02072343560

Oh, mine was at 2-45 ! might have been in the waiting room same time as u then i reckon ?! where were u sitting ? what do u make of it ? u gunna go 2mrw or give it a miss ?

I'm not quite sure and its at 11am in the morning so am pretty sceptical about it, the thing of commission work and no pay else is really bothering me as its a wastage of money and time, I was wearing a maroon t-shirt and jeans sitting in the extreme side of alisa...

yeh theres no chance im going ! its comission based and they seem to brainwash you into believing that you can become a manager in no time LOL... what did they say in your interview ? were you sitting next to the desk ? i had a black trench-coat and a brown bag with me and sitting second seat away from the desk...

yep that's right you were sitting beside me wearing a suit uh? I know they told me that in few months we can become manager's after training and stuff but I dont believe so am not going. I wanted an internship or placement but what's the point to do it in a company which has no market value or rather ' true intentions' as per previous posts!! I'm sure they target a lot of people so they interview daily and in some cases they dint even get their sale checks! so am quite doubtful and decided to stay back, wait for original ones instead.

Yeh i had a shirt, tie and trousers on with a black coat, where you to my left ? asian girl with a bag ? and you went in with that tall asian girl who was near the door at the same time before me ? yeh you would be wasting your time and money going. luckily yr abit clued on and checked this and researched it before your interview tomorrow !!!

yes, right. However, all the best for your future endeavours and I suppose your interview is'nt tomorrow?

well it is meant to be 2mrw, but i will wait for lisa's call to ask why i havent shown up and play some mind games with her... u?

yes, right. However, all the best for your future endeavours and I suppose your interview is'nt tomorrow?

Yeah me too, but will she bother, you think? if yes then smack it.... I'm in for a game ;-)

Couldn't believe that guy was the manager lol... I was still thinking of giving it a try but what if they dint pay us, all would be wasted and time has value more than money.... Some stupid cosmetic, clichéd market approach and what annoyed me was that she was reluctant to tell me the 'designation'. I dint know for which role I was interviewed, crazy!!

Yeh she will call i reckon, they want as many people on board as possible to mug off lol... what are you gunna say ? do u have facebook or an email ?

Dont even think of giving it a try, complete waste of time ! unless you want to work 100% commission ! LOL i didnt know what role i was being interviewed for ! And that 'lisa' seemed asian so her name was fake !

Yeah it was abby moore, the famous one then alisa nelson and blah blah so no worries. We are safe now LOL. Yeah my email is mswadha@yahoo.com, I will give you my real one after you mail me there coz here anyone can stalk eh... cheers!

LOL yeh lucky escape !!! yeh sure i will email you now...

hi guys i was at the same interview a Live Innovation lol! guessin i should have checked this site before as i've got the job and worked my first few days. Every one seems cool and relaxed. How do you think toms got to where he is now if its a scam? theres a range of different people which have been with the company for various amounts of time. all of which havernt said anything about not being paid? Im just wondering is the job worth it?

It is so disgusting that these people prey on the ones who are doing their best to get a decent job. The people defending them should be ashamed - I understand that it's not so much a "Scam" so to speak, but it's still BLANTANT MISREPRESENTATION! I'm sure that if it stated in the original advertisement: "Salary is COMMISSION based only", 90% of people on this thread would not have applied in the first place.

Same [***], different smell....some of the "Company" names they are running with include:
LIVE MARKETING DIRECT
BLUE MOON DIRECT
LIVE INNOVATIONS
YFR
SSC MARKETING
RED FIVE
SOURCE MARKETING DIRECT
AC GENERATIONS
UNIQUE CLIENT SOLUTIONS
CAROLIA CONSULTING
DOMINION ACQUISITIONS

(and I'm sure many more...)

And the only thing changing in their emails is the name, address and occasionally the phone number.

Stay safe everyone, and don't let these vultures get you down!

FULL STORY OF HOW I APPLIED AND WHAT HAPPEN AFTER IT, PLEAS READ IT WILL HELP YOU. Approach Direct, clearly a SCam of some sort.

I applied for a job late last night, the job was advertised on a well known search engine "www.totaljobs.com" so i dint think it would be a SCAM, i had been out watching the football so i didn't get home till late (around 12 at night) so as you would be i was shocked to get a phone call at 10.00 a.m that morning, a women called Angie called me and asked if i could attend an interview that very same day, i told her i was busy and unfortunately couldn't make it, she then made me an appointment for the next dat at 10.45 a.m, i was looking forward to the what seamed to be well paid and rewarding job, i came straight home and checked me E-mails i have received an E-mail which said:

Approach Direct Ltd.

Level 2, Citrus House

40-46 Dale Street

Liverpool, L2 5SF

M: 07411 880 719

Dear Michael,

It was great to speak with you, we are pleased to confirm your appointment scheduled for 03/07/2012 at 10:45 AM when you will be meeting with one of the Managers.

We’ll go over your C.V. and experiences. Also we will go over the company in more detail and the role you’ve applied for. We’re eager to meet in person to make some immediate decisions on the role. As much planning goes into the interview please ensure if any issues crop up that might stop you from attending to contact me in the office.

Please go over our website and refresh before the interview

http://www.approachdirect.co.uk/

Below is a link for a map, if you need any help with directions please feel free to contact the office/ office mobile.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C1CHMA_en ... =UTF-8&q=L2+5SF

Look forward to meeting you, as with any interview dress is business attire. Please bring with you a copy of your CV, if you have any trouble doing so we can print one for you at the office at your request.


Please ask for Angie when you arrive to ensure you see the correct Manager


Please press the buzzer for Approach Direct


We are located on the 2ND FLOOR , turn right when you get out of the lift.


Regards

Angie

Administrator

I wasn't the smartest kid in school but i was stupid enuff to not do my research on the company, so i started to look around the internet and all was going well and i couldn't find a bad word against it, but just out of luck remembered a friend had told me about a job interview he had attended in Liverpool and it turned out to be a SCAM so i typed in Google, "Market Research scams in Liverpool" and i came across this website, i now know not to go to this stupid interview tomorrow, someone on here said that he had an interview at the citrus building and it was all a BIG SCAM, and as you will see in the attached E-mail it asks me to go to the citrus building. i know i have been ranting on for a while but i hope to god i have helped one person,

the link below will send you  to the place i found the job, it is clearly  SCAM of some sort, the same job advertised about 20 times on one website, that cant be normal.


http://www.totaljobs.com/CompanyBrowse/Approach-Direct_Vacancies_c574622.html

I am rather angry at the minute and really thinking about going to the interview and just abusing everyone that works there, i can't wait for this Angie to call me tomorrow she is gettinG well and truly ruined :)

One other thing, the number the number that called me was 0741880719

I got a call from YFR and the ladie on the phone her name was MELISSA seemed really nice, she said that i should come for a interview in ANGEL...
She didnt actually day much about the job just that 'the manager is pleased with my CV and wants to meet with me'
I found that abit odd but i arranged the interview with her.
Later she sent a confirmation of the interview and i txt back asking more details on the job.. I got no response and had no website or email addy to contact her, so i thought i wud research this YFR company... it brought me to this page, so glad that i never wasted my time going!
Please do research before you go to interviews..it will save you some time and disapointment...
Has anyone been to this so called interview at Angel? would like to hear more on the job
Cheers

Thanks so much for sharing your story, i look at totaljobs also and now that i have read your story i will be staying away from any sort of market research jobs in Liverpool street.

my partner just got a call from these yfr people around 15 mins ago... sounds the same as what happened with michelle. i had never heard of them and wanted a breakdown of the yfr but came to this. seems like they mess people around a little so dont think he is going to go.

Dont waste your time  going im sure they will call you in and when you go they will brain wash you!

I just got an email offering me an interview. This was my reply:

Hi Tom,

thank you for your email but I doubt I have sent you any application as I have been employed for the last month in an actual marketing position.

I appreciate you trying to scam foreigners or graduates with no experience into working as slaves for pretty much free but I refuse to be as gullible as I once was when I initially applied for some of your scam brother/sister companies. I am not interested in working for you, attending interviews or such and I just want to underline how low I think of your companies. I was too a naive student who was interested in finding a job, in marketing non the least as it was what I had wanted to study and the fact that my face lightened up whenever I found an email that didn't reject my application straight away brought up such a disappointment as soon as I found out about your scam. I feel disgusted by the fact that you pride yourselves on using the hopes and dreams of people my age and mislead them into believing that they can get a managing position in only 6-8 months. I have already attended a few interviews with your likes and I have to underline the "professionalism" with which the interviews were conducted. I have too interviewed candidates for positions in events management and I understand how important it is in order to satisfy your clients but I would never sink so low as to bluntly lie to the candidates.

The managers that interviewed me for all four companies, in your same office, were.. oh wait: the SAME person: Saphina something. I don't even recall a last name which highly speaks of your professionalism. After I specifically stated that I was not interested in a starting position as I did have quite a lot of experience in the field (you know, working for international events and in marketing them for about 4 years, events that included charities as well but you know, who's counting), much more experience than the person that interviewed me, that didn't even have a degree, I have attended only 2 second interviews. The first one, I stayed until the end, just because I pride myself on being professional and not leaving things in the middle and I have been offered the position. After spending about 6 hours in a neighborhood that I don't even know on which side of London is located and fearing for my life as I was supposed to knock on doors and ask people to donate. Nothing wrong with that but I did have to enter a person's home while the 50 year old was smoking a joint. I wasn't really keen on having these kind of experiences during my work hours. The second one was pretty much interesting on its own. Staying in a tube station and trying to sell make up. Again not my kind of job. I lasted only 2 hours and when I apologized for having to leave as I didn't find the position suitable for myself I got an appalling reply: "Well, I wouldn't have given you the job. You're ugly." Really? that's your so called managers. I have no self esteem issues and I get quite the compliments around but to be called that by a potential employer?

Professionalism and Ethics should be the basis of every company but you seem to disregard this. If so many famous companies work with you I doubt they know so much what you do in your business.

That being said, thank you for considering my CV, I do have experience  in customer facing and I do know how to work with others as I would usually coordinate about 30 people and I always got the job done. I do have skills that are valuable in the role that you are looking to fill but I also have something that you probably dread in an applicant: ETHICS! Check it in the dictionary.. maybe this way you could improve your business.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon,
Cristina