Pros
- Going to Malta for 3 weeks training (although you are expected to pay for your own flights) - Meeting like-minded individuals in the same position as you - Being able to work in a different country after the training - Financial knowledge I learnt has proved useful The lucky 0.00001% may end up being successful. It is inspiring to see successful cases - but the majority don't make it.
Cons
- The senior staff in Malta do treat individuals like children. I've seen people get screamed at - On the phone for long periods during the day. - Cold calling unsuspecting individuals - Spending your life on LinkedIn trying to "source" people to call - Being an investigator/stalker - seeing where individuals work, checking out their history to see if they could be rich or of "high net worth", gathering phone numbers of their companies - calling their companies and asking to receptionists to speak to them. - Be ready to use your savings to keep yourself afloat. The base salary they offer is not great. (In the country I worked in, bar/restaurant staff would earn more than me) - Towards the end of my employment, I had successfully helped the Financial Advisor/Regional manager make some deals and secure business - I was told that I would see the results in my pay packet..... This never appeared. - The amount of calls you are expected to make daily is ridiculous. You will get bored. I dialled fake numbers in the end.