The interview itself was fairly easy and chopped full of traditional questions about yourself, your intentions for applying, interest in sales. etc. However, the process of landing the interview and getting much value out of it was difficult to say the least. It starts off by a recruiter contacted you by phone for a couple screener questions to see if you could be a candidate worth interviewing at the relevant office. Trying to establish a date and time for an interview with the recruiter took way too long, as I had to send two emails every time before I received a response back to one. Took about two weeks just to secure an interview slot and the opportunity to learn about the company and role wasn't as fulfilling as I had hoped. The recruiter I spoke to was very nice and made the interview comfortable but couldn't provide more than vague information on the company, the role and its responsibilities and the overall culture. Then, they would like to have you meet with a hiring manager at the office and speak more about the position, but that person was not available on the day of my interview which was disappointing. Before the interview, they have you fill out this online application which is essentially a repeat of the application you already submitted under a name of USP (University Sports Publications) instead of PSP and then sit among the sales rep on the sales floor and take in the vibe of the job and what it demands. It didn't seem too complicated but could see the uneasiness in some of the reps' faces and how they were under pressure to be slightly deceitful, make successful calls or be potentially scrutinized by the manager later on. Saw a lot of discontent and frustration and it didn't seem like the job offered the chance to collaborate with your coworkers, bounce tips and tricks off each other and do much other than bounce to the next phone number to call. Most reps were jumping to the next lead in a few minutes time, making me believe it is difficult for even the most experienced rep to form relationships with the leads, convince them to do business with the clients, and make a return on their hard work. Perhaps it's a result of the third parties feeling out the deception in seconds and hanging up the call before it even starts for some reason. To top it all off, the reps have these big screens surrounding them showcasing a leaderboard of the top salespeople and the lowest performers in bold red font. I liked the competitive spirit but wonder if that makes the less successful ones feel on the edge all the time. Generally speaking. it seemed like a decent opportunity to make some good salary in NYC, have a good company culture that rewards and supports employee's competitiveness and gain initial sales experience to translate to future roles elsewhere, but hard to find current or former employees whose tenure was over 2+ years. Felt like information was being withheld from candidates until you're hired into what could be a black hole of a position. Seemed like the element of deception was both in the work and in the hiring process. I always value learning as much about the company and the role as they seek to learn about myself and can't say I left being 100% fulfilled in that regard. Was told I would hear back in a few days about next steps and to earn my chance to speak with the hiring manager but that chance never surfaced and I received no follow up communications.

I applied on Indeed and within the next couple of days they sent me an email to call their recruiting coordinator. It was a brief conversation with simple screening questions about why you applied for the job. She set me up with an in-person interview the following week. When I got there the first thing they had me do was fill out another application on their computer. Once I was done with that I was told to just sit at a desk because the manager stepped out while I was doing the application and waited for about 15-20 minutes until he came back. Based on what other people have said on here, I assume that they deliberately made me wait that long so I could observe the sales floor, which was nothing special. No one seemed happy to be there and there was no sense of community or culture among the employees. They also clearly do deceitful sales tactics. I observed on salesperson make calls stating they work for the athletic department for the University of Chicago and another saying he was with the athletic department for Colorado State, neither of which were true. Once the manager came back he took me into a room and the interview was easy enough, he was nice and it felt like a good conversation and he basically just explained what I would be doing for the job. Once it was over I was told that I would hear back by the end of the week about a follow up zoom interview with the VP of sales. The following day I sent a follow-up email to the manager I had the interview with to thank him for his time meeting with me and never got a response. By the end of the week I still heard nothing and that next monday I sent an email to the recruiting specialist that initially contacted me asking about any updates in the interview process and heard nothing from them as well. It wasn’t until I looked up the company on linked in and saw a post about a new hire at that branch that I knew for sure I was not getting the position. I found it extremely unprofessional that they would ghost someone like that and really put a bad taste in my mouth. My advice to the company in the future is that if you have someone interview and decide not to hire them, please just tell them that instead of ghosting them and making them wait and check daily to see if they got a response. I would have much rather just gotten a rejection letter instead of being treated like that.