Softbank makes prospective employees sell mobile phone contracts (for no pay)
If you want to work for Softbank, you’ll have to do unpaid sales work on their behalf:
Applicants to the business planning and retail sales divisions of the three companies were required to sell contracts in order to exhibit their “sales power” as part of a “special interview quota,” in addition to the usual written test and interview.
Prospective hires are directed to a dedicated Web site where they are given a sales ID. Customers who sign new contracts with Softbank or switch from another carrier as a result of a student applicant’s efforts receive the applicant’s special ID, and the applicant’s name along with the contract details are passed on to Softbank. Sales results for clients who conclude Softbank contracts by April 12 and begin using Softbank services by April 26 will be included in the prospective hire’s evaluation.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is investigating the practice to see if it violates labor laws.
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