To begin with, the job add was vague. (The ad that I saw had less detail than the current one that is posted on CareerBuilder.) I did some research and found the company's website under 21stcenturyemployment rather than under an url with something along the lines of Virtual Employment. The information on the website and job ad do not clearly explain what the software does to "turn businesses around." The website mainly just gives some sales pitch. I thought that it is unprofessional for a company's website to not make 100% clear what it's products and services are. Does he provide employment staffing virtually or does the software that he's selling provide back-end office services to businesses? Is it a combination of both? So, I was confused at this point. The person whom I interviewed with is the owner of the company. He left me a voice mail asking me to call him back so that he could see what my "personality" is like. I thought that it was odd for an interviewer to be so candid to say that, but I didn't think much of it at the time. (Later on, I realized that his candidness is a red flag.) Then I had the phone interview. He mentioned that the salesperson would be selling a software license for something like $59-$79 a month. No big deal I thought. I passed the phone interview and was invited to come to his live/work loft for an in-person interview with himself and his "trainer". I waited for about 15 minutes in the lobby until he showed up. He then took me up to the roof for the interview. The interview was only with him. During the interview, he glanced over at a girl who walked by wearing tights. He then mentioned how hot the girls in L.A. are and how dirty Phoenix is. He dropped too many f-bombs during our conversation. His candidness is a huge red flag about what he would be like to work for. It's completely unprofessional for an interviewer to make remarks of a sexual nature and to be so off-colored as to say the f-word a few times. Would he be so brazen when he wants to fire you? He ranted on and on about what he sells and how the internet is the future of doing business. I was still unsure about what the salesperson would be selling so I probed him with questions. After maybe 45 minutes into it, I finally find out that the software licensing would not be the only thing that the salesperson needs to sell. In order for clients, who purchase the software, to receive services, they would need to buy some service for like $75,000 in order for all of it to work. I might not have found out that selling a $75,000 service would be involved if I didn't ask questions. At the end of the interview, he offers me the job. I knew that I was going to turn him down, but I asked whether I could think about it and give him a reply tomorrow. He looks me dead in the eyes and said no. He then rescinded the offer and said "you're pissing me off." Then he immediately got up and walked away without so much as a handshake to end the interview. I was left with my jaw on the floor in disbelief at what just happened. It's common to ask to think about an offer, but this guy wouldn't have it.
