This was a very interesting process. I applied on Monday, took the personality test as part of the application and they called me that evening and left a message, I called back Tuesday and they asked if I received the job, could I start by next Monday at 20 hours a week or more. I said yes and they asked if I could go to the “Class” that was starting in a couple of hours. I quickly dressed and went in to find it was a final “group interview”. They asked each of us to give a few facts about ourselves, including why we were applying for the job. The correct answer seemed to be “For the money” because it is commission based and they had been trying to pump us up about that. I really don’t like commission based jobs, but oh well, the market is rough. They had us each read a couple of sentences from surveys, and that was about it. They called us each out to talk to us individually, and all they said is, “Okay, there’s nothing else. Do you have any questions?” I thought that I didn’t have the job, but a few hours later I received an email with the info for a background check. They had told us if you get that email, you have the job pending the results of the check.
Here is what left a bad impression with me: they advertised for both part time and full time. When you get there you see that you get paid WAY more for full time, but then they said, “We don’t have any full time positions left.” Being hired at part time means that you can work from 20 hours a week all the way up to 40 hours a week, but you will only be able to make the base pay for the 20 hour job… the old switch-a-rue.
Another FYI, it seemed to me that anyone who is invited to the “Final Interview” or “Class” is hired. If you are hired and take the 2 weeks training, then they ask you to commit to at least 6 months. If you leave before that, you will not be allowed to apply to ANY job with Gallup, ever!
I am going to take my chances and start because there are so few jobs out there right now, but I am very leery of them after this initial experience.