SD Events & Promotions Interview Questions
& Process

So I was going into the process of interviewing in general and it has been a pretty interesting thing. I didn't have any sales or marketing experience, but had some management exp. Unfortunately, I interviewed with a ton of companies and kept getting the dry interview that was vague and indifferent. So after looking at the website of this company after my call for an interview I knew that it was direct sales, which I wasn't interested in, but I went anyway. The process took 3 days. The first interview is clear and straight to the point that they teach business through direct sales at the entry level position, and that the goal is to rapidly develop someone into a director role. So of course, it made sense to learn sales and marketing, since that's what every business does, is sale something. So I was nervous as to what to expect, but after understanding that you get training, and constant mentorship and coaching, I would at least check out the second round interview. The second interview lasted about 1.5hr, which was refreshing considering all the interviews I was going on was like some cattle call and felt like a cattle call. I was set up with who I thought was this young inexperienced girl for the second round to basically get a visual idea of what was done at the entry level position, and she showed that there was quick f2f conversations with consumers inside of business. At first, I was like hmmmmm, but after I realized that it was very customer service orientated and quick, I knew I could learn how to give people the option to take advantage of a deal or not. After about 20 or so mins we then sat down and got a coffee and she told me her story as to why "being college educated" provoked her to work with the company. She said the going through the rapid progression that this company offers, matured her, toughened her up, and made her a better communicator, which is what she struggled with. After hearing that and not only was the company compensating everyone that they choose to work with, with a SALARY (meaning they invest in every person they work with) but they also coach you into becoming the person you want to be simply through going through the growth of this program. So I was extremely interested, but still scare if I could do entry level. The third interview I sat back down with the director, she is soooo easy to talk to and is so genuine in the company’s goals and aspirations, but she asked me directly " with the right time and proper training, how comfortable or uncomfortable do I see myself starting at entry level?" I was honest with her and said extremely uncomfortable but if I don't do something that’s going to stretch my comfort zone I will be in the same place 10 years from now, she laughed and she loved my directness. She confirmed the salary offered she confirmed the hours, and asked how comfortable do I feel committing to working longer hours? I advised her that if I can't do it now I won't be able to do it later. We both agreed and smiled, shooked hands and she welcomed me to the team. Now fast forward 2 months working with this company........ OMG!!! I have never worked harder, but I have never been so proud of the growth experienced in myself and what I have been able to do for others. It's not easy but worth every moment. I have already been promoted to account management and I have been one for about 5 weeks, and currently training and developing others Now I write this review more so to hopefully clear up a few people’s questions, and misadvised info. *This is not a commission only company *We don't just sell random things, we work directly with fortune 500 and 100 companies. *Yes, there are longer hours but it is like working fulltime and going to school full time, which is what I did anyway going through college. * There is no money investment to get started, meaning there's "no catch", just hard work effort and energy. *Also, you don't have to be money motivated only to work with this company, just goal driven, and the money comes.

This was a 3 round interview process. The first interview was okay, but I started to feel like something was off with what the interviewer was saying. I'm really into indirect marketing, digital advertising, and brand strategy, but this role was actually about direct marketing and sales, so if you're looking for that, steer clear. It seems more suited for someone aiming for quick promotions, business ownership, and good earnings, which is kind of how they pitched it in the first round. The interviewer claimed the company has over 10,000 offices in more than 40 countries, which made me suspicious since I couldn't find any info about multiple locations on their website. I also saw on another site that they reportedly make up to $500 million USD with only 10-50 employees, which also seemed strange. To be clear, it's direct sales and marketing, involving going door-to-door selling products. In the second round, the interviewer demonstrated this, but it didn't go well and ended with someone yelling at us to stop trying to sell them products. I realized this wasn't the right career path for me.

Okay so listen up, if you're interviewing here, you need to know this whole thing is a scam. They use all these different job titles like 'Marketing and Events Coordinator' to trick you. The actual job is door-to-door sales, which they don't tell you until the third interview. They lie about the salary and benefits too. They say it's $35k-$50k but it's commission only, and the medical/dental benefits they mention? Never happens. They dodge questions about it until you're signing paperwork, and then you find out it doesn't exist. It's all to get you to accept the job. They make it seem like you're a special candidate in the final round, but really they just need anyone because everyone gets the job. They open new companies like 'SD Events and Promotions' to hide their bad reputation from 'Alliance Marketing Group.' It's basically a pop-up company. They waste everyone's time, including their own, because most people figure it out and leave. This could all be avoided if they were just honest.

I applied to a Brand Ambassador position which I knew would require face to face interaction with people. The interview process had 3 phases, the second phase was the longest and most detailed. I knew exactly what I was interviewing for and was prepared for the interaction part. What I wasn't prepared for was the fact that I would get hands on training, have mentors and coaches to learn from consistently and the availability to grow as fast as I wanted. I understood that it would be hard to put myself in the position of management but it would be easy since there was a clear game plan. It puzzles me to see some of these reviews of people who didn't know what they were interviewing for, or that after the first interview that they didn't know that we did direct sales. I enjoy working here and most of all I enjoy the fact that it's at my pace and I work with some of the coolest most motivated people I have ever met.