire day driving around in a car selling office supplies with a kid that was still in college and younger then me. I had asked them flat out if it was a sales position, they told me no. They also had a quiz at the end of the day with 8 rules.
I also went on first interviews with Platinum Promotions and Titan Marketing. Both seemed to have very similar practices to Peerless. I turned down offers from Cor Concepts and 3w Marketing because they also seemed similar. 3W and Titan share a building and have the same Baltimore logo on their web pages.
A friend of mine who lives 70 miles north of me in New Jersey went on a second interview with Tri-State events. They told her it was a position for an event planner. She asked flat out if there was any sales involved and they told her no. She spent 8 hours in a grocery store parking lot selling stuffed animals in the heat. After, she was given a quiz with the same eight rules that Peerless had!
Can you say pyramid scheme?!
All these companies are somehow related and out to prey on people who are right out of high school and college. They claim to be looking for workers for advertising, public relations, event planning etc. But they all are horrible, cold sales jobs.
There are so many of these companies. The employee I was with basically admitted the scheme to me. He told me that you have to work in sales for about a year and a half and then you are promoted and can start your own company and give it a new name. I think a stop needs to be put to this. They are wasting the time and talent of young teens and adults.
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