Scam or Not? They are lying to you and there has been many reports about this company on the internet. Previous Synergy Management in Mountain View and Now calledSynergy Expansion in San Jose.
I read other reviews since 2006 about this company and they still use the same "hiring ads" model to recruit MLM / Direct Sale Agents. It's definately not the "Entry Level Management" Position as they lured you in.
You get the same day interview, you are specially chosen for the 2nd interview the same day, you have 2nd interview with other 30 people, you are warned not to talk with other candidates about the 2nd interview results to simply prevent them to find out that there's no selection process at all and basically you are "ALL HIRED" by the regional manager's careful screening.
I am a busy mom who had worked for mroe than 10 years as a real "branch manger" with otherreputabal and REALcompanies and responded to their ads to get back to work after few years of break. It didn't take me long time to figure out that they are lying and not telling the truth, SCAM or not.
The reason why I am spending my time even to write this report is because of a very nice recent college graduate who was very confused after the 2nd interview and asked me few questions since i looked older and professional, who would know better according to her. She was desperate to get hired and willing to take a chance to show up for the next step. Orientation. I have seen many young and impressionable people like her in the room who couldn't even tell if these guys are telling the truth or not. I almost felt responsible to write this report to help young and desparate graduates to make the wise decision about their future.
Only thing I told her is:
"It's your career and your choice and I am not telling you to do it or not, and I have no intention to call any business a SCAM or not. But only thing I can tell you is that they are lying and not telling the truth. I don't know why if they have nothing to hide no matter how glamourous or how pitiful the job will be. But they shouldn't lie to people or mislead the candidates. And here is how i know that they are lying.
1. I am always early for the appointment and saw many people walking in for the first interview from the parking. For their usual 2:00pm same day interview, I have seen all sorts of good enough 20 people. They were all "carefully chosen" for the 2nd interview.
2. When some 30 some people was waiting for the 3 hr group 2nd interview, the receptionist got the inquiry call and looked nervous a little, discretely looked around the room full of 30 people who made the cut to the 2nd interview, and said loudly, " All the management position is filled and we only have one receptionist posision available." I have seen relief and pride on many young peoples face knowing that they got lucky and made before the position is closed. When I walked out of the never-heard-of 3 hour group 2nd interview, the same receptionist was on the phone luring another candidate for an interview for "entry level management position", saying a different story only after 2 hours of "the same position closed" and I coudn't understand how this is possible when all 30 interviewers got "carefully selected."
3. The, so called, regional manager's numbers weren't real and ridiculous from person's view point who actually did the books for the "Branch". He claimed that every branch manager should hit the sales goal of $325 per day, which equals to $6500 a month. He did math fast as Math Wiz to deduct all the expenses to show what's the profit before the branch manager's salary. What I found out very funny, as somebody who used to run the branch, was that there was no deduction in his equasion to show Cost of Goods Sold nor 6-8 Employee Payroll that the new branch managers will get to train and evaluate. Red Flag went in my mind then... Since those two are the biggest chunk of the expense in REAL OPERATING Branch.
4. When we were called by the manager and heard a good news about all three of us are selected without any one-on one 2nd interview, I could tell that this manager's office was totally "STAGED" and not a real working office. The personal photos of manager was displayed facing the guest chairs, (usually they are facing the executive chair of the person who is working in the office) and so were the Christmas cards from the satisfied customer, vendors, adn employees. (Who is she trying to impress?) And there was not stack of PAPERs on her desk as in real world offices. I knew then that this is some kind of a SCAM.
So, the young and desparates, please be careful and make the wise decision.
It's your career decision and I can't tell you to go for it or not, but all I know is that they are lying and not telling the truth, you are not "carefully chosen one", and you probably not going to get what you thought you would get. But if you have no education and no qualification and willing to do anything.including perfume peddling as in some comments, Multi-Level-Marketing, and Direct Sales. This may work out for you. Good luck!
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