This is not a legitimate sales opportunity. Start with the fact that, in total contradiction to what the invitation from Lions Gate says, you will not be attending a one on one interview. It's a cattle call and it begins with the Lions Gate Representative (in my case: Mr. Duff, "Area" VP) showing up 15 minutes late to his own "appointment" and opening his meeting by explaining that he was late because his wife kept him on the phone talking about Christmas presents. Don't buy it. It's a "boiler room" sales tactic to see who amongst the "interviewee's" will be unsettled by unprofessionalism. Get used to it, because this is only the beginning. The next explanation from our man "Duff" was that this was not going to be a one on one interview as your confirmation email indicated, instead, it was going to be a sales presentation to the "group of candidates". More insulting, Duff was proud to state that he had not read any of the resumes of the people in the room because he "wasn't interested in who we are or what our experience was". And from there he launched into a 75 minute sales pitch tied to Identity Theft and the avarice of lawyers. Total fear mongering, partial truths littered amongst outright lies It was the worst sales pitch imaginable, given by someone who represents themselves as a "certified security specialist" who has been giving this pitch as an agent for Lionsgate for the last 11 years. Think: Used Car Salesman. Keeping with his fast and loose use of information, thus far, he spent more than an hour stating things about identify theft and consumer protection laws that only the truly lame could accept at face value. Then he overlaid that with a slide on income potentials for perpetuating his lies to other consumers and if you did the math presented in his slides (which, apparently 80% of the people in the meeting couldn't do) then the only way his income potentials could be taken seriously is if you also are able to see a potential in winning the lottery. Last but not least, our man Duff then explains to the audience that it will cost you over $100 (principally for the purchase of one of his security products) if you are to go to the next step in the "interview" process. And then he takes a poll of the room of candidates, asks who would rate this "opportunity" lower than an 8 (on a scale of 10) and those (like me) who are below an 8 are asked to leave the room. It's a waste of time to anyone who is actually an experienced sales professional. Don't waste your time on Lionsgate.
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