Nova Talent reached out to me on LinkedIn to offer me a role as a Growth Intern. I had never applied, so I asked for more information. Instead of explaining the role, they asked me to schedule a call, which they then cancelled twice, both times without any explanation, despite the fact that I had already blocked time for it.When the call finally happened, the experience was extremely unprofessional:- The interviewer joined 10 minutes late with no message or apology.- Had no idea who I was, my background, or which university I studied at, even though Nova had contacted me first.- Any basic question I asked (“What exactly does the role involve?” / “What benefit does this bring to me?”) received no clear answer.- The tone was irritated and evasive, and at one point she even asked me, “Do you have a lot of interviews?” in a condescending way.- Told me they already had two Growth Interns at my university, which made it unclear why they reached out to me again. When I asked about it, she became defensive instead of explaining.The most concerning part was the explanation of the “Growth Intern” position.According to her, the role is commission-based: you earn money by bringing people into Nova who then pay an annual membership fee (around €200). Recruiting people who must then pay to join made the structure feel uncomfortably similar to a pyramid-scheme, even if that is not how they describe it.She also claimed Nova has 13 million members worldwide, which sounded extremely unrealistic. After the call, I looked it up myself and publicly available information suggests Nova has around 25,000 members, not millions. This made her statements in the interview feel misleading at best.Overall, the entire experience felt disorganized, unclear, and lacking transparency.The combination of:- repeated cancellations- zero preparation- vague answers- commission-based recruitment- and membership claims that contradict public informationmade the whole process feel highly questionable.Based on my experience, I would strongly advise others to be cautious when dealing with Nova Talent.
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