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chatty09

Also Live Marketing Direct and the new one Carolina Consulting Ltd, both in London Bridge

peachy.x

oh my goshh i had a phone call today and nearly went for an interview in the morning ... good job i decided to google the company as i always do! what a waste of time it would have been!
thanks very very much people for all your posts/comments... these companies need to be stopped! grrr time wasters. i am another who feels like an idiot doh
definately not even calling them to tell them im not going. kind of worried that they have my cv and all my personal details on there....oh well

peachy.x

by the way the details.... P&D marketing, cotton house (liverpool), and the woman who rang me and said to ask for at the interview is called Julie Kennedy

matdavco

i got a call from Platinum Force because they'd seen my cv on monster, went for the first interview, looked dodgy soon as i got there, music blasting from a hi fi, then I had an inteview with the "managing director!" pfffft as if. since when does a managing director conduct interviews, other than maybe at a premiership football club for the managers job??? claimed i would make 500-2000 a week and that clients where HSBC, SKY etc etc. told i had got through to the second phase. Never went back for the second interview!! job sites are just swamped with these companies!!

sugerpuff

i would first of all like to thank u all for putting all this information about this Kevin o Neill.like all of you i fell for this scam. being it my first job i thought i might as well do sum research about the job i was going 4 and a found this link i read everyone's post of what happened to them i felt !!!! off because like you i applied 4 the job 20-15 min later i got a phone call about the interview so then i was happy because i thought i was having a chance at getting a job.also to make sure it was genuine i told my step dad about this and he thought sum thing was up so i came up of the idea of applying him for the job as well what do u know he gets a phone call as well so we are both going to the interview the best is to come i will give this !!!!! Kevin a !!!!ing surprise he will never forget it is called operation mind !!!!. MSG me at my hot mail when i have been to interview to find out i can not wait rofl

Kaleidoscope27

Alibaby wrote: »

Today I attended an interview for Bradford Marketing in Manchester. There was NOTHING in the building to suggest this was a major company.

Where I work now, you see our company logo everywhere. When they gave me an application piece of paper to fill in it was obviously photocopied. I was sent in a room with around 10/15 other people until the Managing Director, Jake Bradford, came down to interview me.

His office had NOTHING to suggest this was a major company. Except the flip chart which had information on that if I was him holding interviews in his office, I would cover up.

In the letter they say they have 2 offices in Manchester and one in Birmingham, Jake told me theres also one in Leeds, Nottingham and Cardiff.

Ive been invited back for the second interview tomorrow but I think I'll have a lie in

Ahaha! (Not laughing at you, just at the "company".) My interview with them is at 3pm today. I'm torn whether or not to actually show up, record the interview on my MP3 player and put it on the Internet for the world to see (hear.) Especially if it's going to be as bad as it sounds!

I need to go into town anyway, so I figure I'll pop round while I'm there

ciara28

Hello there I have an interview tomorrow at Bradford Marketing. Is it door to door sales? I've read the posts but there's not that much mention of these as opposed to other Direct marketing companies. Scam or not- I'm definitely no pushy sales person so I may email then to say I made a mistake. Has anyone been to them for an interview recently.

Kaleidoscope27

Ciara, I went for an interview with Bradford Marketing this afternoon. And so did Alibaby a couple of posts up.

I went for laughs. I was going into town anyway and it was a nice day so I wandered around, then went for the "interview." But I didn't go seriously. If you've got better thing to do, really don't go. Here's how it panned out:

Showed up, was met by chiryp-happy-girl who looked liked she'd been on Red Bulls all day at the reception desk. She was SUPER happy to meet me! (Nice of her to say so) Then I got given a poorly photocopied application form where I repeated all the information which was on my CV (had to give in a copy of my CV too.) Handed that back into to cheery-girl. Waited a couple of minutes than Mr Jake Bradford (manager) took me and another girl (who had showed up late for her interview so we got put together) to his office in this tiny lift. His office looks like it doubles up as a staff room. (Either that or he plays darts against himself.)

And then the "interview" happened. I put interview in quotation marks because I learnt all about him but nothing else. He got a degree in sports, he's from Alabama USA, he started off as a customer service advisor and 5 years later he runs the company (uh hu.....sure). His dad is in insurance and he's recently been to America for the Kentucky Derby (and was shocked when I said I'd heard of it.)

Then he asked us both questions which were covered by CV and application form. Clearly he hasn't read any of this information before. Then he told us that we would be very lucky to get a second interview and that Greg from HR (who sounds a lot like Jake from Alabama over the phone) will be in touch this evening (I've already had my "lucky" call! But more about that in a minute) if they want us to come to a secondary interview.

I know nothing about the job, nothing about the salary, hours, what the company actually does! (He named dropped a lot of "clients" but didn't explain what the company did or what the job was about.) He didn't give us a chance to ask questions. He barely gave us a chance to speak! He didn't shut up.

He said they were looking for people to start asap so when would we be available for a secondary "interview" (which is walking the streets knocking on doors. Oh not that he said that - it's a "practical based interview where you get to go out and meet the team and some of our clients"). I said not until Thursday because I had an appointment tomorrow (I dont. I'm having lunch with my Nana). He said that might hold me back.

Five minutes ago I got a call from Greg from HR and guess what! I've been offered a second interview! Hoorah! Guess when? 8:45am TOMORROW. They didn't even listen to me. Nor did he (Greg) ask if tomorrow was good. They're expecting me to show up at 8:45 and be there until 2pm. At least. "Being out and about." Oh and dress smartly because I'll be meeting clients (forward slash people living on dodgy council estates on the outskirts of the city.) Hah. No. I'm staying in bed and turning my phone off.

In the end it's up to you, but if you've got any sense (and aren't bored and looking for giggles like I was), don't bother.

Basically, it's a scam. Google "bradford marketing scam" and you'll find it comes up in list of scam companies on other sites as well as this one.

Spud20531

Good job I came across this site. A woman from P & D Marketing phoned me up just then, she claimed she got my CV off fish4jobs and that she had a 'Customer Service' role for me. I immidiately sensed something was up, too many things she said didn't add up, but I put it to the back of my mind. Then she said she would send an e-mail with details of the interview here it is (by the way I took my name out of the e-mail, I've also took out the links because as a new user I cannot post links because of spam):

P & D Marketing Ltd
Suite 303 / 314, 3rd Floor
Cotton Exchange
Bixteth Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 9LQ
0151 236 7750

Dear ,
Your preliminary interview is scheduled for 10/05/2010 at 12:40 PM.
On arrival at our location, you will be presented a brief application form. Please bring a copy of your CV to attach to support your application form. Your preliminary interview including waiting time and time to fill out the form, will last for approximately 30 minutes.

During your interview you will be asked to provide an insight into your previous roles and responsibilities and how those experiences could benefit our company. You will also be given an out line of the history of our company, the services we provide for our clients and our goals for the future. Dress code is smart business.

We look forward to meeting you in person. If you unable to attend your interview please don’t hesitate to contact us and we will endeavour to provide an alternate date. Below are directions.
We are situated in the Cotton Exchange (Bixteth Street entrance) in suite 303 on the 3rdfloor. There is pay and display parking available on Bixteth Street, also parking is available on Pall Mall. Please follow signs for Business Advertising. Your interview will be with Stephen Powell, the Managing Director.

Upon arrival to room ask to see Juile Kennedy and you will be provided will all necessary paperwork.

Kind regards,
Julie Kennedy
P & D Marketing Ltd
HR Department
0151-236-7750

Upon checking my e-mail account I found another e-mail which was sent yesterday. Here is the first one they sent:

Your timing could not be better! We just reviewed your CV on the Fish4Jobs Database and based on your experiences, we see a potential match with our company.
A little about us: P&D Marketing is an international promotional sales and marketing company situated in Liverpool City Centre. Our company executes face to face marketing campaigns for our clients in the charity, telecommunications and media entertainment industries. For additional information, please feel free to view our website:
Due to our continuous success with our clients we are expanding rapidly, which has led to us looking to bring people in for various full-time opportunities. We are looking to provide training from the entry level in sales and marketing, customer service, and promotions with the opportunity to progress through to management for the more ambitious.
The information that you have provided has demonstrated that your past experiences and ambitions potentially could match our company needs. We are currently holding preliminary interviews so you can meet with one of our managers – they will be able to go into more detail about the different positions we have available, the duties involved, as well as the pay scale. We are looking to fill these positions as soon as possible; please contact me via phone on one of the numbers below or email to arrange a suitable date and time for your interview.
Look forward to hearing from you soon!
Julie Kennedy
HR Department
P & D Marketing Ltd

Tel:0151 227 1880


So I was happy I'd got an interview, and as with every interview I decided to do some research. I typed in P & D Marketing in google, and 'scam' came up, which confirmed my feeling that something wasn't quite right. Needless to say I won't be attending the 'interview' on Monday, which is in the Cotton Exchange in Liverpool.


I was lucky because I found this site, but if things are really as bad as described, then keep up the good work in reporting these companies.


Thanks again

Teadrinker88a

Froz3n wrote: »

Am I next on the thread??.... you bet!

Just got back from my 'observation day' and need to vent.. lets start from the beginning..

Get the email like everyone else got.. turned up for my supposed 1st interview at the address below.

SBQ1
Smallbrook Queensway
Birmingham
West Midlands
B1 1BT
Tel: 0121 643 0227

Thanks for this. I was going to go to an interview today with them but after researching and finding lots of info about it (especially the above post), ive decided not to go.

I didn't feel comfortable from the start with the job description - way too vague and then when I got a call from them they spoke so fast and in such a sales way that I had begun to think that it would be interesting just going for the interview for an experience.

You've saved me a trip. Thank you.