When I first looked at the Craigslist Ad, I was 100% convinced I wouldn't get this job and I felt like I was under qualified, but that's exactly why I got the job. You do not want to work for these people. First of all, it's a cramped office. It's a nice looking building from the outside, I guess and the lobby looks nice enough, but it's definitely not a place where you want to work. There are four rooms and one of those four rooms are occupied by you and two (maybe one) other co-worker. You can practically hear everything that's going on in the office, even when people DON'T want you to hear it, so don't expect to have quiet while you're trying to get nurses to go to work for you.
All the positions you get will either be a) unsellable, since nobody wants to go work for there or the specific person that they're looking for doesn't exist or b) open for an hour and then closed and filled. They'll tell you that it's working with people, being nice to them and getting them to go to work for you and it's going to take some time, that there's a learning curve. The learning curve is when to know when it's time to go. You'll meet with the "vice president", it's a wonder how he's not the president, since he owns the company and you'll know why, the president is his mother. At first, it's commission only and if you don't get through the first three months without draining your resources, you'll probably make a commission within the first six or so months. Once you meet with the "director of operations" and the "vice president", you'll either get a phone call that day telling you got the job and they want you to start working right away.
Your first day will be sitting at a computer and making 70 phone calls and keeping your log of everyone you've called. Of those 70 calls, 2 might be interested and you might be able to get 1 of them submitted to their system. You'll also have an email account, definitely not with your own name, don't even think about it, it'll be something basic and simple in case you decide to leave. If you survive that full first day of sitting there and dealing with the conditions, you'll come back on day two and sign the contract. Do not sign this contract. You're aware that it's commission only, but look at it more carefully: you'll only make 30% of the net profit. That means 70% goes back to the company. According to New York State, you need to make minimum wage on commission. It'll never happen. You might make 3.00 dollars on a basic wage and that's if you get someone in the door. The promise of making 30,000 a year after 5 placements and it seems achievable in a few months, but it's not. Healthcare recruiters are paid 100,000 a year, easily. Also in that contract, you are not allowed to talk to anyone after a year you've left and if you want to go work for another recruiting firm doing the same thing, you are not allowed. You're considered an independent consultant, but you're not allowed to miss a day of work or show up wearing what you'd like.
After three months, I felt like crying most of the time. I had lost money sitting in that chair and I had decided that I had enough. The day before I was going to leave, to let them know to tear up my contract and my personal information, I was fired. I assume that it had gotten out that I was going to leave, someone had told and it had become a problem for them. So before I could be professional about it, I was called on my cell phone after I had left for work and let go because people talk and the director of operations said "she couldn't help people talking".
These people are not professional, they will not pay you a DIME until you submit anyone and if you ask for their help, you won't get it. Don't bother working for them. Save your time and energy and emotions and work for a reputable company who won't screw you out of minimum wage.
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