I was out of state, so both interviews were conducted over video. I was first interviewed by the main “manager” and then by an “asisstant manager.” At first I was very excited, but then I noticed the red flags. I have listed them below in chronological order.
1. Name of position I was interviewing for changed with each interview. First, it was for an account executive position. Second, it was for a management trainee position.
2. The “assistant manager” showed me a chart detailing how to promote within the company. You train for two weeks, then become a “training manager.” There are more managers than employees at this establishment.
3. The “assistant manager” said that everyone is expected to recruit a certain number of people before moving on to the next “‘manager” role. This reeked of pyramid scheme.
4. The “assistant manager” said that once someone surpasses all of the management levels, they get to be an “owner” of their “own business.” I asked her what the financial incentive was to create more competing businesses, and she tried to explain that it was because of their brokerage firm. Made no fiscal sense, and, again, reeked of pyramid scheme.
After my disconcerting second interview, I did some research. Here is what I found on Glassdoor and LinkedIn that is especially damning:
1. This is a door to door sales scheme. While the interview did mention “business to consumer marketing,” she intentionally and conveniently left out the door to door aspect, which I found on Glassdoor.
2. This establishment has multiple job listings for various titles on LinkedIn. Come to find out, they only have one position- entry level “manager.” Legitimate companies do not do this.
3. In the interview, I learned that the position is commission only. This is not mentioned on LinkedIn, which is sketchy at best, and intentionally deceitful at worst.
I wasted three hours of my life on conference calls with “managers” from EMG. I hope this review saves you some trouble.