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Be Careful - Sales Representative Avante Partners Employee Review

1.0
Nov 8, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The people do mostly seem genuinely nice - Probably does actually teach you some valuable sales skills you can use in real business

Cons

The job is what it is, door-to-door sales. The interview process definitely tries to dress it up as something more than that, but that's just what it is. I know the value of hard work, I grew up working on a farm, but I can tell when hard work is being taken advantage of, and that is certainly what I recognized during my very brief time at Avante Partners. Nobody I met there worked on base + commission, you are pushed to commission only, I strongly suspect because the business would go under if the employees were actually given a base salary. You do not get reimbursed for gas, and sometimes you drive up to 1 hour away (2 hour round trip). You will be expected to knock on people's doors during dinner time, which I can tell you is normally very unpleasant. If you really have no job prospects, maybe this is something to consider. You will definitely get hired and if you work really, really, really hard you might get *something* out of it. But your odds are incredibly slim, and I know for a fact the employee turnover ratio is huge here. Tons of people quit after their first day.

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Avante Partners Response
6y
I appreciate your feedback and sorry to hear you felt that way. We are very upfront and integrity is our #1 core value. Although everyone at the company works hard, we certainly do not take advantage of our people as they are all "at will" employees, and we really try to make everyone feel like they are valued and appreciated. Most of our employees have been here over 6 months and seem to really enjoy working here and feel like they are learning and growing. As far as compensation goes, that usually is something that is discussed with management and HR on a 1-on-1 basis and employees don't usually openly discuss. However, we do have current employees that are on a base + commission structure, but most of our top people are on a commission + bonus structure because they make more money that way. I'm assuming you were only here for a day or or so though, because once someone successfully completes training we go over what compensation model they want to be on and everyone is eligible for the base option at that point if they want to choose it. In addition, we do offer gas reimbursement for full-time employees who are in good standing with the company, as well as many other incentives and benefits that maybe you weren't aware of because you weren't here long enough. I'm not sure why you struggled so much, most of current employees do not have that difficult of a time and if they are struggling for some reason we make sure to get them the extra help and training they need to succeed. We are also usually very selective in who we hire and specifically do 3 rounds of interviews so that we can make sure the candidates clearly understand the role and position, and also so that we as a company can determine if we want to hire them. However, we are not perfect and occasionally hire people that aren't a good fit which it sounds like was true in your case. As a company, we wish you nothing but the best though and hope you find success in whatever career you choose moving forward.

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Pros

Continual education in things that school just does not teach enough about

Cons

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1.0
Feb 19, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Can’t find one single pro

Cons

Just wanted to let everyone know this company is ridiculous. If you read the responses the “company owner” leaves on other people’s reviews, it sounds like they’re desperately trying to save the company’s rear-end because former employees keep exposing the truth about the pyramid scheme that’s going on here. Half of these reviews are 5 stars, with no “cons” because those are the reviews written by employees who are instructed to write them. The REAL reviews are all one star, listing the actual problems with the company that it’s trying to cover up. If the reviews here were authentic, the company would have such a low average rating that they wouldn’t be able to scam desperate job-seekers into their sticky fingers... so they have to keep up appearances. This is one of those companies that has like 20 employees who think that the company runs the world & “oh my gosh we’re partnered with Verizon”. It’s door-to-door sales. Verizon probably doesn’t give !!!! about if your precious Avante Partners corporation even works for them at all. Avante Partners may work with Verizon, but so does every other small “private marketing” firm in the country. No one is happy at this company, they just need a job. Get real. And don’t even write back to me saying that I’m confused or that I must’ve misunderstood or that your company has all its morals straight and is doing exactly what they say they are. Sit down.

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Avante Partners Response
7y
First off, I just want to say that I don't think you are confused or misunderstood. We respect everyone's individual opinion and encourage people to share their experience at the company whether its good or bad. Although, we believe that the company is a great place to work and I'm sure that there is something positive you took away from working here. I wish you would have come talk to me in person to discuss your frustrations rather than write an anonymous review, so that we could have had a professional open conversation. However, I will address a few of your points for anyone who reads this review. 1. We are not trying to save anything or prevent any "truth" from being exposed. We are a legitimate corporation in the state of NJ that is structured like every other for profit business, and work with some of the most reputable brands in the world. All of our employees are W2, and are offered commission plus bonuses, or salary plus commission. We also offer benefits after 120 days of working at the company and up to 5 days of paid sick leave. No one pays any type of fee to work here and we do not require anyone to recruit anyone. I have copied the definition of what a pyramid scheme is below which is clearly not us. "a form of investment (illegal in the US and elsewhere) in which each paying participant recruits two further participants, with returns being given to early participants using money contributed by later ones." 2. Every positive review is just as authentic and real as the one you wrote. I encourage people to write reviews and share their experience as every business owner does. I have never told people what to write or made anyone write anything. There is nothing we are trying to hide or need to cover up. The only part I dislike about these reviews, is that people like yourself can right anonymous reviews and say anything you want with zero consequences regardless of the validity to it. 3. It appears our values are not the same. We don't think we "run the world," nor are we trying to. We are a company that is working alongside reputable companies creating a win-win relationship, and enjoy having fun in the process. We want to help our clients and everyone we hire grow and accomplish their goals. I highly doubt that our well known clients would risk their brand name in partnering with a company like ours if it wasn't legitimate. I know we have a positive work environment where people are happy and excited about growing with the company, but if anyone questions the happiness of our employees they can come interview any of our employees and judge for themselves. I am not sure way you are so unhappy with myself or the company. Although we are not perfect, it is crazy to me that you didn't take anything positive away from working here even if it wasn't a good match for you. Please feel free to reach out to me by phone or email if you would like to discuss anything further at 908-301-4714 or wlynam@avantepartnersinc.com. I would be happy to sit down and discuss anything further with you. I wish you nothing but the best.
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