I was very excited when I received the call to come in for an interview. I drove about an hour to the location, the office was a little difficult to find and I was surprised that it was tiny. I had to fill out a form and bring a hard copy of my resume. Everyone I encountered was very pleasant to speak with. Once I was called to the office, the interview took less than 10 minutes. It was a 'put a face to the resume' interview. She explained very little about the company and position, she asked about my background in Marketing. The little she did explain sounded exactly like what I was already doing at my current job, therefore I was even more excited. She asked about my availability and if I was able to do a second interview that weekend. I thought it was odd that they would conduct an interview on a Sunday, but I'd be shadowing someone at their "events". I received a call later that evening about the second interview; I received the details on where and whom I'd interview with. When I arrived, I noticed another young girl leaving and I assumed it was an interview. I met with the girl that I was shadowing. She was very knowledgeable in the topics that she asked me about. She gave me statistics and details with no hesitation, which I was very impressed with. I took Marketing classes in college and didn't know those details. As I was watching her be a pushy sales person, I had to write down a couple things that I noticed she was doing to engage in conversation with people. Towards the end of the interview, I was still interested because I felt that I would quickly move up with my skills. I asked if there were any PTO or benefits, she quickly said no. Though the money sounded good, I needed to work for an established company with benefits. I have a family to raise and working 6 days a week pushing products on people was not going to cut it. I received a call for my 3rd interview and scheduled one just to see where it would lead. I thought about it and had to politely decline. Everyone seemed really nice and driven, but I need stability. The girl that conducted my second interview was only in her position for 3 months, that was a red flag. She was not able to tell me too much about her experience in the company.

Two interviews - the first one is a quick preliminary interview and the second one is a day spent shadowing the actual position. First of the all, I had my doubts the second I walked into their office. It's located within a corporate-like building but the actual office is very tiny, had music blasting from its stereos, and the people waiting to be interviewed was questionable. It was like they needed an office to come off as "professional." The preliminary interview is very quick. I understand it's supposed to be a casual "meet-and-greet" with the HR manager, but the position was talked about very vaguely. They briefly explained what kind of company they are and which clientele we'd be working with, but did not necessarily go into detail about their mission statement and what the company stood for. The same went with the position, she mentioned that it is an event coordinating job working with major Fortune 500 companies. As she was talking, she mentioned Sam's Club and Costco which is when I immediately realized that this was a SALES position. They were looking for someone to set up tables within Sam's Club and Costco and sell products to the passing customers. I lost all interest from there. The online posting said it was 35K a year, but it does not state that is, in fact, a commissioned job. You can make anywhere between 400-700 (no cap) a week based on your performance. I wished I would've known this before applying and taking the time to come out for the interview because I have no interest in sales. The hiring manager sounded well-rehearsed like she has said this spiel too many times before. The whole interview was over within five minutes. She told me I would receive a phone call after 4pm about whether or not I've made it the the second round. Later that day, I received a call from their HR manager and was offered a chance to continue onto the second round, but knowing what I did, I declined their offer. If this is not what you are looking for, please do not waste your time! I regret even taking the trip out there.