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Worst job experience of my life - Business Development Manager Neal Consulting Employee Review

1.0
12 Apr 2021
Recommend
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Pros

There are no positives about this place

Cons

Firstly, the 5 star review was clearly written by the directors because no one ever lasts more than 3 weeks at this place. Neal Consulting is the most bizarre company I have ever had the displeasure of working for. It is run by a husband and wife team from what looks like their bedroom and the BDM role is to cold call 130 leads a day. Every day. They call the role a BDM role but it’s nothing of the sort - you are a home based call centre cold calling machine and nothing else. They advertise a really attractive basic salary but they can do this because they only keep staff on for 3 weeks! You work on 2 or 3 clients whose businesses are pretty much set up by semi retired people who’ve bought a licence for a bit of software, set up a 1 man band but don’t have a clue how to sell it, so it’s our job to set up sales appointments on their behalf. The only training you ever receive is a 1 hour interview video between the client and the directors. You are then expected to source your own leads, which if you’re calling 130 leads a day, is a lot of work in itself. Your only lead source is LinkedIn and you are expected to pay, out of your own pocket, for sales navigator so that you can pull enough leads into the system. After 3 weeks your employment is terminated with no notice whatsoever and I really have no idea why they work like this - I can only imagine it’s so they can use our warmed up leads without paying us. The culture felt utterly bizarre like it was operating outside the law or just doing everything in a dodgy way. Good people have left good jobs to join this bunch of cowboys, only to be thrown out after 3 weeks. Please don’t make the same mistake I did.

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1.0
25 Mar 2021
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Pros

Give you a laptop, one hour lunch break , good commission

Cons

Micro managed, they gain access to your personal social media and watch it incase you look for another job. You can be a top hitter at this company but if you at any point think about another job be careful. They watch your personnel social media and even read your messages. They say they can do this however they cannot. Very much a place if your face does not fit then they out you regardless of performance. I out performed their so called big hitters from day one but it was not good enough and received an email to say my contract was terminated with immediate effect. They don't even call you to let you go. You think your doing well and all is fine and then all of a sudden they pull the rug from under you. You have to train yourself. They give you client and about 2 hours to learn it, then your on the phone and very much on your own. If you start doing well it rubs up the so called big deals their and they want you out for making them look bad. All in all a very odd company to work for.

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1.0
18 Feb 2021
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Pros

onboarding process was simple enough and CRM system easy to use

Cons

1)There is a consistent pattern of firing new starters before they complete a month's service 2) you are watched and monitored via your laptop 24/7 even during your lunch break 3) managers are more concerned about quantity over quality. God forbid you miss your KPI target for the day because you have had a good but long call with a prospect that resulted in a booked appointment (that's your job) 4)The salary displayed on Indeed/Reed job ads isn't correct. Your earnings will be low- basic £24k annual salary and £75 per appointment that takes place. You are of course not entitled to any commission if you are dismissed in your 6 month probationary period

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