I only had a phone interview with this company, and I'm glad I didn't waste my time commuting. The position I applied for was corporate trainer. I received a call next day and was informed that the company wanted to bring me in for an interview of their "most qualified candidates" on the following day. I took contact info and declined to commit, stating that I would call them if I was available. Then I hit the reviews on glass door, the company profile on LinkedIn, their website, etc. What was shocking was I couldn't find history for the company dating back more than 2 years. The owner's linked in page has several endorsements for skills but all endorsed by the same person, no work history, no posts, 49 connections. The company's Specialties listed on LinkedIn are listed as, "marketing, advertising, sales, business development, clean energy, public relations, technology, community outreach, community engagement, and branding." While the Owner's linked in account has this to say about the company;
Company : SUPREME IMPACT
Employed:Dec 2015 – Present
Duration: 1 yr 11 mos
Location: Hammond, Louisiana
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
CLEANING PROFESSIONALS
"Supreme Cleaning
With Enormous Impact"
The company's website is an extremely vague collection of buzzwords and stock photos that gives absolutely zero information about what this company actually does. Their home page reads at the top : "STRONG GROWTH WITH BOLD STROKES - Our dedication to creating tailored solutions has propelled us to success."
After an hour of running through reviews, and digging into the company I returned the call to ask some questions of my own.
Question #1 I applied for the Corporate Trainer position which is listed online as 40-50k annually. What is the pay structure for this position?
Answer: We have many different pay structures. Our employees are commission, or hourly and commission, or salary.
Question #2: So the Corporate Training position, which is the one that I applied for is a salaried position, correct?
Answer #2. Well that's what the interview is for. It depends on what the manager sees in you and what position they offer you, if they offer you that position.
Question #3 How long have you worked for the company.
Answer #3: I've been with the company for over three years.
Question #4: I couldn't find any information for the company dating back more than two years. Have you changed names or are you using Supreme Impact as a DBA?
Answer #4: The office in Cerritos is a newer office. I started work for the company in Chicago and we moved to Los Angeles, leaving part of our company behind in Chicago. We have had multiple offices through the U.S. We are here in out client's building in cerritos, and they are in Chicago with another client.
*a note here, prove me wrong, but I have not been able to find any business in Chicago under the name Supreme Impact. In addition, they are in their "client's building". I have no idea what this means but boy does it stink.
Question #5: How many people do you have in your company?
Answer #5: well we have around 30 to 40 people, and we have other people that aren't here. I think we have around 100 people.
Question #7: I reviewed the posting for the job I had applied for. What are the daily duties of the Corporate Trainer position. The label its self was the most descriptive part of the job post.
Answer #7: well we operate in two shifts. In the morning there is a lot of people here and a lot of training going on and stuff. We have meetings and coaching sessions, and after that our people work directly with the customers.
Question #8: So what is the Corporate Trainer doing through this time? This is an administrative and management position right? Or is this a sales job?
Answer #8: Yes you will be starting from the bottom and working your way up to hopefully one day become a manager.
So, just for all of you to keep in mind. If you are applying for an Account Manager, Corporate Trainer, Sales Manager, or any other job with the company for that matter, you are actually applying for an entry level sales job in some unknown market, for a company that occupies space in their "client's" building, and changed their name upon opening up the space in Cerritos, and you will be doing so on an unknown pay structure. The interviewer turned interviewee stumbled all over these questions. She really hadn't a clue how to respond to most of them. So glad I took the time to research this employer before I took the 1 hr drive to be "interviewed" for a "Corporate Trainer" position at a "marketing and advertising" company that offers "supreme cleaning with enormous impact". The only thing they'll be cleaning is your pockets, though I'm sure the impact is enormous. Better stay away from this one folks.
