Comments on: Job Seeker SCAM ALERT. Job Seekers Are Getting Ripped Off.

By: bradremillard

bradremillard — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:34:24 +0000

No problem sharing the link Maureen. I want people to share this as much as possible. I wish I could get it out to every person seeking a job, so we could put these unethical companies out of business.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:03:21 +0000

Brad,

Thanks for this article! If you don’t mind I’m going to share a link to the article on the site I administrate: Kansas City Metro Networking Job Club http://sacredheartjobclub.ning.com There are over 1,000 members currently on there.

Maureen

By: Mike Baumgartner

Mike Baumgartner — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:21:52 +0000

I can not tell you how many calls and questions I get about this every week. It will be featured on my next broadcast. Lets talk interview.

By: Michael McGuinness

Michael McGuinness — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:25:16 +0000

Brad, Your article is undoubtedly one of the most beneficial and resourceful for any new job seeker I have come across in a while. I say “new” job seeker because you would think an experienced individual would be hip to the scam side of things. You don’t even have to be a job seeker to see what is going on out there, but when you are a job seeker it is more important as not to be taken advantage of by weasels. Nonetheless, you are providing a nice touch for the innocent and clearly are right on target. You would think that with all of this technology around us, we would have some kind of system similar to our legal system that would protect the innocent. I’m not advocating Big Brother, but some balanced policeing type of methodology. For example, if you put something out there and it is obviously just plain unethical, harmful, destructive, or otherwise damaging, you would think there would be some kind of button that would be hit and the “mess” would be thrown into the county dump. In a perfect world, I surmise, this would be the case. For now anyway, we have Brad Remillard at our service while trying to help individuals and the like. Remember, what goes around comes around and you will be rewarded in some way for your righteous efforts. Thanks for the heads up and your humanitarian side will be rewarded.

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:19:49 +0000

Thank you so much for your article. Everything you have said has confirmed that I am running from a company that contacted me.

By: Ray Salomon

Ray Salomon — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:35:28 +0000

I would echo your comments. As a CFO, I have received several letters purportedly from job seekers asking for career advice. Personal letters from people living in California and Oregon, however, don’t come with a Denver, Colorado return addresses, nor in postage metered envelopes with a bar coded addresses. Also, letters from individuals differ in format, as do their resumes. (The six I received from the same firm, however, did not.)

Networking is something one must do for oneself; it can’t be outsourced. Unfortunately, the people who tried to “outsource” the process both wasted their money and likely offended many potential contacts.

People are willing to help other people — not form letters.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:59:05 +0000

Brad,

Slight veriation … I do not care what qualifications you claim to have in helping candidates out (not you specific) but in my 23 year career I do not not, nor will I ever pay for this type of service, regardless of who they claim to be, be employed by period!!