If you’ve ever seen an advertisement on campus for a student job boasting $15 per hour and you thought it was too good to be true, then you were right.These advertisements, which are often scribbled in the corners of LSU chalkboards, are a teaser for Vector Marketing.Jaded students will tell you it’s a scam. To be fair, “scam” is a harsh word to use, and technically speaking, it isn’t true.My own experience with Vector is different from most. I didn’t initiate contact with them – they found me.I received a call from them on my cell phone, during which a receptionist informed me a fellow LSU student had referred me for a job with Vector. Without giving me further information about the job, other than saying I would learn “people skills,” she then asked me to schedule an interview.But I declined because I didn’t recognize the company nor the name of the student who was supposedly passing around my resume on the sly.When I finally managed to contact the student who had allegedly referred me, he confirmed he was an LSU student but denied passing around my résumé or knowing who I was.That was the first red flag.I called the main number back and asked the secretary for a more detailed job description. The only reply I got was a muttered, “I’m not supposed to do this,” then a grumpy rattling of a list of  “business ethics” I would learn while working for the company.When I pressed them further, they insisted I would “learn about it at the interview.”And here we arrive at the main gripe many have with the company – Vector’s hesitancy to provide potential employees with information and answer questions prior to the interview.They are continually disingenuous and perpetually vague when dealing with potential employees. As a result, many college kids arrive at the interview uninformed and expect a huge payoff, only to become embittered when they discover Vector isn’t quite the cash cow they thought it was.I want to save your time, so allow me to disillusion you by telling you what I’ve managed to find out through my conversation with the LSU student who “referred” me to Vector. Let me give you the information they won’t.Foremost, Vector is a company that sells Cutco knives door to door. Additionally, the chalkboard ads are misleading – you don’t make $15 per hour. That’s just the base pay for every appointment you make.Finally, beginner salesmen are instructed to peddle the knives to friends and family.Depending on whether your family and friends choose to divulge follow-up contacts, you are either devoid of resources and can no longer make money (the company does not provide leads), or you can continue and direct market in the homes of strangers.See how easy that was? Strange that Vector seems incapable of divulging such  information upfront, though I can only suppose it’s because they desire to maintain their “get rich quick” persona by means of omission. That said, you may end up enjoying working for them anyway. It’s not a typical job, and certainly not for everyone. In all fairness, for all those who dislike Vector, there are plenty who are able to find great opportunities within the company.But if you decide to work there, please ask them how they appropriated my cell number. I’m still trying to figure that one out.Linnie Leavines is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Central City. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_lleavines.—-Contact Linnie Leavines at [email protected]