primerica is a pyramid scheme..i'll say mostly selling insurance, attend to workshops and convincing people to join them. and u only make money if u get someone to sign up for insurance.. something like that! not my career goal i would say..

THANK GOODNESS I checked it out, the audacity. He was so pleasant from the start, and his script seemed so perfectly rehearsed that a mini red flag went up in my head, but then he continued to talk and talk about the opportunity, how no financial background is required, and that all I need was a love for people, good interpersonal and communication skills, and pretty much all of the other laundry terms that job seekers put on their resumes. So, it was hard to accept the interview because he made me feel so confident and optimistic about being a "leader" and a part of "the biggest financial institution in the world". My sister and her close friend both attended the first interview and confirmed that it was highly unprofessional. The questions that they asked were basic personality questions, hardly the grilling that one would expect from a solid company. I am supposed to go to my interview tomorrow, and if "Tal Grossman" had left a number to contact them if anything should arise, I would've had the courtesy to let them know I wasn't interested, but they didn't. So? Again, thank goodness I did my research!

Also, for those genuinely looking for the "truth", just keep doing your research, go with your instincts, and be weary of  the super positive comments such as the ones below, because they too might be hired by Primerica or similar companies, doing damage control on helpful and informative sites such as these.

Good luck to those still looking for employment!
Stay positive!!!

All very Horatio Alger, eh?

Excuse me, I'll be right back, I just threw up a little....

I can say without hesitation that I have never had any question about whether or not I should do business with the geniuses at Primerica.  But then, I follow the business news pretty closely....

Too funny - I just popped back here this morning to follow up, and I see all this.  Nathan - the biggest difference between PFS and these MLM compnies is that in Primerica you must get a license issued through the government to distribute product.  Registered products are a far cry from MLM.  In other companies you have tp purchase the product to resell it.  I can't buy an RSP and then resell mine to you.  As we straighten out the facts, Primerica is a giant, a leader both in Canada and globally in Term insurance, debt consolidation and various investment products.  Any comparrison to a company that is not a financial service company is invalid.  Peach - great question - talk to the person training you - infact, they'll outline things to you very clearly, better than I can do on the web.  Nathan - I know how you feel, that's similar to how I felt, what I found was that there was no substitution for going in for an interview, getting the actual facts, seeing the numbers, and asking questions.  Making assumptions and guessing over a system that has made literally tens of thousands of "independant representatives" financially free isn't fair.  Unfortunately you don't know enough about this business (you clearly know a lot about the industry you specializee in) to pass judgement or make comparrisons.  The fact you mentioned that representatives become clients is a funny thing - most of our clients become representatives!!  We just brought my uncle into the company - He was a CFA (not corn flakes though!! LOL!!)  We sat in his house last week, he loved what the company does, he took advantage of some investments and figured who could manage his money better, me or him???  This is the opportunity of a lifetime if dome right Peter.  Do follow your heart!!  Good luck to all those reading, use your own brain, not someone else's, you don't know where there's have been!!

I got a call last wednesday...and what i really don't understand is...when i asked  the gentleman who called me where he got my information...he couldn't give me a tangible answer as to where...that to me made me think.I will not mind going for the interview...but at the moment my instincts says not to go...and besides...this company have tried numerous times to recruit me after school and have turned them down...Anways...guys stop arguing...this Tal Grossman is enjoy some stake and some wine not even remember who he hired yesterday...

me too just received call from this #
was unable to hear anything