If the job ad for entry-level training for sales, marketing, and management "sounds too good to be true", be cautious and ask lots of questions during the job interview. Is the job door-to-door sales, commission only, and with no benefits? Outside sales require driving which means gasoline expense. Are you sure you really want to work on commission pay driving possibly hundreds of miles a week?
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1524 S Ih35 Suite 220
Austin Texas 78704
(512) 383-9846
austinbusinessconsulting.net
Kismet Concepts, Inc
1524 S Ih 35 Suite 220
Austin Texas 78704
(512) 383-9846
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Competitive Consulting
1524 S Ih 35 Suite 220
Austin Texas 7870
(512) 371-7373
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1524 S IH 35
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 371-7373
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1524 S IH35 Suite 220
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 371-7373
http://www.austin-cc.com
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Competitive Marketing Concepts
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Austin Business Consulting
1524 S IH35 Suite 220
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 383-9846
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I worked there for about a month, and recently quit after I became disillusioned with the company.
ReplyDeleteI didn't have the bad interview experience others have had, like being stranded. They told me it would be an all day thing and to wear flats. I didn't like that I had to pay for my own lunch. Looking back now, I should have asked more questions, but I desperately needed a job. They made the job sound attractive, and implied that door-to-door sales was just a waystop to being wealthy and your own boss.
I accepted, and started about a week later. I did well my first week, but then hit a slump where I was lucky to make one. Despite not doing stellar in sales, they kept telling me I was doing everything right.
That was disillusionment #1. I was not doing well. One sale a week meant I would have made more flipping burgers. I kept with it though, since my initial experience told me I could make at least one sale a day. Friends told me it was just the holidays and people didn't want to buy extra stuff.
Disillusionment #2
Team night and Crew Night. Twice a week we were supposed to go out with the company, once with our "crew" and the other time with everyone. This was after spending the day out in the field. I attended only a handful of these things, since they seemed like complete bullshit to me. I see these people 6 out of 7 days, and now have to go spend my money hanging out with them? It also seemed a little cultish to me.
Which brings me to #3
The atmosphere room is where you meet everyday before going out in the field. Here you practice pitch, and do games, and talk about goals. This is the brainwashing other people have talked about. It struck me as odd that we had to continually pump ourselves up about this job, this opportunity. I finally realized through atmosphere that these were not my goals, and no matter how rich I would be, I'd still not be fulfilled with this job.
I have more.
ReplyDeleteThe brainwashing includes looking down on people who work 9-5, although in any given week many salespeople are making less than them. People continually talk about their goals of having their own offices and getting entry levels promoted. They constantly talk about how they are going to go on these wild trips when they have made it.
This led me to Disillusionment #5
Cydcor needs people to continually languish in Team Leader status. They do most of the grunt work, for no more compensation than when they first started. A promotion in most companies means extra pay, whatever. Not here. Leaders get there earlier, they do all of the recruiting, all in the hopes of building a team to take elsewhere.
After seeing someone transfer in who was still doing door to door sales and business to business sales after two years, I decided I did not want to be that person.
There were little things as well. Sometimes we would go out to a territory and half the people wouldn't have cable. Or spoke Spanish only. They sent us out to neighborhoods that had been canvassed 4 to 5 times before.
Many of the people who work there are motivated out of fear. We had to do these things called 7 on 7's with the "top" people, and that is the underlying theme. One told me she had fear of turning out like her parents, as in financially unstable. On the leaders board where they give little bios, the fear of not being able to provide for family is a big theme.
I don't have that fear. Do I think Cydcor is a bad company? Not necessarily. I wish they were more upfront with the likelihood of making it in their organization. I think something like 1% of the reps that start out end up owning their own offices. I'm glad I'm out.
This was the worst experience i ever had with a job if you can even call it that. I spent over 40 hours just being "interviewed"of which they called "training" it was ridiculous they made it sound like a good job. A interview should last maybe a hour and even then thats exaggerated. And it shouldn't last 8 hours outside trying to force people to buy at&ts bs service. Only a uneducated loser should do door to door sales its more degrading than waiting tables. Atleast your not going to peoples actual homes bothering them at night. The so called trainer "claire" actually went to people's houses 3 times she went back after the poor old lady bluntly said NO. How people can do this for a living disgusts me. Had i knew i would be so ashamed of myself as a human i would of ran away from this job offer. If you would like to become one of them annoying people that shows up on your door step selling you crap during dinner than join the losers
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad sad deal they say dress business professional but who can wear a suit in the hot texas sun to sell internet and tv service. Every one takes there clothes to change into when they go out to the neighborhood. What is the point of dressing up for a hour of bs at there tiny bs office. Whats really pathetic is how u go into there office 2 hrs early to act dumb about selling bs . I would recommend no one go for this scam job. I will pray none of these idiots catch a stroke in the hot sun trying to sell at&ts shity service. Dont fall for this bs please people these blog are honest warnings
austin business consulting doesn't even offer a base pay, unless you make 5 sales a week, then they give you $300 plus 20% commission, which is normally $95, so it's not even worth it. I just moved here, I'm a mother of two, and desperately need a job. I wasted a lot of time with these people. I intend to stick around for a bit and make what money i can, but as soon as a better offer comes around, I'm out. I have kids to feed.
ReplyDeleteI found this place on craigslist or linked in and applied for a management position on the company website. I got a call around 8 at night (which I thought was weird) asking me to come in for an interview the next morning. They were really pushy about interviewing me ASAP and did the whole "we don't normally do this BUT..." thing to accomodate my schedule. Thankfully, I found this website and canceled the interview. I apologized and told them I'd forgotten about an early morning meting. The woman said "Oh! Well, what time's your meeting?" in an effort to still get me in there that day. The desperation really rubbed me the wrong way. I'm glad I read these comments before I wasted my time with these people.
ReplyDeleteI recently was interviewed for ABC, and let me tell you. . .thank God I was not selected for a second interview. To think that I was even upset about not being chosen, the nerve of these "Ken and Barbies" trying to scam people who are highly qualified and talented in their own rights, but have been forced to out of desperation to accept working under such conditions. Check their reviews and what others say about a business you are considering working for. . .they are checking us out before they hire us. If it sounds to good to be true, it is. To those who have experienced this, and have live to share your story to prevent others from stepping into a scam. . .thank you for your boldness!!
ReplyDeleteThey are going by a new company name these days. They go by 512 Solutions Inc. or Austin Communication Group. Same stuff at before but now they say they sell Cable inside retail stores like Dollar General and Cons Appliances. I got sucked in a second time for an interview just because they make it sound soooo good.. One of the reps in the lobby told me that they also drive to Waco and San Antonio every day to work the Wal-marts. That's a long drive!!!
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