The whole thing is shady, but I gave it two weeks since I didn't have any other job lined up. In that two weeks I learned everything that follows.
I got a call after posting my resume on Monster and was asked a series of questions. They couldn't care less what your answers are. They just want warm bodies to come through the door.
Since I didn't have anything going on that day I went ahead and went to the interview. It wasn't an interview. It was a sales pitch glorifying insurance sales.
You're asked to bring two copies of your resume. You really don't need to. They never mention anything on your resume or even have them anywhere visible. They just ask you "Why do you want to work here?" and "Do you want to make lots of money?" indicative of insurance to make it feel like you're being interviewed.
You're told you were selected from a number of candidates. No, you weren't. They literally print off lists of names from monster and career builder and have their agents go down the list calling anyone and everyone. It's a numbers game. You're not even paid for the time you spend calling people. And you'll also be using your own phone and minutes. So expect LOTS of voicemails and calls and texts from people who decide they don't want to come to an interview after doing their research online.
The company literally has nothing invested in you except their awful training. Supposedly it's broken into days, but I never knew what day I was on. There's some role-playing, but it was all very superficial.
Part of your training is setting up appointments to meet potential clients. Good luck. Again, you're using your own phone and minutes and will get all sorts of texts and voicemails. You're told that for every 100 calls you make, you'll get 10 appointments. Of those 10, 5 will be no-shows, meaning you'll drive all the way out to them and they won't be home or will pretend not to be home. Of those 5 that are home when you arrive, you'll make one sale. You're expected to do this twice per week so expect to make 200+ calls to set 20 appointments to be stood up by 10 to make 2 sales. Those are the numbers of the business and you better be comfortable annoying people while they're trying to eat dinner. Expect to get yelled and cussed at as well. These things didn't bother me so much, but after a while it just feels like you're beating your head against the wall (and I only did call clinic twice; I can't imagine doing it twice per week as part of a job the rest of my life.)
Now, I'm not saying it couldn't potentially be a very well paying job. Anything commission based can be, but in my two weeks I was miserable. Training is a joke. The place was a madhouse. They don't fire anyone. If you keep showing up, they let you stay. I literally sat there for 20 minutes and watched a girl argue with the director in front of a room of people. I've never been so uncomfortable. I spent a week lying around just recuperating from the stress of the previous two weeks. They tell you anyone can do it, and maybe that true, but you'd be far more likely to succeed if you have prior sales experience and can handle the infinite boredom that goes along with making call after call after call after call...you get the idea.
It's sink or swim since it's all commission and since training takes a month you better have some savings. They don't tell you that. Also, expect to be pressured into signing up for a temporary license if you're in Florida. That'll run you $100+ and is just another way they hook you in.
If you're genuinely interested, I suggest telling your director you want to test-drive the job. They're not going to say no. And if they try to pressure you into signing up with the company and getting your licenses before you test run the company, then RUN. Tell your director you want to shadow a few agents and see how the process works. THEN make your decision. Don't play into their game like I did and waste $500 bucks in gas, licensing, and gas-station food.