Don't let them take advantage of you. You can always find a job in the insurance agency if you're willing to take a commissioned position, which most insurance positions are.
If they want you to train a class, ask yourself how much you feel the training is worth. How large is the class? How much would it cost for them to get the training elsewhere? Perhaps you'd be better off teaching training classes than to take the position they'd offer you. Don't let them take advantage of you unless you're really hurting for the cash. Or even ask them for more.
Best of luck!
$300 for a day's work, with the possibility of also ending up with a regular job, doesn't sound too bad.
Sure there is a possibility they really only want you for that day; to minimize the risk if that's true, don't give away ALL of your tips and tricks - and make sure to emphasize that you can and will do more if you're hired (spin it positively by making it clear that you can't impart all of your wisdom in a single day).
However, I don't think they really are just using you - they've gone through the trouble of interviewing you, the VP is actually flying in to see you - why put in all that investment of time and money just to get a day's worth of work from you?
I once had something similar happen to me - I had interviewed for a job as a designer and they subsequently asked me to "show my stuff" by evaluating features of an existing product of theirs (without offering me a dime either). My concern was like yours - what was stopping them from not hiring me but using my work to improve their product? I ended up voicing my concerns to them, but going ahead and doing the review anyway since I figured they wouldn't have gone through the trouble of interviewing me just to steal a few hours work from me.
This is a hard call. But if they are willing to pay you $300.00 that's not a bad deal. Don't give them all you got when you are training. Give them some basics. Tell the company that. Be truthful to them how you feel about the situation. I hope it works out for you. Good luck with it.
Tell them that they will have to extend you a job offer if they wish to see you in action.
Concerned about a possible interview scam?
A company that I am interviewing with has asked me to come in and train their sales reps on insurance sales. I am currently going through the interview process and I have not received an offer but the VP of the company that I interviewed with asked me to come in and train their sales reps for a day and will pay me $300 for the day. Teey were looking for someone with 10 years of experience, I have 4, she advised me that she wants to move forward in the interview process but she wants me to train their reps in addition to continuing the interview process. She is going to fly in to attend the training as well, she said that they would like to "see me in action", they offered to pay me for the day which is fine.....but I am concerned that they are just using me for my tips and tricks and aren't actually considering hiring me, is this common? I know that they are considering other candidates but those candidates weren't asked to come in and do a full day of training. What do you guys think?
