[Mike Gallo]

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Mike,

Is this one of these deals where they call you up and tell you to come to an event where they are going to present a great opportunity.

Not at all. I helped one of their officers get a loan and he helped to get my account paid off. After we completed the deal we discussed what he did. He told me the name of the company and its location. Ironically they have an office across the highway from me. I made a few phone calls and worked my way in the door.

I have had many people have ask me if I ever considered this career and I never gave it much thought. I knew nothing about this industry. I decided to at least talk to someone to find out about it. Originally I offered to take the manager for lunch to get information, however, he told me to come into the office.

We spoke for about an hour and he told me to take an online test at my leisure sometime in the next week. If I scored well on the tests I would get called back for an interview.

I got home that night and took the online questionaire /personality test. They asked the same questions in varied forms. The answers consisted either of strongly agree,agree, do not agree or disagree,disagree, strongly disagree. They would ask a version of the question in the always, sometimes, never considered it, often,never. True False, multiple choice scenarious to check consistency.

Example, do you consider yourself competetive.. answer,, strongly agree,agree, do not agree or disagree,disagree, strongly disagree.

Would your friends consider you a competive person.. sometimes, always, sometimes, often, never never considered it.

Do you consider your self a loyal friend, strongly agree,agree, do not agree or disagree,disagree, strongly disagree.

If you had a friend trying for the same position as you, and you knew sometime would hold him/her back, would you tell the interviewer sometimes, always, sometimes, often, never never considered it.

If you had a friend trying for the same position as you, would you do everything in your power to help him/her since you know he/she needs the money more then you sometimes, always, sometimes, often, never never considered it.



A week later I got a phone call and he told me I scored well and he would like to talk more. I met with him for about an hour and we discussed the company. I told him I researched the company, however I knew little of what the position entailed. We talked some more and he told me he would like his district manager to meet with me for a second interview.


A week later I received a phone call. My contact said his district manager had several interviews set up for that day and he would like to see me also. I took the bait and met with him. I interviewed some more, then I had to take another series of tests. They had math problems and simple logic questions. They asked the same questions as the home exam only in different forms. After I took the test they asked me to sit in the lobby while they reviewed my test scores.

I waited about 30 minutes and they called me in. They told me more about the position and made me an offer. They told me they would mail me an offer letter and once I signed it and returned it, I had the position.

I got a call from someplace called Primerica which is a division of Citigroup inviting me to one of these. I didn't go since I realized that it can't be a very desirable job if they are cold-calling people in order to get agents.

Thats harsh

Either way, I would be a little skeptical if I were you.

Take it easy.

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I agree, thanks.