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There's tons of them out there. They all usually have the same description and usually, pretty easy to spot.
It's always something along the lines of:
"*IMMEDIATE HIRE* - Entry Level Customer Service & Marketing
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING CAREER WITH UNLIMITED GROWTH POTENTIAL?
We are one of the LEADING marketing firms providing exceptional service to large corporations in the Columbia area. We recently opened up a NEW OFFICE and are looking to fill positions in multiple departments. These positions are ENTRY LEVEL to begin with RAPID advancement OPPORTUNITY:
Account Management
Marketing Representative
Campaign Development
Junior Advertising Executive
Sales Associate
Whether you are looking to get your foot in the door or already have experience, we are interested in hearing more about how your unique skill set can benefit our company. We have team members from all walks of life and believe that degrees and experience in marketing, as well as other industries, can benefit our company."
Also, you can count on a call back as long as you show a shred of competency.
Is there a name for these types of companies? They all appear too good to be true, and when you actually look at a picture of the "awesome sales team", most of them are wide eyed, disheveled looking kids with poor fitting suits and bad haircuts.
Street marketing/canvassing or door to door sales rackets.
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Originally Posted by Arthur Digby Sellers
Yep. And likely 100% commission based.
^^^Pretty much.
They can use all of the warm bodies they can get to help them push out their crap to gullible people.
Since they're not paying you until the unlikely time in which you sell their crap, they'll "hire" just about anyone.
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