With the promise of quick cash in a summer, it’s easy to see the appeal of multilevel marketing and direct selling programs. It’s even easier to see why these companies would seek recruits on college campuses full of unemployed and busy students. One program, Southwestern Advantage, which sells textbooks, has come under scrutiny from students. […]
Month: December 2020
Direct-selling company Southwestern Advantage continues to recruit UF students despite complaints
With the promise of quick cash in one summer, it’s easy to see the allure of tiered marketing and direct selling programs. It’s even easier to see why these companies would be looking for recruits on college campuses filled with unemployed and busy students. One program, Southwestern Advantage, which sells textbooks, has come under scrutiny […]
Quality Steel hires new regional sales manager
Delahousaye Quality Steel has added Vincent Delahousaye to the sales team as Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest Territory. Delahousaye takes over the territory previously managed by Mike Rentmeester, which is in transition to another territory. Delahousaye is responsible for the sales of propane tanks and NH3 Quality Steel in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri […]
Falling sales, job losses and bankruptcies: pain spreads through coal country
The coal industry has lost 8,000 jobs, or 15% of its workforce, over the past 12 months, according to the November jobs report. And last week two other coal companies, Lighthouse Resources and White Stallion Energy, both filed for bankruptcy. They were at least the fourth and fifth coal miners to file for bankruptcy in […]
Job demand in transactional sales tops in Nigeria, 2 more during Covid-19 – Nairametrics
Transactional sales positions are the most in-demand jobs in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya amid disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to data from ROAM Africa (Ringier One Africa Media) released today. Data from three new labor market reports sheds further light on the effects of Covid-19 on the African labor market. With extended […]