Epitec takes pride in its acronym M.U.S.C.L.E to define what they look for in Great “Genius Finders”. Let me elaborate on the reality of this misleading acronym.
M – Motivated to find solutions.
Reality: Motivated to stay late and put in extra hours, without getting paid for them because you’re a salary employee making a whopping $30,000 a year. Motivate to make unrealistic placement goals or be severely micromanaged. Motivated to think outside the box only to be told you wasted your time because you weren’t following the process and focusing on # PLACEMENTS.
U – Urgency in everything.
Reality: Get on the phone immediately. Stay on the phone all day. Grow 8 arms and multitask all day long.
S – Sharp Appearance
Reality: Ladies, come to work every day in a cute, fashionable business suit and a pair of heels. Make sure your hair is nicely done and your makeup on. Yes, you’ll be sitting in your cubicle all day talking on the phone with an unattractive headset on, rarely interacting with a candidate face-to-face. But image is very important at Epitec! They don’t care that they only pay you $30,000 a year, they expect you to look like a million bucks every day.
C – Curious
Reality: Sorry, I can’t think of anything clever
L – Likable
Reality: Likability is really overrated! You can work there over 8 months and management still won’t even know your name or anything about you. There are only around 35 recruiters in the Southfield office at any one point in time so there is no excuse for executive management to not know their staff. Oh wait, 80-100 people have quit or been fired in the past 12 months and the organization is a revolving door. At this point I’m sure management is thinking….why even bother!
E – Eager to do the task at hand
Reality: Eager to drop your morals and ethics at the door. While Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW expect to break it multiple times a day at Epitec. Don’t bother trying to represent a candidate that is over the age of 50, African American, is pregnant, has a disability, or isn’t attractive in their LinkedIn picture even if they are the most qualified candidate for the job. Management outright disobeys these laws and isn’t afraid to admit it.