I assumed the representative was just lying to me or letting me down easy-she would probably never follow-up.Ī friend of mine, also a first-year, walked up to the booth, heard the same pitch, and was offered an interview. The promise of an interview was exciting, but a part of me knew it felt too good to be true. How many would that have been? I estimated it to be at least 50 other students. I thought about all the other people who must have come to that booth too. She took one glance at my résumé and agreed to interview me on the spot. I gave the representative my résumé, and she told me she’d call me in a few days to schedule a time to do an interview.

Her words seemed slightly bombastic and vapid, but I accounted for that with my lack of concrete financial knowledge. I thought to myself: Wow, this company seems super cool! I would get to truly help people and change lives. She mentioned the prospect of flexible part-time work hours, which seemed perfect for a full-time college student. Primerica’s aim is to help ordinary people gain financial literacy and see past what regular insurance companies are telling them. She told me how most insurance companies aren’t transparent to their clients and lie to them about interest rates. She said Primerica was a company geared toward helping middle-income families learn how to manage their money. Their representative was a super friendly, bubbly woman who seemed to truly enjoy her job. When I was there, I stopped by a booth held by a company named Primerica. On the first Friday of Fall 2022 classes, I went to the For-Profit Opportunities Fair hosted by Beyond Barnard, Barnard’s career center. I never would’ve thought taking down a multi-level marketing ploy would be on the agenda for my very first week of college!

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