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I simply can't believe it. I am now a victim to a job recruiting scam.
Have all of you heard of
It all started when I graduated my high school last year and I recieved a letter from that company about job opening.
I remembered vividly that I was checking out the company's website but didn't find anything that catch my attention.
I remembered thinking of calling to set up an interview but I got an internship job at the MTA later on.
Then yesterday, I was desperately trying to find a good paying summer job.
So I emailed to several job openings that I found on several websites. One of them said something like this,
SUMMER WORK- FILLING POSITIONS NOW!
*WORKING WITH STUDENTS SINCE 1981*
GREAT FOR ALL MAJORS, APPROVED BY ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD- COLLEGE CREDITS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE:
-$17.25 base/appt
-Customer sales/service -Flexible Schedules -Work Full or Part Time -Fun student atmosphere -Excellent resume builder -No exp. necessary, will train -100 corporate scholarships awarded annually -All ages 17+, conditions apply For IMMEDIATE interview and info please call your local office! Filling 150+ customer rep positions by May 31st! FIRST COME FIRST SERVE! Flushing/Bayside Qns:
(718)961-4886 Glendale/Astoria Qns:
(718)386-4144 Jamaica/Rosedale Qns:
(718)949-3519 Midtown NYC:
(212)532-1502 Downtown NYC:
(212)268-2683 Bronx/Harlem:
(718)716-6070 Bensonhurst Bklyn:
(718)238-2738 Sheepshead Bay/Flatbush:
(718)615-9100 Park Slope Bklyn:
(718)638-0626 Staten Island:
(718)225-1890
There was a link www.workforstudents.com and I fill in the application and apply for the job.
(Mind you that not once did they tell you what exactly the job is about and they didn't even ask for you resume).
Then first thing in the morning, I recieved a phone call from my cell phone about this job and I didn't even know that was a job for the Vector Company at first.
The girl told me there is an interview available at 4 o'clock and she gave me the directions to go there. I was so optimistic about this job and I thought the pay was $17.25 per hour.
I went there extra early, at around 3:25 and I entered an extremely small room with no air conditioned but a small fan in the middle. I knocked at the room and saw a girl answering phone calls and a guy eating a hamburger or some sort.
The guy was apprently the manager Chris Sierra and told me to come back in 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, I got back to the place and saw there were already several people sitting on the chairs already (around 8).
I kind of panic because no one told me it was a group interview.
I found out that they were all either high school graduates or college students like me. We filled in paperworks about our name and when can we work.
Then the manager made his apperance and told us that there will be a private interview and a group interview. After we filled out the applications, we waited for the manager
(he is about 20 something and wears a gold watche with numerous trophies and certificates all over his room).
He asked two or three people inside the room and he asked us questions like how did you know about this job opening and what fields of work are you interested in.
Then we were sent outside and a 90 minute presentation took place. During the presentation, the manager talked how great the company Vector is.
It was created in 1959 or some crap and that he kept on asking questions about why the company kept on recruiting students since 1981.
Some reply because the students have great communication skills ... He kept on asking questions to encourage us to answer them. He talked about this wonderful job provides opportunities like $50,000 college scholarships and improve communication skills.
Then he presented the knife. The cutco knife. He demonstrated how it cuts the rope and a patch of leather easily and I was indeed truly amazed. I thought this knife was everything and didn't even realize how much it was when he said a set of knives are $475. He said because there are 70% discount for the workers, we only have to pay $175 something.
He demonstrated how a sale representative should start off with family and then relatives and then friends. Then by word of mouth, there will be much more people wanting to buy knives.
He said the goal is to find families who uses the kitches all the time, 25 years of age or above, and must be employed.
I first thought it was $17.25 per hour but it turned out it was per appointment. Apprently, you have to find clients and go to their homes and sell cutco's knives.
You get $17.25 by one appointment. Afterwards, he wrote down several questions and wanted us to ansewer them on a piece of paper. I remebered at question 6, he wrote down if there are any questions about the job.
I asked: How exactly can you start with families if I don't have many families in NYC. We were asked to go to his room again two by two. I had a feeling that he was not going to hire me, I asked the question I had about selling to families. He said don't worry, you will learn during the training class. He asked me what my assets are and I answered him.
Then apprently out of no where, he extended his hand and smilied and said, "Congradulations, I don't hire everyone here, but I have decided to include you to my team. You can come back tomorrow to start your training." I was pretty content and thought I can really sell knives and be rich by the end of this summer.
That was when I told my mom what was happening and she told me not to go and I stumbled upon some sites about the Vector company scaming h.s. grads and college students. I felt totally stupid. But I didn't know the job ads on the website was the company Vector. If anyone of you is finding summer jobs online, do not fall for jobs that pay 17.25 base/apt.
Even though they don't tell you anythying, even the company name, do not fall for it. What kind of a marketing company requires the worker to buy the product in order to sell/demonstrate to clients?
http://www.petitiononline.com/vector/petition.html
http://radified.com/blog/archives/000055.html
http://cutcoscam.blogspot.com/
Have all of you heard of
It all started when I graduated my high school last year and I recieved a letter from that company about job opening.
I remembered vividly that I was checking out the company's website but didn't find anything that catch my attention.
I remembered thinking of calling to set up an interview but I got an internship job at the MTA later on.
Then yesterday, I was desperately trying to find a good paying summer job.
So I emailed to several job openings that I found on several websites. One of them said something like this,
SUMMER WORK- FILLING POSITIONS NOW!
*WORKING WITH STUDENTS SINCE 1981*
GREAT FOR ALL MAJORS, APPROVED BY ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD- COLLEGE CREDITS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE:
-$17.25 base/appt
-Customer sales/service -Flexible Schedules -Work Full or Part Time -Fun student atmosphere -Excellent resume builder -No exp. necessary, will train -100 corporate scholarships awarded annually -All ages 17+, conditions apply For IMMEDIATE interview and info please call your local office! Filling 150+ customer rep positions by May 31st! FIRST COME FIRST SERVE! Flushing/Bayside Qns:
(718)961-4886 Glendale/Astoria Qns:
(718)386-4144 Jamaica/Rosedale Qns:
(718)949-3519 Midtown NYC:
(212)532-1502 Downtown NYC:
(212)268-2683 Bronx/Harlem:
(718)716-6070 Bensonhurst Bklyn:
(718)238-2738 Sheepshead Bay/Flatbush:
(718)615-9100 Park Slope Bklyn:
(718)638-0626 Staten Island:
(718)225-1890
There was a link www.workforstudents.com and I fill in the application and apply for the job.
(Mind you that not once did they tell you what exactly the job is about and they didn't even ask for you resume).
Then first thing in the morning, I recieved a phone call from my cell phone about this job and I didn't even know that was a job for the Vector Company at first.
The girl told me there is an interview available at 4 o'clock and she gave me the directions to go there. I was so optimistic about this job and I thought the pay was $17.25 per hour.
I went there extra early, at around 3:25 and I entered an extremely small room with no air conditioned but a small fan in the middle. I knocked at the room and saw a girl answering phone calls and a guy eating a hamburger or some sort.
The guy was apprently the manager Chris Sierra and told me to come back in 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, I got back to the place and saw there were already several people sitting on the chairs already (around 8).
I kind of panic because no one told me it was a group interview.
I found out that they were all either high school graduates or college students like me. We filled in paperworks about our name and when can we work.
Then the manager made his apperance and told us that there will be a private interview and a group interview. After we filled out the applications, we waited for the manager
(he is about 20 something and wears a gold watche with numerous trophies and certificates all over his room).
He asked two or three people inside the room and he asked us questions like how did you know about this job opening and what fields of work are you interested in.
Then we were sent outside and a 90 minute presentation took place. During the presentation, the manager talked how great the company Vector is.
It was created in 1959 or some crap and that he kept on asking questions about why the company kept on recruiting students since 1981.
Some reply because the students have great communication skills ... He kept on asking questions to encourage us to answer them. He talked about this wonderful job provides opportunities like $50,000 college scholarships and improve communication skills.
Then he presented the knife. The cutco knife. He demonstrated how it cuts the rope and a patch of leather easily and I was indeed truly amazed. I thought this knife was everything and didn't even realize how much it was when he said a set of knives are $475. He said because there are 70% discount for the workers, we only have to pay $175 something.
He demonstrated how a sale representative should start off with family and then relatives and then friends. Then by word of mouth, there will be much more people wanting to buy knives.
He said the goal is to find families who uses the kitches all the time, 25 years of age or above, and must be employed.
I first thought it was $17.25 per hour but it turned out it was per appointment. Apprently, you have to find clients and go to their homes and sell cutco's knives.
You get $17.25 by one appointment. Afterwards, he wrote down several questions and wanted us to ansewer them on a piece of paper. I remebered at question 6, he wrote down if there are any questions about the job.
I asked: How exactly can you start with families if I don't have many families in NYC. We were asked to go to his room again two by two. I had a feeling that he was not going to hire me, I asked the question I had about selling to families. He said don't worry, you will learn during the training class. He asked me what my assets are and I answered him.
Then apprently out of no where, he extended his hand and smilied and said, "Congradulations, I don't hire everyone here, but I have decided to include you to my team. You can come back tomorrow to start your training." I was pretty content and thought I can really sell knives and be rich by the end of this summer.
That was when I told my mom what was happening and she told me not to go and I stumbled upon some sites about the Vector company scaming h.s. grads and college students. I felt totally stupid. But I didn't know the job ads on the website was the company Vector. If anyone of you is finding summer jobs online, do not fall for jobs that pay 17.25 base/apt.
Even though they don't tell you anythying, even the company name, do not fall for it. What kind of a marketing company requires the worker to buy the product in order to sell/demonstrate to clients?
http://www.petitiononline.com/vector/petition.html
http://radified.com/blog/archives/000055.html
http://cutcoscam.blogspot.com/