Comments on: The Landers Group

By: Ralph

Ralph — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:52:06 +0000

They teach you a few pointers but the pay is commission only which is no good. The company says it offers promotions quickly, but you will have to work 70 to 80 hours a week. The upside is there are good people that work for the company who are determined to advance and they will teach you some selling technoques that are useful. The downside is that the pay is lousy. I seriously have not made less then minimum wage ever in my life. 3 to 5 dollars and hour is unfair. i think the company needs to pay hourly wages and commission to gain employee retention.12 hour days come on now, this company pays its employees like their illegal aliens.Move to Mexico!! i heard they pay more than SMI lol

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:00:36 +0000

Yes it is a scam. They now tweaked their name and are called Sports marketing inc. stay away. i went through the first day and luckily was smart enough to leave before getting carried around by a stranger on the 2nd day

By: xanadured

xanadured — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:36:08 +0000

Beware, the Landers Group has changed their identity and is now calling themselves Sports Marketing International.

By: jawilli31

jawilli31 — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:54:38 +0000

Looks like the pyramid business opportunist sharks are disguising themselves as employers preying on the recruits, as well. The only difference is the venue – a hotel ballroom or conference hall vs an office to step into. Rule of thumb: a company that does not offer on-the-job paid training or requires initial money for the materials to get started is not worth pursuing. Thank you “One Day, One Internship” for your valuable forewarning info. I almost checked Landers out, but that’s just a “buttered up” posterior.

By: someone in LA

someone in LA — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:51:31 +0000

check out this website

http://groups.msn.com/DSMAXTheAftermath

By: rick

rick — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:11:14 +0000

hi,

I am offered an internship from internships4america, atlanta. do anybody know about them are they real or scam?

i need your suggerstions, plz help me!

By: Karl

Karl — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:47:59 +0000

Door to door selling, although not for me, isn’t necessarily a breach of ethics. However the way the Landers Group misleads, passes anyone with a heartbeat to the ’second interview’ which is from 8:30 to 6:00 pm where you are not paid sounds a lot more like ‘training’ or ‘torture’. Stay clear! Thanks for the post!

By: Willy Franzen

Willy Franzen — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:44:17 +0000

Absolutely! In fact, we’d recommend that you cancel the interview. It’s just going to be a waste of your time. If you have no interest in taking a job or internship, don’t interview. It will only waste your time and the interviewer’s time. Everyone is better off if you cancel.

If you’re looking for a PR Internship, go here http://www.onedayoneinternship.com/tag/public-relations/
If you’re looking for a full-time job, this should help http://www.onedayonejob.com/tag/public-relations/

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:57:02 +0000

If I already made an interview, is it alright to cancel the interview? I am looking for a Public Relations job. If anyone has any leads, please email me them.

Thank you!

Linda

By: Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:37:32 +0000

A company that does this in California is “The Merrimack Group,” however I’m not sure if they’re affiliated with the Landers Group or just do the same thing.

By: L. G.

L. G. — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:46:04 +0000

Although the focus of One Day, One Internship is to help students find internships, I think it is equally important to warn unsuspecting students about scams like The Landers Group. This was a very informative post- good job!