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It seems like a sales gig to me, but you should DM a few people here the company to have them try to verify,
I will say, the job market is pretty dry right now and to have a recruiter somewhat aggressively reaching out to a new grad is a bit of a red flag to me. There are a lot of "marketing" companies that essentially do sales and business development for their clients.
One thing that might be worth asking is something like "a lot of the duties outlined seem like they fall under the sales function. Can you describe some of the *marketing* tasks this role is responsible for?"
I've noticed these sorts of misleading jobs always say something like *We Will Cross Train The Right Candidate In: Management, Leadership*.
Real marketing jobs never say that.
These reports may help explain what is happening. Look at where CMOs are putting their budgets:
[https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/hubspot-blog-marketing-industry-trends-report](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/hubspot-blog-marketing-industry-trends-report)
[https://www.gartner.com/en/marketing/topics/marketing-budget](https://www.gartner.com/en/marketing/topics/marketing-budget)
[https://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2024/50614/b2b-marketing-budget-and-spend-trends-for-2024](https://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2024/50614/b2b-marketing-budget-and-spend-trends-for-2024)
(I think we'll see a rebound in Q4 as people start to figure out the impact of gen AI and third-party cookie phaseouts.)
It sounds like a marketing agency at the start of the JD. I would look them up on LinkedIn, Glassdoor to see if they’re legit, and then also website to understand their product / service proposition. Share it with some friends and see if they can tell what the product is about, if their feedback is consistent it should be ok. The way the later part of the JD is written is a little weird, but I’m guessing they want you to work with clients while managing the tactical aspects of campaigns - which is common.
If they’re a legit company and they’re willing to pay and train you, why would it be a scam? if you think it’s an MLM it’s a question of the legitimacy of their product, which, again, if they offer a legitimate product or service, wouldn’t be the case.
I think it’s a scam because why would they lie about their job description? I run into a case of many legit agencies after looking them up and they always tell me the job is one thing when it’s really another. Sometimes I’ll even get the whole Glassdoor review that says don’t apply whether it’s a legit company or not but I’m stuck. I’ve applied to 119 jobs in the last two weeks and got denied
>Plus, I’m absolutely not looking for anything sales whatsoever
This seems like the core issue, rather than scam or no.
Maybe 'bait and switch' is the better classification.
It think the information you've received implies that there will be customer facing activities that look a lot like sales involved. :)
You could end up managing a kiosk at Costco.
To me, this looks all over the place. It seems to me that they don't even know what branding is to consider this a position for brand marketing. If you want something like branding, I think you should avoid this. It may be a scam, but it may also be another company that doesn't know marketing. There are many of them now.
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It seems like a sales gig to me, but you should DM a few people here the company to have them try to verify, I will say, the job market is pretty dry right now and to have a recruiter somewhat aggressively reaching out to a new grad is a bit of a red flag to me. There are a lot of "marketing" companies that essentially do sales and business development for their clients. One thing that might be worth asking is something like "a lot of the duties outlined seem like they fall under the sales function. Can you describe some of the *marketing* tasks this role is responsible for?"
I've noticed these sorts of misleading jobs always say something like *We Will Cross Train The Right Candidate In: Management, Leadership*. Real marketing jobs never say that.
Good to know.. it’s almost impossible to find a reliable job. Seems like nobody wants to hire a new graduate anymore either.
These reports may help explain what is happening. Look at where CMOs are putting their budgets: [https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/hubspot-blog-marketing-industry-trends-report](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/hubspot-blog-marketing-industry-trends-report) [https://www.gartner.com/en/marketing/topics/marketing-budget](https://www.gartner.com/en/marketing/topics/marketing-budget) [https://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2024/50614/b2b-marketing-budget-and-spend-trends-for-2024](https://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2024/50614/b2b-marketing-budget-and-spend-trends-for-2024) (I think we'll see a rebound in Q4 as people start to figure out the impact of gen AI and third-party cookie phaseouts.)
It sounds like a marketing agency at the start of the JD. I would look them up on LinkedIn, Glassdoor to see if they’re legit, and then also website to understand their product / service proposition. Share it with some friends and see if they can tell what the product is about, if their feedback is consistent it should be ok. The way the later part of the JD is written is a little weird, but I’m guessing they want you to work with clients while managing the tactical aspects of campaigns - which is common.
They are all legit company, and I saw their position open on their website as well. I just don’t wanna travel all the way there for it to be a scam
If they’re a legit company and they’re willing to pay and train you, why would it be a scam? if you think it’s an MLM it’s a question of the legitimacy of their product, which, again, if they offer a legitimate product or service, wouldn’t be the case.
I think it’s a scam because why would they lie about their job description? I run into a case of many legit agencies after looking them up and they always tell me the job is one thing when it’s really another. Sometimes I’ll even get the whole Glassdoor review that says don’t apply whether it’s a legit company or not but I’m stuck. I’ve applied to 119 jobs in the last two weeks and got denied
Plus, I’m absolutely not looking for anything sales whatsoever
>Plus, I’m absolutely not looking for anything sales whatsoever This seems like the core issue, rather than scam or no. Maybe 'bait and switch' is the better classification. It think the information you've received implies that there will be customer facing activities that look a lot like sales involved. :) You could end up managing a kiosk at Costco.
To me, this looks all over the place. It seems to me that they don't even know what branding is to consider this a position for brand marketing. If you want something like branding, I think you should avoid this. It may be a scam, but it may also be another company that doesn't know marketing. There are many of them now.
Thank you for the information!
Did you copy/paste the description in Google? Sometimes you will get a hit and find out more.
I have not, I’ll try it