Pros
+Fun Environment, when you love where and whom you work with, work is easy +Food, lots of great food and beverage to keep you happy! +Learn how to sell +Learn how to take control of difficult conversations +Learn about the online ad industry in a very basic way +Training is good enough to get started +It is a good product (impression-based), just if these people you called knew about Yelp...
Cons
- A lot of new college grads, desperate for a job - 65 to 70 hours a week (and it is expected) - The 12 hour days don't end at work, you should be at home sending out emails during off-peak calling times, among other things - Constantly calling the same people - Do you know Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish? No? You will after this job. - There are quotas, they are hard to meet - You want to sell to SF? haha how about...Tallahassee you think they've heard of Yelp? - Lawsuit? Claims are untrue, but you will get an earfull about it from the people you call. - There are metrics other than quotas you need to meet in the first couple of months. Calls made, Call time, pitches set, pitches made. - Commission structure changed. Used to be commission based with a good base salary. Not no more! Under their plan you WILL make $31,500 in the first year. $30k salary to start; sell $xyz then at 6 months you'll get $33k, after 6months you should have sold $yyz and you'll be bumped to $41k salary. ([$30k*.5 year] + [$33k*.5year]) = $31,500k - Looking to own a piece of the pie? That is about 2 years out. This company is going to be sold off by then. - They do fire people in a very unprofessional manner. - 60 day trial period for you and them, yes they do let people go on days 59 and 60.
