If you see an add for this company on Craig's List (or anywhere) don't waste your time. I received a call from Stephanie Hurley (VP of Operations) and she seemed nice enough and we had what I considered a decent phone interview. I found it odd, however, that this company didn't have a web site, and couldn't find anything about them when I researched them. Stephanie's reasoning is that they had a very unique marketing system that they didn't want "trade secrets" anywhere on the web.
I thought this was rather odd as you don't need to reveal any "secrets" on your web site. All I really could tell about the company, as Stephanie explained it, is that they place photographers in with Fortune 500 companies for contract work and there's a "90 % closing rate" She also mentioned they go through "a lot of Event Coordinators" and I asked why with such a high closing ratio, and she explained that people get complacent etc.
I impressed her enough to get to the next step which is to sign AND notarize a non-compete agreement, and then upon receipt of the NCA, she would set up a face-to-face interview. Stephanie confirmed receipt of the NCCA and said she was setting up face-to-face interviews for Tuesday of the following week because we here in the southeast had a snow storm coming in Sunday night, and that she thought it best to wait till Tuesday.
I was supposed to receive some detailed information from her admin person Kathy, and it never came. I contacted Stephanie via e-mail on Monday asking for the information and she replied back indicating she was setting up my interview for Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. I replied back (and left a voice message) that Wednesday would be tough, as I have obligations at my current company. I missed time because of the storm, and wound up making arrangements for Tuesday to make time for the face-to-face interview.
I never heard back and I called again on Tuesday, as well as sending e-mails (see below) that I would keep the Wednesday appointment if absolutely necessary, and here was Stephanie's ridiculous, unprofessional reply: Hello XXXXX
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