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pylon · 03-09-2009, 07:07 PM

I'd like to also add to this thread that I work as a finance manager at a large car dealership, and I bet once every month or two I get a solicitation from one of the numerous companies like this due to the nature of my work, and my exposure to insurance products and general finance. World financial group actually seems to be the most aggresive.

Anyway, every time the solicitation comes as a thinly veiled attempt to do business with me, with the ultimate agenda being on "come work for us and it will change your life". Yeah.... like ruin it is all I think. I put 10 years on the sales floor to get a chance to work in the finance office, and even at that I was competing with about 20other applicants. Everyone knows that a good career calibre job doesn't usually come in the guise as a headhunter or info seminar. They take years of commitment, education, or loyalty to get there.

First off the majority of the people selling these products are in no way qualified to manage their own finances, let alone mine based on the credit reports I've seen. Many "actual" financial services companies maintain minimum credit score ratings for their employees and do heavy background checks to verify the integrity of the individual. I don't think a 30 person rah rah come work for us session really accomplishes that.

And also being the car business I always ask "so what are you driving?" and it half the time it is a blatant lie when the guy says" "oh, a ummm, BMW 32...um 8.... ummm yeah, thats it" when I see him drive away in his 89 Taurus with blown struts and squealing break rotors he parked around the corner.

Again beware of these companies, and go by the mantra if it sounds too good to be true it usually is.

03-09-2009, 07:07 PM	#24
pylon Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Jul 2007 Exp:	I'd like to also add to this thread that I work as a finance manager at a large car dealership, and I bet once every month or two I get a solicitation from one of the numerous companies like this due to the nature of my work, and my exposure to insurance products and general finance. World financial group actually seems to be the most aggresive. Anyway, every time the solicitation comes as a thinly veiled attempt to do business with me, with the ultimate agenda being on "come work for us and it will change your life". Yeah.... like ruin it is all I think. I put 10 years on the sales floor to get a chance to work in the finance office, and even at that I was competing with about 20other applicants. Everyone knows that a good career calibre job doesn't usually come in the guise as a headhunter or info seminar. They take years of commitment, education, or loyalty to get there. First off the majority of the people selling these products are in no way qualified to manage their own finances, let alone mine based on the credit reports I've seen. Many "actual" financial services companies maintain minimum credit score ratings for their employees and do heavy background checks to verify the integrity of the individual. I don't think a 30 person rah rah come work for us session really accomplishes that. And also being the car business I always ask "so what are you driving?" and it half the time it is a blatant lie when the guy says" "oh, a ummm, BMW 32...um 8.... ummm yeah, thats it" when I see him drive away in his 89 Taurus with blown struts and squealing break rotors he parked around the corner. Again beware of these companies, and go by the mantra if it sounds too good to be true it usually is.