Actionlink Employer Reviews

went to big box stores and assisted in selling electronics. Enjoyable work

The worst place I have ever worked in a long career. You will need to forget everything you ever learned about civility, ingenuity, trust, duty, salary, raises, benefits, vacations, tools, etc. Corporate thinks that those of us in the field do nothing. Favoritism and nepotism are rampant. Client managers range from very good to awful. Client turnover – more... is high. There are various class-action suits against company. They do not pay time and a half on Sundays in states where it is the law. Stay away unless you like to be abused. – less

A typical day at work involved driving to 3-4 retail stores in my territory and educating the store's employees & customers on the products and brand I advocated. I learned how to deal with customers and maintain strong neutrality for the brands I advocated. The management & team was pleased to help and always made time to answer my questions in a timely – more... manner. The hardest part of the job was discontinuing my visits after my maximum allotted 4 stores per day. The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to travel to different places each day. – less

great people
awesome benefits
good pay
management is great they want you to succeed

ActionLink is a typical example of the Good ol' Boy mentality at work. At one time they did believe in promoting from within, no longer. If you are a woman, run, don't walk away from this company. They don't promote women.
They no longer pay time and a half for over time it is now 1/2 time. Getting compensation for hours worked is very difficult. When – more... they see a project is ending they will change the contract in their favor so the worker will no benefit.
They will ask you to work extra hours and imply it's in your best interest not to bill for them. If you're on salary you can expect to work a 60 hour week easily and be called at 10 PM on a Fri. night with something that must be done RIGHT NOW.
They also promise bonuses you will never see. – less

If you like working on your own, punctual, focus of details of your assigned job, meeting and working with store administration and employees and following up with web site reporting this is the company to work for. Great management support as close as your cell phone.

Each assignment could be different, you will learn set up displays and activations – more... of electronics to auditing merchandise. – less

Only Worked Weekends Got Paid $14.00 To Go To Best Buy And Sell Panasonic Products, They Also ave People Selling Other Products Too (Ex.) LG,Sony...ect)

• Assisted in promoting new brands introduced in the market by creating awareness among the customers
• Submitted timely and accurate reports related to the arrival of new stock or the reamining stock in the store
• digital cameras • Down stocking • Housekeeping and signage
• Look after the condition of the store and make sure the items are in proper – more... condition to attract more customers
• Re-sets • cross merchandising and fill-in responsibilities. – less

Worked with this company for two years and I love the flexiable.

Good company goes out of their way to take care of you. I have learned retail electronics merchandising practices with companies such as Best Buy, Target, Sears, Costco, and many others. Assignments range from display and merchandise audits to display installations and maintenance. All scheduling and instruction is performed online on Actionlink websites.

I – more... enjoy the flexibility of scheduling to accommodate my other activities. – less

I wasn't paid for all of the hours I worked, nor did I receive any of the perks that was agreed upon before I even took the job. Extremely dissatisfied with the unprofressionalism!

I was hired as a Hybrid for the LG program. This position was responsible for electronics, home appliances and merchandising. They classified the job as a Sales Rep and product trainer with some merchandising but they were more interested in us cleaning and forced was to move heavy electronics and appliances without safety classes or equipment. We also – more... had to carry an extremely heavy cleaning bag into all our stores which was filled with toxic cleaning products and our laptop computer. They told us if we didn't do it then we were fired. They never paid us travel time, over time and time to file our reports. They totally took advantage of their Reps. Many of our managers and supervisors were fired because they stood up for their team and expressed concerns about the LG program. We worked 12-16 hours a day but was only paid for 8 hours, regardless of actual time worked. We were promised quarterly bonuses which were never paid. My manager's husband died and they made her return to work within a month or they were going to fire her. I am writing this review to warn others about this company and how they treat their employees. They are full of greed not rewarding their Reps. but only themselves, they have no shame! There are several class action lawsuits and Workman's Comp claims against Actionlink from former Sales Reps and Merchandisers. – less

Great job, worked in Best Buy and Costco retail stores representing LG electronics. Demoed their 3d tvs for customers, answered questions and made sales.

awesome place to work and management was really helpful in offering trainings and guidance.

great place to work, fun exciting, always something to learn

I had worked under actionlink for 3yrs. I had a new manager every year. All of the required work was in Best Buy,Walmart, or Sears. Promotions and manager help was non-existent. It was decent pay and normally only weekend work. This is a great place for recent high school grads but please don't stay to long.

I WORK INDEPENDENT So I HAVE TO BE AN HONEST PERSON ITS A GOOD PART TIME JOB

As soon as your program ends, good luck trying to stay on with the company, as they will not help you go to another program or give references.

Of all the out source companies I've worked for, ActionLink is the most satisfying. They have their "act together" with minimum paperwork, respecting employees and providing enough change to make the job interesting.
I also enjoyed the regional travel although a reasonable amount of Nationwide or worldwide travel would have been acceptable.
Typical – more... day: receive assignment and location, travel to Best Buy or other " big Box " store and Train employees on new product or features, attract customers and assist sales and report relevant product intelligence gathered to client. This was the case in the other Out Source companies I've worked for except some required more extensive regional travel. Their was no "hard" part of my job.
The best part was people interaction. – less

I apply for assignments and confirm that the assignment has been given to me. I then read the instructions and print the paperwork necessary to complete my job. Assignments have a deadline date but as long as they are completed before the deadline I can do the work whenever it is convenient for me.