Is this door to door job worth it?

Nah. I was selling upvc windows...not easy. Don't quit, get fired ;)

E - money can be made knocking doors, my team leader made on average about a grand a week. He wasn't even the top earner. You have to like tapoint and selling...and walking. Lots and lots of walking.

You're moral compass has to be pretty low too. We were taught to target the more vulnerable people..old people with cash etc was shown his to profile a homeowner by their house etc

Dodgy business.
 
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Was he really on a grand a week though or is that what he told you to give you a false hope of being in his shoes one day? Even if he was I bet he had tons of expenses like paying for his own office and paying his crew members.

Apparently they liked me so much at the interview they was going to make me team leader, I'm guessing they say that to everyone. In that article I posted being a team leader is not a good thing.

If I get fired then Job Centre will want to know why and they will most likely stop my benefits. I feel a bit trapped.
 
I can't offer you much advice Nate apart from there is no such thing as bad experience, if its not for you and you quit at least you know which jobs to avoid.

It does sound like he's giving you a sales speal on that job, but i would just use them, get some experience but keep job searching as i'm sure something will come up in time.

Sorry I cant give you better advice, but i wish you and your mum good luck
 
Thanks Fusion but after reading the cobra article I think this is a case of bad experience. I will find another job I need to walk into businesses more.
 
No OP don't take it. You'll probably have to pay for your traveling costs (The place where you will be going door to door) so you'll have to take that into account. These direct marketing companies will promise you the world and tell you they are making loads but it isn't worth it.

Also I'm pretty sure if you voluntarily leave the job you cannot claim JSA for a certain amount of time. I got offered a job doing this but did not take it.
 
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I went to an interview and then to a second which included going round door to door with people who already worked there. It was selling insulation on behalf of that government scheme.

The first interview went awful and so did the second, but I still got offered the job. It was pretty obvious they intended to give it to me from the start since it was commission only and they wouldn't really be losing anything. I didn't want to go round all day annoying people and maybe earning nothing.
 
Yeah my interview felt like he was selling the job. Ah yours was commission only, so you didn't have any problems from JC turning the job down?
 
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Yeah my interview felt like he was selling the job. Ah yours was commission only, so you didn't have any problems from JC turning the job down?
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I told the woman I saw at the JC I had an interview for a commission only job and she said something like "you don't want that" or something similar. I signed off a few days after anyway as I found part time work.
 
I don't mean to be mean, but you come across as very naive.

Of course this guy told other people in their interviews they're "management material" (you get a desk? :eek: Sign me the **** up). They want you to think it's not some dead-end door to door job.
Of course he said that the awful, awful "qualification" was worth it and valued by employers.

They want you for dirt cheap labour. Avoid.
 
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commission which is £5 then £15 after so long.
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I'd say go for it.

You could physically knock on at least 500-600 doors per day, easily...

So let's be very reasonable and say 10-20 sales per day, that's £50-100 per day!

And that's just the beginning, If you move up to £15, that's £150-300 per day!
 
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if you are a natural sales man you will make a fortune

if you are ok you will do all right

if you are pants at sales you will do ****...

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You would have to be a **** salesperson to not be able to "sell" something that is free.

The biggest thing that will have people closing the door on you is that they think they will have to pay something. If you can state to them that you are providing information for a FREE product that will SAVE THEM MONEY at the outset then you will minimise the amount f doors closing on you.

Of course you have to be smart. Go for older houses (unless you are told the addresses to go to) as the modern houses tend to have insulation anyway. Also, for all the houses (even the ones that say no), ask them if they know anyone that would benefit from it then pay them a visit. They may be saying no as they already have insulation.

Know anyone that works? Get some flyers made up, put your details on them so people contact you about it and get your friends to put them in their work
 
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When I was unemployed, I was 27. I sent out speculative CVs and got an interview for an unknown position for a renewable energy company. Turns out they wanted me to work for free for a month, then use my own car to travel the country trying to sell light bulbs. I told them to sod off and told the job centre that it was unfair and totally taking the ****. I think it was all commission based as well.
 
Thanks for being honest tibbsey I am naive sometimes, live and learn. Everyone is saying this qualification is worthless but that's the main reason they are telling me to go for it, obviously trying to persuade me.

The thing is once you say it's free people believe it to be a scam. Most houses do have insulation now and the old houses are more than likely to be unsuitable to install it.

I would never do commission only, only if I was completely desperate and had to pay debt or something.

Well I'm going in today to let my advisor know, feel kind of bad cause I told him I'm up for it but now I've changed my mind and he's actually a really nice guy.
 
wont your advisor sanction you since its a job offer? make sure you show them the sums of how you will be worse off doing this!
 
British Gas do wall/loft cavity for nothing. Plus you don't have to tell some annoying little man standing on your door step to foff.
 
Don't do it.

It's a pretty scummy & clear way of trying to dodge the national minimum wage, they should be ashamed on themselves.

Keep looking until you can find something which pays at least the NMW.
 
Was in a similar position once upon-a-time, my suggestion is to avoid this like it was death.

Dont come off your JSA for less than more guaranteed weekly money after expenses at a reasonable amount of hours, because otherwise the job isn't going to last your either going to be unable to re-claim or have to wait for money many weeks while they restart the claim.

In either case anything that has the potential to leave you worse off than you are now is not going to improve your chances of finding long term employment and having door to door sales on your CV is unlikely to make any major difference towards this goal, your better off stacking shelfs at a supermarket or even a job with a place like burger king would be a step up on this because its regular shifts with chance for much overtime.
 
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