Recruiter-Rater

Just another word about UGA in case anyone is curious:

I accepted an interview with them. I have no interest or experience with insurance, and I do not have experience in sales.

The interview was an informative session, explaining why they are able to both provide optimum coverage for customers and also provide such lucrative compensation for agents.

I can't say the operation made sense. I had not done enough research to know any public opinion. All I knew was that I could not find out what UGA stood for. FYI: United Group Association. I sat through almost 2 hours of a man discussing his income and referring to copies of supposed financial personal records for his success.

One thing I am learning is that I should not accept an interview if I do not have a legitimate job description beforehand. I have come to that conclusion with other pretenses of jobs, but this one frustrated much more than others.

On a side note...Employers should not usually tell you they are "impressed" by your resume. The "impressed" line is getting old. I know my resume is not impressive, unless negatively so. Sales jobs need to be scrutinized; I have next to no sales experience, and that is what genuine employers advertising sales positions desire:experience. I don't think UGA said that, but I have had at least 3 reps say that to me.

To make a long story short about UGA- please do not accept an interview despite how desperate you are for a job. Save gas money, time, and frustration. They require a large amount of money up front. You shouldn't normally have to pay more than a criminal background check fee for any job.

I cancelled the 2nd interview I had scheduled. I scheduled a 2nd interview since I didn't want to say no right away. Also, I wanted to look more at the materials he had and would otherwise require them back. Another word to the wise: Over-confidentiality should elicit suspicion on your part.Their ambiguous name and the fact I couldn't find them in a phonebook doesn't add up with the fact that they are "the best in the world" or whatever the man said. He did refer to their being a global organization. I know he said something about them being outside the US, at least. Big companies make themselves known. They don't hide from the public.
And get this- their Pittsburgh location is at an industrial park. Many nice office buildings line the road and have fancy signs in front of each one naming all the businesses there. Doctor's offices, Childcare, financial operations,etc. UGA takes up the entire 2nd floor of their building, and they have no signage anyware. They have their logo on the glass door leading to the lobby. Other than that, you get the address in the email they send, which, yes, has the confidentiality note at the bottom.

Upon further reflection and discussion, I chose to cancel the interview. It wasn't worth it. I emailed his secretary and politely explained.
Shortly thereafter, He Himself took time out of his busy day to let me no he "had no interest" in having me "on board." He stated this was after reviewing my resume.No matter- I did not hope to work for him. But that was the clincher. Most organizations are so highly censured that they have to watch what they write ( even in email, I assume). Companies have to protect themselves from lawsuits, so they learn to say things nicely. Most people say things in a politically correct way when they represent any sort of coorporation. I just hope the other people that attended the "interview" don't lose any money. If you google UGA, you can gain more insight.

Todd Reynolds doesn't have to be super-polite. He doesn't have to be polite at all.

He doesn't answer to governing officials. Not yet.

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