Victim Location 30307
Type of a scam Employment
Other than Focus South’s own website, the only information on the internet is their various URGENT entry level job board postings. Their website is not accompanied by any addresses, despite their claim of having 5 offices. I found what I thought was applying for a nonprofit account manager position within a marketing agency, as the job listing was shown to me because of my interest in the nonprofit sector. This job listing was accompanied by six other listings (different positions), all posted within the same day. I applied late at night and was promptly notified the following morning via email that I was wanted for an interview as soon as possible. I went into the first interview in a shared office space and was asked basic interview questions and if I would be able to have a second interview the next morning if selected. 2 hours after leaving I was notified that I had made the second round and I was to show up the next day. After showing up, myself and another job seeker were taken to an off-site coffee shop by a ‘leading account manager’ to have the interview. We spent the next 30 minutes learning a very basic lesson on marketing and it felt like training rather than an interview. The following 30 minutes, the account manager had us draw a 4 tiered diagram detailing the progression through their 4 positions in the business. He made sure that we copied exactly what he had drawn. The levels progress from a basic sales, self-management, customer service position of the ‘Account Executive’ all the way up to the ‘Project Director’ who may choose their city, clientele, hours and pay. The projected time to navigate through all the levels to the top was said to be between 5 (very least) and 13 (at most) months. We were then notified that there is 100% promotion within the company and told that even if Apple CEO Tim Cook quit his job to apply to Focus South, he would have to start at the bottom just like us. This was also the point that we were notified that the pay was 100% commission and bonus based, even though we were told pay amounts for each of the four levels. We were then driven back to the office space and directed to fill out a survey rating the interviewer’s abilities and character and why they should hire us. This is the point in time that I turned in my incomplete survey and left.