Today, I want to talk about an interesting 'non-mlm' mlm I interviewed with at the beginning of the year.
Found the listing on LinkedIn for 'Event Coordinator/ Marketing Specialist/ Entry Level Only'. Applied and heard back fairly quickly and was happily surprised by that. I'd applied to many jobs prior, and this was the actual first response I got. Interacted and scheduled time to meet for an interview. On the day before, I got nervous so I googled and looked into reviews of the company. I prefer working with small businesses so I was not expecting much.
I actually found a lot. People were discussing how they worked with them for a short time and it was all about recruiting. Nothing else, no other jobs to be filled, just getting more people to work for them.
In the interview, they used a lot of buzzwords that went over my head even, and were not really able to share any actual information. Their Facebook was bare, not much content on any platform. Even their set up in person felt off. All cheap furniture that looked brand new, despite their three years of operation. Everyone was overly dressed considering the work from home movement.
They also set up an in-person interview right away without any phone interviewing, and in the middle of a pandemic.
Overall, it was an off experience and I fully think that this is a form of multi-level marketing without the upfront price expectation. Just recruiting more people without any promise.
TLDR; don't trust companies with over use of buzzwords and trust your feelings.