Apex Group Consulting interview questions

I applied to this job on a whim. I've seen companies with names like this, "something something consulting". They are usually a scam. I went on their website and found that they used a lot of buzzwords. "Here are Apex Group Consulting, we believe that great leaders in business are developed by enforcing core values and promoting a strong work ethic. Apex Group Consulting develops individuals from the ground up to ensure a solid foundation for a future in business." And it goes on and on like this. Not once does it ever mention a product, a demographic, or any notion of a legitimate business. I get a call from the receptionist telling me that my resume was "outstanding" and that they would love for me to come and interview, so I obliged. I went down and met them at their "office". I use that term almost sarcastically. It looks like they set it up 5 minutes before I came in. Generic reception desk, 5 crappy plastic chairs, t.v hung unlevel on the wall with the cord sticking out. So I fill out some paperwork and ask the receptionist for the persons name who I will be interviewing with. She says that all my questions will be answered in due time. I mean come on. I want to know who I'm about to meet with. Finally a large man in a quite i'll fitting suit comes out to greet me, this is the mysterious man. I ask him for a last name, but he declines. I follow him into the one door in the "waiting room" and see that behind that door are two other doors. One is open, with an empty desk, and the other is closed. So the obvious thing to assume is that behind the closed door, well, that is where the "employees" work, right? NOT. He opens the closed door and reveals his office. I now know this is a scam. What office has no employees? This must be door to door sales, I think to myself. Before he gets a chance to say anything, I start firing off the things i've found rather conspicuous, the lack of employees, amateur set up, vague website. And he is not having any of it. He finds ways to root around my questions and give me the most b.s answers I've ever heard. I asked him what the base salary was, he said that all of those questions would be answered in the next interview, if they chose me to come back. At that point I told him that I knew this was some sort of MLM business or D2D sales. I thanked him for his time, and left. Funny enough, they still called me back 6 TIMES, for a follow up interview. I thought I had a bad dream, turns out, this happens quite often to people who don't know better. Make sure that you thoroughly research a company before interviewing.

I was a little leery to come to my first round interview after reading some of the other reviews, but it seems like there is/was just one disgruntled employee writing the same reviews. There is nothing consistent with the bad reviews that I have seen with the company when I interviewed. For one, they only work with businesses in order to provide a range of sales and customer service for their clients. The also require at least a 2 year degree most likely because it demonstrates a certain level of competency and discipline in the individual before allowing them to grow within the industry. Overall, I had a series of 3 interviews with the company, all of which were professional and very transparent on exactly what they do. I definitely recommend applying for this company to check it out for yourself because they seem to have harnessed the ability to promote strong ethical values while incorporating fun and excitement into the work environment! Whatever you're doing Apex, keep it up!