Complaint Review: Class V Promotions

I, too, was contacted by this company (under yet another name) after posting my resume on career builder. They go by "Columbia Marketing & Management Group" now, but Nathan is still in charge & I found "Erin" & "Alexa" as contact names as well, but I spoke with a "Brooke". The email I received from them with directions to their office had yet ANOTHER business name: "Everyday Enterprises". I googled the "Columbia Marketing & Management Group" & this report came up, so I did a little digging. I found their Facebook page. Rebekah Chapman (see rebuttal on this page) had written on their timeline, so I checked her profile for her work history. "Columbia Marketing & Management Group" is listed as her job at the time these ripoff reports were originally posted, though she claims to work for "Class V Promotions" here...well, it's the same company, so yeah. I find the use of at least 3 different business names that I know of suspicious. Most companies have one legal name for branding purposes so consumers don't get confused, no? If you really want to know what kind of business this is, just check out the following websites: http://columbiammg.com/ & http://www.everydayenterprises.com. They're very vague, but it does appear to be selling some kind of automotive product that you set up a table at various locations & demonstrate. It's not at all what I was thinking a marketing position would entail, but if you want to spend your days setting up tables & trying to convince people to buy their product b2b style, it's your life. Personally, I'm not going to my interview either. I'm going to keep pounding the pavement & find a real job. I didn't get my degree to get into this type of "business". Just my two cents.

Take a minute to read this if you are considering taking someone else's word for what we do as a company. I have personally been working for Class V Promotions for over a year and I have to say that I even came back after leaving the company originally.  I have been through the Entry-Level Management program and believe in the system.  We give the modern man a shot without a ladder to climb, its all about the person working the hardest and putting the most in! We make it happen for those people.  Ever put in all your hard work with NO recognition, with NO upward mobility and feel stuck? NOT WITH US.  We are here to make opportunities happen and we do just that. Please take it upon yourself to come in and find out EXACTLY what we are about and not some jaded opinion of someone trying to bring us down.  Major companies like Target and Walmart have rip off reports on them and they are still successful and so will we for years to come!



Call us and ask for me - Rebekah Chapman - Id love to have a chat! Have a great day!

I was contacted by this company through CareerBuilder.
I read this report and after reading it i decided to block them on CareerBuilder.
When I did careerbuilder asked me did I really want to block "GR-Child Safety Enteprises"
Is that really what they sell, child safety products?
Or are they also using a false name on Careerbuilder?
I was curious since they actually did not put any self identifying information on their email. Only their phone number revealed their identity.

you've been there a month, you think its all good. thats what they did, they locked you in. good for you if you've gotten to see the light of the opportunity. but think about this: youre a month in, hopefully you're a leader, hopefully you'll be a top leader, sure its easy for you to pull people over to the table, with whichever youre doing but you'll realize how big of a pyramid it is. larry tenanbaum...harmony hunt....theyre at the HEAD of the pyramid and thats why they make so much money. think about all the things they put into peoples minds about opportunities to make millions...and youre one of the ones being brainwarped into this. good luck to you. nate's office is being shut down anyway

So, i am here to clarify and shed some light on this report. My name is Jason Kopchak, i work for Nathan Natvig with Class V Promotions, Ive been working with this company for 1 month and have been completely satisfied with this company. I believe in giving anything that seems legit and worth it a try and i saw this report before i started working there and have no complaints. This is a REAL business with REAL opportunities. The reason they use different names is to help them sort out where the resume was posted and to sort out where they are receiving the most resumes from. The names are of managers of the business thats all that is about so that is no reason to freak out about the job.  This job is for Positive, well motivated people who actually want to help out the company, its not for everyone.  I bring out about 3 to 5 hundred a week, i work for it, but its defiantly worth it. So next time you want to write a report about a business, make sure you know at least something about it ill see you flipping my burger at McDonald.

I went through a similar scenario.  I have been unemployed for six months now and really need a job to pay my bills, so I went to check things out for myself.  I spoke with Erin yesterday.  She was very friendly and set me up with an interview for today. 

I went and spoke with the hiring manager, Nathan; he too was very friendly and informative.  He was very up front about his business and how he planned to grow and expand into other markets.  It all sounded pretty exciting.  It was a very brief interview that lasted about 15 min and basically explained the two different positions he was hiring for at this time and what he was looking for in a candidate.  All in all it was a very pleasant experience. 

At the end of the interview I brought up the accusations I found on this website about Class V Promotions being a scam.  I asked Nathan about the different names on the ads.  He explained to me that he is aggressively recruiting at this point, and to grow his company he needs to put ads in various places. 

In order to track which ads are working the best, the HR company he outsources uses different training manager's names on the ads.  For instance, if he places an ad on careerbuilder, where I found his company, it might say call Jamie.  So when someone callls in and asks for Jamie, they know that careerbuilder is a good ad and worth the investment. 

I think this makes alot of sense.  I just wanted to share what I found out about this company being a "Scam".

Maybe sometimes you should ask if you aren't quite sure about something instead of plastering negative remarks for the world to see about something you aren't quite sure about. 

I am set up for a second round interview on Thursday and am very excited about this opportunity.

Wish me luck!

Sincerely,

Hopefully Employed.

I went through a similar scenario.  I have been unemployed for six months now and really need a job to pay my bills, so I went to check things out for myself.  I spoke with Erin yesterday.  She was very friendly and set me up with an interview for today.  I went and spoke with the hiring manager, Nathan; he too was very friendly and informative.  He was very up front about his business and how he planned to grow and expand into other markets.  It all sounded pretty exciting.  It was a very brief interview that lasted about 15 min and basically explained the two different positions he was hiring for at this time and what he was looking for in a candidate.  All in all it was a very pleasant experience. 

At the end of the interview I brought up the accusations I found on this website about Class V Promotions being a scam.  I asked Nathan about the different names on the ads.  He explained to me that he is aggressively recruiting at this point, and to grow his company he needs to put ads in various places.  In order to track which ads are working the best, the HR company he outsources uses different training managers names on the ads.  For instance, if he places an ad on careerbuilder, where I found his company, it might say call Jamie.  So when someone calls in and asks for Jamie, they know that careerbuilder is a good ad worth the investment.  I thought that made a lot of sense.  I figured I would share what I found out about this company being a Scam.   It seems legit to me. 

Maybe sometimes you should ask if you arent quite sure about something instead of plastering negative remarks for the world to see about something you arent quite sure about.   

I am set up for a second round interview for Thursday and am very excited about this opportunity. 

Wish me luck! 

Sincerely,

Hopefully Employed

Today, when I was actively seeking a marketing job on the internet, I came across the company, Class V Promotions.  It stated that to be considered immediately for employment, to contact Alex.  Excited about this new prospect, I called the company and my conversation went a little like this:

"Class V Promotions"
"Hello I would like to speak with Alex please."
"Alexa (Notice the name difference: contact information said Alex) isn't in right now, but I can assist you."
"Yes ma'am, I am looking at this website that states that you have marketing positions available and I would like to try to set up an interview."
"Yes we do have positions.  As a matter of fact, I am setting up interviews for today and tomorrow. Would you like to set up an interview?"
"Yes please, that would be great.  I am available today."
"Is 2:30 ok?..."  etc. etc.

So this girl, "Erin" sets me up with an interview and has no idea if I am even qualified for this position. This blows my mind.  So I did some research and came across this report. Usually these types of comments do not deter me from dealing with a company, but there was something about this comment, "If you look at these job listings, the contact info varies from Gus, Mike, Andy, Alexa, Erin, etc." and I went back to the internet. 

After looking at various job sites (I will refrain from using their names because I am not sure of the repercussions of doing so) I found contact information for their company. Four different people were listed on various job postings: Caroline, Mike, Henry, and James. (Well five, if you consider that my first contact was Alex or Alexa or whoever it was supposed to be.)  This made me angry! In times of economic hardship when all I want to do is support my family, I am being swindled by these scam artists.  So, I called back:

"Class V"
"Yes, may I speak to James?"
"James is not in but I should be able to assist you."
"Ok, well then may I speak to Henry?"

[This seems to shake her and she pauses then with a more harsh tone, responds:]

"I am the only one in the office right now."
"That's interesting, because every time I call you seem to be the only one in the office."
"Ma'am, that's because we use an outside HR company..."
"Uh huh. Well I was just calling to see if this was a scam and you have confirmed it, so thank you."
"Thank you."

I am not going to my interview, because it is clear to me that it was be just one BIG waste of time.  Oh, and I can't stand thieves and liars.  I don't know how this girl sleeps at night. The reason I am posting this is because I don't want anyone to fall for these people and get your hopes up.  What they are doing is cruel.


 

I have an interview scheduled with this company coming up and these articles have piqued my interest.  I just wonder how bad a company can be, I mean doesn't everyone have to abide by certain laws and regulations?  I will definately post again after my interview.  Maybe I can be introduced to the dark side of small business.

I just really got a kick out of the last poster's statement of companies that "scheme against the unemployed."  I mean even if this company is less than you were expecting, isn't having a job better than just being lazy?  I guess that may be why you don't have one now.

I had a very similar experience. Called but the contact listed,  "Ali", in the job description was "out" that day and so I spoke to "Erin" who offered me an interview without ever seeing my resume. I was unavailable for the interview times so I offered to email my resume and see where things went from there. The email was so generic (columbiacareers@yahoo.com) that I asked if I was actually speaking with Class V Promotions or an employment agency. The response made no sense... something about receiving less junk mail....

Before I emailed the resume, I started checking the web because it seemed so strange. Sure enough, I stumbled upon this among other evidence that this was not a job I wanted to consider.

I just wanted to support the authors comments so others know that this is a really fishy establishment. It's so disappointed to see companies try to scheme against the unemployed.