As a recent college grad in a smaller US city, I was job searching. I already had a job, but was looking for something that actually required a degree. I found an add looking for "10-15 entry level college grads". The company sold "sporting and event tickets/home improvement supplies". I thought it looked interesting, unfortunately there wasn't a company name with the add.
I called the number listed and a woman answered the phone "Marketing." I signed up for an interview. When I went to the interview I met with the owner, Jim, who had owned the company for maybe a year and a half but was previously a welding supervisor. He made the company sound like a fun, and exciting place to work, so I signed up for a second interview which was to take place later that week, but I was to block a 4 hour span so I could "job shadow".
When I went to the second interview the "job shadowing" was following a "leader" around a Home Depot trying to get Home Depot customers to sign up for a free cabinet refinishing estimate. I was really confused, because I was under the impression that this was either an hourly/salary position.in fact, the pay was $20 a lead. Which means for however many people I got to sign up for the estimate, I got $20.
I was also told, I would only be doing that for about 3 months before I could move up in the company ranks. The "positive" side of all this was that I could own my own company within a year, doing something similar. The obvious negative is that there is no gaurantee of pay. I turned down the job, and wasted an afternoon.
Through this, I learned a valuable lesson, research any company that wants to hire you. I just received a call from a Frisco Promotions, Inc, wanting to set up an interview. I researched them, and not only could I not find even a phone number listed to that company, I found this website: http://usacomplaints.com/reports/0/379/RipOff0379918.htm.
Please college grads, beware this type of "immediate hiring". It's a scam and a waste of time.
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