Bluemount

So this job appeared for the summer time in which I needed a marketing internship to get some experience. At first, this job opening showed up on Indeed and they had written down the typical marketing duties along with their "path of guiding people into what true leadership is".

After about a day or two of applying, I get a text message from their HR rep saying they would like to do some first round of interview.

So, I had to drive forty-five minutes for an interview that lasted for six minutes. In the interview, the lady said they are a marketing agency that has AT&T as their biggest partnership and are helping AT&T set up about 30 shops in Chicago or whatever.

DURING THE INTERVIEW, I had asked what my duties of their intern would be and that I was more looking for a marketing internship. The lady literally scriptedly said that the internship is very versatile, as I would be learning not just a marketing opportunity but what it means to run a business and be a leader.

I believe this first round of interview could have been possible done in a phone interview form.

Don't get me wrong, the people and atmosphere was nice, but is misleading to their potential employers in what is actually their job and duty.

The day I had the first interview, by the afternoon I had gotten a call saying that I had passed and they wanted me to come back for the second round of interview. Again, meaning I would have to travel another forty-five minutes.

In this second interview, the "CEO" of the company, Akil, along with this lady he was training on how to take interviews took me to the lobby of the building and interviewed me there.

While going to the lobby, other companies who shared the building gave me looks of, "Oh look, another one."

In the second interview, if you call that an interview, I was asked what make me, me. What's my real story, what goals did I have for myself, and what did I want to show to the world. At first, I thought it was really thoughtful of Akil to take a new perspective in interviewing - but on the other end, I was not on the Oprah Show. I was at an interview for a marketing internship.

What seemes kind of odd to me is when they had asked me what I was currently making in my regular job in which I had given them the minimum wage.

They both looked and each other and scoffed as they said that their interns walk out with $1k a week in which it is delievered every Monday by Akil. In the back of my mind, I started getting alert as to what in the world did this job possible do?

Fine, whatever. I did the second round of interview, told them I would not be available until I finished my semester. They said I'd be hearing back from them.

I get a call about a couple days later, saying I had gotten the internship.

I was really happy because getting an internship is really long and exhausting- just like any job hunting. After many patients, I had gotten this news- but I was still getting that twisted feeling in my stomach.

I decided to do some research more into the company and found this page. Seeing how the events were kind of the same, I investigated further with some Google and Facebook reviews in which I stumbled upon an ex-employee and she said that how the salary was all commission based and that you have to go door-to-door sale and try to sell AT&T products. If you don't sell anything or that day, you don't get paid anything.

Now, this wasn't something I wanted AT ALL.

That sounded more like of a sales job and to be honest a scam. The company did a very shady thing in not much very disclosing that you have to go door to door to sell and that the salary is all commission based.

About two weeks pass by and I'm done with my finals and everything and I get a text from Akil saying he's excited for me to start soon and that my orientation would be the week after.

I messaged him back saying that I was having some concerns as my role as an intern and would like them addressed before I came for orientation so I don't waste my time, or theirs.

He replied two days later asking what I wanted to ask and seemed very on board to answer any of my questions. I texted back asking if my role as an intern would be more sales based than marketing and if my salary would be truly based on commission.

He replied to me the night before the orientation saying he "took his team to the cabin for team bonding", so like four days later, and said that the internship has sales, marketing, personal and business development skills I would receive. As for the salary, he said that in the first couple of weeks he basically gives out salaries for interns for just showing up.

So basically, if you earn brownie points from him, he handles how much you get paid.

Sorry, I don't kiss-ass dude, I just want to be fairly compensated for my hard earned work.

I just disliked how he was not giving straight forward answers. Dude says he graduated from Princeton, and can't even be direct what his company does upfront or on those social sites he promotes his company.

So to save you time and resource just AVOID.

Company disguised door to door sales as A Marketing Internship. Very dishonest people. Very vague on what i would be doing during the interview process.

I used to work for Akil and Zach’s office also and I was mislead, and thinking I was an HR intern (not even marketing!!!) and I when I quit, they blamed it on me and how the job is “performance based” and I wasn’t performing up to par. What a ***

The guy that trained me also slipped and mentioned how he only make 42k one year, and he is in his 30s, and had worked with the company for years. The owners don’t care about you, they just want their reps to make sales and open an office, because that’s when they make more money. Might as well be equivalent of a pyramid scam.

I also never got paid the money I was told was given to interns regardless of if we made sales or not. They never told me the job roles regardless of me asking during both interviews.

Not only are they deceiving customers, but also their employers. All they care about it how much money they make, not your success

THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM. I can guarantee they forced their "interns" to write any and all good reviews to try and bury the bad ones.

I applied for this company under the impression that I was applying for an internship. They are very good at disguising the fact that THEY ARE A DOOR TO DOOR SALES COMPANY FOR AT&T. All positions are that way, no matter what title you apply for. You are not applying for the job they posted, I promise that.

I went through two interviews, and eventually did get hired, so I saw the process they take you through. They try to hide as much information about the actual position as possible and just keep talking about high energy atmosphere. The girl I did my second interview with (Alison?) told me she cried for two weeks straight after starting this job (I wish I was making that up).

Please do not waste your time with them. I wish I hadn't, but at least I can hopefully prevent someone else from doing so.

Went through a week off “Orientation” - received a check two weeks later for $83.

Worked (4) 12- hour days going door-to-door selling AT&T - no one EVER told me I would be doing Door-To-Door sales - not one person! I had to arrive at the office in a suit/tie....meet with some people, leave there and change into khakis/T-shirt at a nearby gas station (!!), then ride in a car with my “trainer” who VAPED to a neighborhood where we walked house to house soliciting!!!!

Not what I thought I was going to be doing for a “Marketing Internship”! I was NOT compensated!

After going through basically 3 interviews, they gave me a call back saying they hired me. Took me for coffee and I met with the CEO.

I had a weird feeling about it from the start. Everyone was extremely friendly and ended up making me think the job was something completely different. Really all I would be doing is door to door selling for companies like AT&T. I went through two days of orientation and “training”.

It didn’t take long for me to realize it was training for a salesman, a job I did not think this was. I feel scammed and played.

Wow this helped a lot. Almost got screwed over. Thank you guys for posting this and exposing this fraudulent company.

BlueMount Review:

I had two interviews with BlueMount. My first was with Aquil or however you spell his name (a colored guy) and my second interview was with Hilary.

In my first interview, I explained I was looking to make stable pay. I have a lot of background and experience in sales, retail, and customer service. I even have my own business. At both of my interviews, I was never told what the position was, the role, or what I would be doing as a job.

I was manipulated by BlueMount and given the run around. What was explained to me was that BlueMount is a company that helps entrepreneurs to start their businesses and be successful. The location in Lombard was an hour and fifteen minute drive for me. I was explained to that BlueMount works with Managers, leads, and clients with ATT.

With my very successful skill set, experience, and career background; I was told I would be an entry level manager. I would be trained as a manager and after learning the ropes; after less than a year I would have a salary as well as my own office with a team. I thought I would be working at this nice office job, wear business attire, sit down with leads and managers of ATT in the office or somewhere comfortable such as for coffee, help ATT with marketing, advertising, their company, metrics, promotions, design, or direct them to someone. I did not know or find out until my first official day on the job that I had it all wrong.

I was never told and it was NEVER communicated to me that the job they had actually hired me for was to go door to door in neighborhoods to sell (very poor bad service from experience) Direct TV. Not just that but! The job was also only 100% commission! So BlueMount expected me to donate my time, my gas, and pay for my own gas to go door to door trying to sell Direct TV without offering any pay for even gas or mileage!

When I sat in orientation, the two ladies teaching orientation looked at me like a deer in headlights when I told them this was not the job description I was told! There was no hourly or salary pay! It was all a scam and fraud! I was so furious and absolutely disgusted from being lied to, manipulated, and given the run around; that I walked out of orientation.

As I was walking out, one of the managers that interviewed me had the nerve to follow me! In my two interviews I showed my credentials from my business, my own promotions, offers, posters, and designs I created myself. I showed them all my retail, sales, and customer service experience. I was told I would be an entry level manager for the BlueMount company.

I was lied to, manipulated, and completely mislead! What company on God’s green earth would think someone with that much experience, have their own business, drives an hour and fifteen minutes one way to work for them; would want to work completely and only on commission, go door to door to people’s houses trying to sell them stuff, not even be paid for gas or mileage, and attempt to take advantage of you? My assumption is that BlueMount intentionally and purposely manipulated me; and gave me the run around because they knew this wasn’t the job I was seeking and they were so desperate to hire.

This company is a scam, fraud, and is looking to take advantage of potential employees/associates! Terrible company!