Marketing Endeavors contacted me a few weeks ago by phone, stating that they had received my resume and wished to interview with me for their "management training program." I agreed to a preliminary interview, on campus (I'm a 4th year college senior). I should've realized that they simply yanked my e-mail address off Monster.com and then claimed that I sent it to themn, because I never made a submission. During the prelim interview, the guy basically outlined the process for becoming a manager, insisting that they specialized in "face-to-face" marketing (read: cold selling) and that I could be a manager within a year. I didn't talk much at all; I simply answered a few vague questions. I mentioned the affiliation with Cydcor and he assured me that Marketing Endeavors didn't generate any leads, that they only sell products to interested customers. I agreed to the 2nd interview. After looking up Cydcor and finding this website, I raised all kinds of questions during the confirmation of the 2nd interview. He assured me again that Marketing Endeavors didn't do any cold calling, that they weren't hiring account execs, and that I shouldn't believe the negative feedback. Ha. Upon arriving at their office at 9 A.M.in full suit & tie, I was immediately paired up with a woman and we headed downtown. She assured me that we were going to talk to an interested clients, and that today we were representing a major telecommunications company in the Southeast (I'm witholding the name). I noticed that the name & picture on her ID were false, but said nothing. When we entered the building of our client, we were summarily kicked out by the security guard at the front desk. From that point on, the woman picked buildings at random, then rode the elevator to the highest floor and solicited every business on every floor, all the way to the bottom. It was pretty embarassing. Not one of these businesses had asked for us to come (none were expecting us), and we were turned down by every one of them. After one building's worth of this, I confronted the woman. She insisted that this wasn't an account exec position (which it was), and that these businesses had requested for us to come (which they hadn't). I walked away right there on the street. Long story short, stay the hell away from these people unless you love this kind of work, or you're suffering from some addiction that you absolutely have to support (such as crack). M Atlanta, Georgia
U.S.A.
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