This is definitely a good thread to keep an eye out for, if only i knew it earlier i would not have wasted so much time on 'time wasting' interviews.

It would seem that lots of people have mentioned the Cobra int, and guess i would share my experience here just as well.

I applied for management trainee in jobstreet for a company called APPCO sdn.bhd, They have a nice office in Wisma Goldhill.

But anyway as someone earlier mentioned, they first ask you simple questions and then call us back for a 2nd interview. During the 2nd interview, they'll show us a 'show' on how successful the Cobra company is and how happy the the workers are and how much fun they are having. Everyone looks like they are so happy there with all the cheering and stuffs.

End of show, they'll drive us to a shopping complex, i forgot where since i'm not from KL and over there, they are actually getting people to sign up to provide monthly donation to the WWF. (world wide fun for nature). During that time, they'll praise us alot, make us feel like we're having fun and all.

But to cut long story short, we get no EPF, we get no basic salary but work purely for commission. Example, if someone signs up for the donation scheme, we get RM100+. We also need to hit a quota every month. If you don't sell enough then you can happily eat sand/grass la. (which ever your preference)

Out of curiosity, i asked " What if I ask for a basic salary" and the person seems annoyed and replied, "If you reallly want, then i pay you RM1.5k (or less)" but there's no commission and you have to hit your quota and if you go OVER the quota, they still don't pay you the extra. But of course, they make it in such a way that if you calculate, then taking the commission sounds better. But i can tell you, getting people to sign up definitely won't be easy.

The supervisor assign to us will also help us "sell" but only because every time you get someone to sign up, they get some commission as well. So it's something like a pyramid scheme.

End of day, I passed with flying colours and boy were they mad when I turned them down..

It actually don't sounds as bad after I typed it out but whatever it is, stay clear of them, unless you don't mind working half to death to get peanuts in return..