Cain N Moko

This thread is for those who: 1. Would like to share a bad experience in job application 2. Would like to know what companies have bad practices 3. Would like to know what the bad practices are Let me start off with MGC Group of Companies. This company sells Masagana Gas (LPG) and is putting up several LPG stations in the country. When I applied there, the guard was telling me and other applicants that they are always the first to raise prices when there is an uptick in the world markets and the last to bring down prices when the world market price goes down. Witht the recent shortage in LPG, I was wondering why the guard would tell me and other applicants about that. Hmmm. The opening was for business development manager. Since the job entailed market research and feasibility studies and contract drafting, I was asked to produce some samples of contracts and studies. So I did. The GM who interviewed me did not question the sample contracts but wanted to see some improvement on the sample feasibilty study which is not directly related to the company. He wanted to see more depth. Hmmm. I didn't see how it applied to his company but, okay, I will try to deepen the study. So I did. The whole time of the conversation he mentioned thrice that his company was a "small company". Now I didn't mind that he conducts business at an old residential house converted to an office. But saying "small company" thrice is hinting that he is not prepared to agree to anywhere close to my asking/expected salary. Hmmmmmmm. After improving the same study, he now says he wants me to do a feasibilty study and market research for his new LPG converter kit and find financing companies who will take on the product for customers who could not immediately afford it. And THEN, he mentions, that ONLY AFTER I come up with the research, study and financing companies who will come on board, will he discuss salaries. He wasted my time. I am not working for free. He could easily say that he is not satisfied with my studies and reject my application after I submit the studies. He then gave me three days to comply. I didn't do a damn thing and withdrew my application. Such does not speak well of the company.