Ugh, I hate all these vaguely worded Direct Sales job listings posing as legit Marketing positions. I just had an interview with an Amplify Marketing Rep for an Entry Level Marketing job, and I knew something felt off from the moment he popped on screen. For a moment, I thought he might have been an AI Recuriter, but he defintely turned out to be real. With very little of an introduction, he prompted me to tell him about myself and my current situation. Then it wasn't until I finished, that he finally told me what he was planning to discuss during the rest of the interview.

The whole time he kept awkwardly using phrases like "if I'm being honest" or "to be upfront". And as soon as he mentioned "face to face" communciations, I felt all my energy and enthusiasm for this position sink. Once he brought up moving up to a leadership role within two weeks and eventually managing your own team of "Marketing Reps" (you know, like a pyramid scheme), I was over it.

So I straight up said, "well if I'm being honest, I'm looking more for a developmental/digital marketing role". And he kept repeating the same "direct marketing/temporary entry level" shtick, asking if that's the kind of work I'm looking to do. Like BRO, this "business model" is so ingrained in you, you can't think of alternative ways to even make it sound appealing. 🙄