Frequently Asked Questions
Q - Are virtual recruiters employees or 1099 contractors for Melon Sky? A - Virtual recruiters are 1099 contractors.
Q- Are there any costs or fees associated with becoming a Melon Sky Virtual Recruiter? Unlike other opportunites, Melon Sky will never require training fees, monthly fees to access software, or any other fees or payments. The only costs that you will most likely incur are those that you incur in establishing & running your home office (i.e. computer, internet, phone, fax, copier, printer, etc) in the course of managing the responsibilities of these virtual positions. Melon Sky will never require any kind of money from you for any reason. In fact Melon Sky offers free training to virtual recruiters and has an extensive regularly updated virtual recruiting resources page that is unmatched anywhere else on the Internet.
Q - How soon are virtual recruiters paid after they make a placement? A - Melon Sky understands the value of paying virtual recruiters as quickly as possible. Thus, it is our policy to pay virtual recruiters within two weeks after we receive payment from our client for the placement.
Q - How soon do clients pay Melon Sky? A- It depends. The terms of agreement between Melon Sky and each client is different. Generally we like to stick to the industry standard of of payment within 90 days of the start date of the employee (for a direct hire).
Q - Is a virtual recruiter required to do sales or business development? A -Melon Sky treats recruiting and business development completely separate from each other. Thus a virtual recruiter will not be required to do any kind of sales or business development.
Q - What if I want to do business development or learn how to do sales? Do I have that opportunity here? A- Eventually. Melon Sky plans on expanding this part of the operations soon. Melon Sky will either higher more business developers from the outside or promote someone from within. Again, Melon Sky treats recruiting completely separate from business development. Some may choose the business development path due to the opportunity for professional growth (develop sales and negotiation skills; learn how to intereact with client) and the opportunity to earn much more income.
Q - What makes Melon Sky remarkable? Melon Sky realizes there are more options in this world than there ever were before. We do not claim our choice is better than other choices we have. Our goal is to be remarkable and give people an alternative in this ever increasing information age world. The following table is used to help illustrate some of the core beliefs and characteristics of Melon Sky and how it compares to more traditional companies. Many of these ideas can be attributed to the philosophy's of Robert Kiyosaki the Rich Dad Poor Dad series.
Comparison
| Traditional Companies/Industrial Age |
Melon Sky/Information Age |
| Job security, tenure |
Free agent, virtual companies |
| Seniority |
Paid for results |
| One job |
Many professions |
| Work until 65 |
Retire early |
| Punch a time clock |
Work when interested in working |
| Schools |
Conference calls/Training Calls/Seminars/Recommend good books |
| Degrees and credentials |
Core Talents |
| Old knowledge |
New ideas |
| Experience |
Enthusiasm |
| Company retirement plan |
Self-directed priority |
| Work at a company office |
Work at home |
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