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Complaint Review: Marketing Concepts - Houston Texas
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Marketing Concepts
2400 Central Parkway Houston, 77092 Texas, U.S.A.
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Marketing Concepts Waste of time, scam, pure BS ripoff Houston Texas
This was the first "offer" I received right out of college so I was pretty excited. The office was located 1 1/2 hours from my college so I left at 6 AM for an 8 AM interview. The interview lasted 5 minutes and they asked my to come back for a full day interview the following week. Although a little annoyed, I agreed. When I came back, I was surprised to see 10 other people there also for an interview.
I was paired up with an employee and was told I would ride around with him to get a feel for the business. We began with 2 personal errands for himself, then spent the remainder of the day driving to "mom and pop" stores asking if they used SBC telephones! He never asked me any typical interview questions and basically bullshitted with me about college life! During lunch we discussed commission (I was told at the first interview that salary would be discussed, salary and commission are two totally different things.)
To my amazement, I paid for my own lunch! What company takes you out and does not pay. Bottom line, you basically need a heart beat to work with this company, they do not care if you are college educated or not. I was told they do not provide you with a vehicle (we drove about 100 miles the day I was there) and do not pay for gas! This interview was a huge waste of time. Beware college grads. Keep looking for a legitimate job.
Rebecca
Houston, Texas
U.S.A.
I was paired up with an employee and was told I would ride around with him to get a feel for the business. We began with 2 personal errands for himself, then spent the remainder of the day driving to "mom and pop" stores asking if they used SBC telephones! He never asked me any typical interview questions and basically bullshitted with me about college life! During lunch we discussed commission (I was told at the first interview that salary would be discussed, salary and commission are two totally different things.)
To my amazement, I paid for my own lunch! What company takes you out and does not pay. Bottom line, you basically need a heart beat to work with this company, they do not care if you are college educated or not. I was told they do not provide you with a vehicle (we drove about 100 miles the day I was there) and do not pay for gas! This interview was a huge waste of time. Beware college grads. Keep looking for a legitimate job.
Rebecca
Houston, Texas
U.S.A.
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Jason
Spring,Texas,
U.S.A.
This is all VERY TRUE..STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY
#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, October 31, 2006
Rebecca is so correct about this company. I worked for them for 2 weeks. I had just separated from the U.S. Air Force and was looking for a job. Marketing concepts was one of the first to contact me for an interview. I put on one of my best suits for the first interview. When I got there I was expecting a lot of questions. WRONG!!! The d**n thing only lasted 5 minutes...if not less. Then I got a second interview. I was told that I would spend "a day in the field" with a current employee. So I got there and was pared with an employee and we got into his truck and drove around from business to business trying to get them to switch back to SBC. This should have sent up red flags everywhere but I needed a job. At least the guy paid for my lunch that day. After I took the job I rode around with another employee for about a week learning how to master "the pitch" to give business owners to get them to switch back to SBC. I was then given my own area. I'm surprised that I'm still alive today. The area I was given was pretty much the fifth ward. And I'm WHITE. I'm sure you can imagine the looks on peoples faces seeing a white guy walking around in a suit in the f'ing fifth ward. I was told by one of the managers that it was a prime area because all of those people were poor and wanted to save money on their phone bills. And to make matters worse, the company does not give you a vehicle, they do not pay you for miles, and they do not pay you back for gas. If you see a job posting for Marketing Concepts or anyother company that claims they have ties with Fortune 500 companies....RUN LIKE THE WIND. These are Cydcor companies and they will screw you more than a porn star.
