tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post114340937142772091..comments2009-12-30T12:18:46.624-08:00Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04799228239389200275noreply@blogger.comBlogger374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-38782649457770305612009-12-14T11:18:42.295-08:002009-12-14T11:18:42.295-08:00I almost got pulled over to the Dark Side, but thanks to this site, I retreated just in time. My &quot;counselor&quot; is Bill Barry out of New York City. My experience is the same as most of yours, but here&#39;s a twist that almost hooked me. <br /><br />I was fortunate to receive severance from my last job. I made the mistake of telling Bill that. Well, as any salesman knows, to qualify the prospect, you have to find the money for your service. So, Bill&#39;s pitch to me for taking advantage of the &quot;discounts&quot; was to remind me that I was burning through my severance, and for every month I&#39;m out of work, I&#39;m losing $xxx. Believe me, I was sorely tempted to sign the contract, but thanks to all of you, I&#39;m putting it to much better use.Tom Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-35787513470521192122009-11-20T18:09:48.055-08:002009-11-20T18:09:48.055-08:0011/20/2009 I received the following e-mail from Michael Rager with Resumeadvance.net<br /><br />Professional and Executive Jobs <br />Good Afternoon,<br /><br />We have $100k+ employment opportunities that may be of interest to you.<br />Please contact me if you are actively looking and I will send you the link to open positions online.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Michael Rager<br />michaelrager@resumeadvance.net<br />Resume Advance<br /> <br />You are receiving this employment opportunity email because you uploaded your resume on CareerBuilder. <br />If your employment status has changed or you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can update your privacy and communication preferences from your resume by logging onto CareerBuilder.com: <br /><br />http://www.careerbuilder.ca/jobseeker/emails/emailsubcenter.aspx <br /><br />Or you can Block this employer from viewing your resume and sending you candidate emails.<br /><br />This email was sent from Account ID A7F4RW6H9XR62JYJN8W and by this logged in User U8H1Z55XR30FW4HD4BG <br />DISCLAIMER<br />Please be aware that the content of this email has not been reviewed or approved by CareerBuilder and is in no way endorsed by CareerBuilder. You are solely responsible for any response you choose to provide to this email and you do so at your own risk. If you have questions regarding the legitimacy of the position being offered please contact the CareerBuilder Site Integrity Team by submitting your inquiry at: at: http://www.CareerBuilder.ca/CA/JobSeeker/Help/Feedback.aspx Please also review common scams and tips for protecting yourself on CareerBuilder&#39;s Fraud Page. If you have questions or comments for and CareerBuilder, please use our feedback form. <br />----------End of E-Mail------------------<br /><br />Just wanted to continue the thread and warn people about these canibals; I&#39;m sure they eat their young too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-37114107250840817212009-11-12T06:20:16.601-08:002009-11-12T06:20:16.601-08:00I received a call from Bob West (One of the founders of the company) last night. I felt something wads &quot;off&quot; when he said that he lived in Texas but his number was a colorado number. Needless to say, I am looking forward to his followup call today. Perhaps I can get him to meet me in person! hahahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-15730856672538687312009-11-02T17:28:38.355-08:002009-11-02T17:28:38.355-08:00i just found this today... I was initially contacted by them, and referred them to my husband. We ourselves have not been taken yet, but I promise you will not be talking to them again... I just wanted to BUMP this blog in the organic results....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-88921708106808573122009-10-24T14:35:46.437-07:002009-10-24T14:35:46.437-07:00These guys are still at the same game. I received the following email:<br /><br />We liked your resume. Are you still in the job market? October 22, 2009 7:15:37 AM MDT<br />From: CJenkins@managementrecruiting.com<br />To: <br /><br />Are you still in the market for either a professional or executive job? Your resume indicates that we may have openings at Executive Search Online that are appropriate to consider. However, if you are interested, we need some added information. <br /><br />Executive Search Online enjoys a growing reputation in executive circles as the fastest growing e-cruiting service. Our clients include a mixture of small and large firms, growth companies, and Fortune 1,000 corporations. We deal only in professional and executive openings. <br /><br />To register with us, as well as to review current situations at your income level and in your geographic area, please do the following: <br /><br />Click on http://jobs2.professionalopenings.com <br /><br />The &quot;Post Resume&quot; Tab will take you to the profile information that we need. <br /><br />Regards, <br /><br />Craig Jenkins <br />Sr. Vice President <br /><br />The link in the email directed me to this URL: http://jobs2.professionalopenings.com/<br /><br />A web search brought me to your BLOG. As I dug into their fine print if found a statement that said their liability relative to any services offered on the web site was $100. So much for their guarantees!?!?!?<br /><br />Its a pity that people who are already suffering from a job loss then get abused by these scumbags! Thanks for providing a forum to help get the word out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-48803435429819848482009-10-21T08:54:23.618-07:002009-10-21T08:54:23.618-07:00Friends...<br /><br />I just received a solicitation from a Mr. Craig Jenkins and although the initial pitch sounds good, I am always a skeptic. Thanks for this site...<br /><br />Dear xxxx,<br /><br /><br />Are you still in the market for either a professional or executive job?<br />Your resume indicates that we may have openings at Executive Search Online that are appropriate to consider. However, if you are interested, we need some added information.<br /><br />Executive Search Online enjoys a growing reputation in executive circles as the fastest growing ecruiting service. Our clients include a mixture of small and large firms, growth companies, and Fortune 1,000 corporations. We deal only in professional and executive openings.<br /><br />To register with us, as well as to review current situations at your income level and in your geographic area, please do the following: <br /><br />Click on http://jobs3.managementrecruiting.com<br /><br />You can then enter the profile information that we need.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br /><br />Craig Jenkins <br />Senior Vice PresidentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-17176533268443586972009-10-08T16:23:33.859-07:002009-10-08T16:23:33.859-07:00I engaged ITS and the JMAC nightmare <br />for only $6500. I am interested in a lawsuit. I have had a job and work full time.I was looking for a better opportunity. The have us all by the cahoneys because of their gag clauses in their contract allegedly for &quot;confidentiality&quot; Well although I corrected much misinformation and contact phone numbers before approving my initial documents, on the first mass mailing/faxing, they put as my contact phone number, my office phone number. My boss and coworkers received numerous calls from angry fax recipients of my resume. The person addressed was dead for years or had left the companies years previous. This has compromised my current career significantly. Does any legal mind out there think I have legal grounds to a refund of my money or to sue for damages as they suggest in the violation of confidentiality?omnipotent1inoregonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06011677499928433681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-86285132311441080402009-10-02T12:41:15.651-07:002009-10-02T12:41:15.651-07:00I find the McKenzie Scott name to be ironic. Most of you are probably too young to remember, but Scott McKenzie did a song in the 60&#39;s called San Francisco. The hook went, &quot;If you&#39;re going to San-Fran-cisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. If you&#39;re going to San-Fran-cisco, you&#39;re going to meet some gentle people there.&quot; Gentle indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-70012902705430010032009-10-01T18:32:10.156-07:002009-10-01T18:32:10.156-07:00Joseph Pouliot, Senior Consultant ITSphone: (916) 973-0672 <br />jpouliot@newcareersonline.com<br /><br />Thanks for this blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-15555245024881093952009-09-23T15:08:14.190-07:002009-09-23T15:08:14.190-07:00More fun. This site lists CAN Inc. as owning 319 other domains.<br /><br />http://whois.domaintools.com/itspersonalmarketing.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-5053190719966160962009-09-23T13:24:17.949-07:002009-09-23T13:24:17.949-07:00I was just called tonight...thank you for your blog!!Jack Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-68820673564190719152009-09-22T18:46:24.493-07:002009-09-22T18:46:24.493-07:00FYI, here&#39;s a linkedin profile from someone who lists himself as a former vice-president of McKenzie Scott <br /><br />AND Merrill Adams <br /><br />AND (wait for it)<br /><br />Haldane Associates.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.linkedin.com/in/dontablerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-29709201028121377672009-09-21T12:17:33.813-07:002009-09-21T12:17:33.813-07:00Here is another:<br /><br />Sam Omron, Senior Consultant<br />ITS<br />phone: (408) 835-7047<br /><br /><br />Thanks to this website, I won&#39;t be getting sucked into their scam during my current job search. I know the major postings ended in May of 2008, but, I&#39;m sure these guys are still out preying on innocent, hard working Americans.<br /><br />Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-86478767362000064752009-08-08T10:21:51.304-07:002009-08-08T10:21:51.304-07:00Seems this group has a new VP named Craig Jenkins I received the following email today and one similar to it last week...<br /><br />&quot;Are you still in the market for either a professional or executive job? Your resume indicates that we may have openings at Executive Search Online that are appropriate to consider. However, if you are interested, we need some added information.<br /><br />Executive Search Online enjoys a growing reputation in executive circles as the fastest growing e-cruiting service. Our clients include a mixture of small and large firms, growth companies, and Fortune 1,000 corporations. We deal only in professional and executive openings.<br /><br />To register with us, as well as to review current situations at your income level and in your geographic area, please do the following:<br /><br />Click on http://www.professionalopenings.com<br /><br />The &quot;Post Resume&quot; button will take you to the profile information that we need.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Craig Jenkins<br />Sr. Vice President&quot;<br /><br />The Email was from CJenkins@ Managmentrecruiting.com.<br /><br />I got suspicious when I went to professionalopenings.com and saw the word FREE this and FREE that all over the site, this set off the red flag in my head that something else wasn&#39;t free so I searched and found this site. These people are the scum of the earth, preying on desparate job seekers trying to keep their homes and family together. Thanks for your site and the opportunity to vent my frustration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-58465025436064536132009-08-06T18:46:25.087-07:002009-08-06T18:46:25.087-07:00yikes, this stuff is really scary. I received a call from a Steve something with the exact same song and dance. I actually watched the 30 minute video which was actually not bad but when I took the survey I suddenly realized how cheesy this company is so I started doing my research. The scary part is a part of me was actually thinking about doing signing up with ITS. I at least had to find out how much the service would cost. Of course Steve wouldn&#39;t tell me how much the service was but I figured it was a couple hundred bucks. I almost threw up when I saw that the minimum is around 6,500. You have to be kidding me. Anyway, good luck to everyone on your search and thanks for getting the word out on companies like ITS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-75841876162289186852009-07-13T07:50:30.404-07:002009-07-13T07:50:30.404-07:00They are still at it. Just got this after posting my resume on Monster.com<br /><br />Are you still in the market?<br /><br />We felt your resume indicated that we may have immediate openings at DBP that could be right for you. However, if you are interested, we need some added information.<br /><br />Delany enjoys a growing reputation as a fast growing recruiting service. Our clients include small and large employers, growth companies, and Fortune 1,000 corporations. We deal only in professional and executive openings and there are no fees.<br /><br />To register with us, as well as to review current situations at your income level and in your geographic area, please do the following:<br /><br />Click on http://www.dbpexecusearch.com/site.data/2<br /><br />The &quot;register now&quot; button will take you to the profile information that we need.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br /><br />Charls Williams<br />Senior Vice PresidentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-58615566243717006682009-07-02T17:56:29.460-07:002009-07-02T17:56:29.460-07:00They are still at this but they have changed names again.<br /><br />Here is the message I got <br /><br />Hi XXXXX,<br /><br />I was unable to reach you by phone. I reviewed the profile and resume you submitted through one of our websites and wanted to get some more information about your background.<br /><br />I also wanted to make sure you received the job search information you requested - which was emailed yesterday. You can reach me at the number below.<br /><br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Rob Bjorklund, Senior Consultant<br />ITS<br />phone: (303) 913-6620Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-85765960223804237042009-06-28T13:47:06.098-07:002009-06-28T13:47:06.098-07:00I have recently been contacted by Art Schill in NY - I had been told that due to a client postponing their service, I will obtain one of three spots where my rate will be discounted by $2,000 and he will add 2 services at $950 each for free. I would be charged $5500 for all of this, but what I find odd is that I would get a $3,950 rate reduction/free services for only $5,500. Sounds too good to be true. I also was pitched that $5,500 was nothing compared to a month&#39;s worth of lost wages. They are trying to get me to split the cost on multiple credit cards since I do not want to put it all on one, but I do not have tons of cards and very little (couple hundred) in cc debt and a great credit score. I was told I should have a job in 90-120 days, or they will re-do my marketing materials at their cost. I&#39;m not sure that I&#39;m comfortable with this. My husband and I almost agreed to biting the bullet and doing it, but after reading all of these blogs with similar stories to mine, I will be declining services. Thanks for this blog - you just saved me a lot of money! I guess I will have to take a chance that I will become less marketable the longer I am out of work, but at least I won&#39;t have all of that credit card debt to boot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-16321341722575354322009-06-23T11:39:33.945-07:002009-06-23T11:39:33.945-07:00I just recieved an e-mail from a company called <br />GCM-A Lincolnshire/Arbora International Partner<br /><br />I believe it may be a new name for ITS. I have already been down that road but I was able to get my money back by telling them the search tools and resume did not impress me.<br /><br />Thanks to this blog - it was just in time. I will not let that happen again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-22885738698765858982009-06-13T17:03:30.975-07:002009-06-13T17:03:30.975-07:00I found my own job with my own resume and my own cover letter. Be passionate above your past job experiences. Remember what you liked about the job and use it. Get help from your family and friends, school teachers, former employers, etc. When I interviewed and was not given a job, I asked the interviewer what could I do to make me more employable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-66757015956367262282009-06-13T16:56:17.928-07:002009-06-13T16:56:17.928-07:00Thanks for saving me from wasting my time. I received a letter from DBP today. I don&#39;t have time to play with those bottom feeders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-71691753481892721402009-06-07T09:57:17.049-07:002009-06-07T09:57:17.049-07:00If you are in search of a legitimate service of ths type, try Drake, Beam &amp; Morin.<br />I did some work with their Salt Lake City office and they go so far as to provide you with an &quot;office&quot; on their premises where you can conduct internet searches, make calls, etc.<br />Good luck to all.<br /><br />The scam letter I received: <br /><br /><br />Dear Brian,<br /><br />Are you still in the market for either a professional or executive job?<br />Your resume indicates that we may have openings at Executive Search Online that are appropriate to consider. However, if you are interested, we need some added information.<br /><br />Executive Search Online enjoys a growing reputation in executive circles as the fastest growing ecruiting service. Our clients include a mixture of small and large firms, growth companies, and Fortune 1,000 corporations. We deal only in professional and executive openings.<br /><br />To register with us, as well as to review current situations at your income level and in your geographic area, please do the following: <br /><br />Click on http://www.managementrecruiting.com/site.data/1. <br /><br />You can then enter the profile information that we need.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br /><br />Bryce Decker <br />Senior Vice PresidentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-61363225916832856382009-06-04T09:10:03.940-07:002009-06-04T09:10:03.940-07:00still at it! From Careerbuilder data:<br /><br />Good Afternoon,<br /><br />We have several 100K jobs that may be of interest to you.<br /><br />If you are still seeking employment with a salary expectation above $100K please contact me at: michaelrager@resumeadvance.net<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Michael Rager<br />Resume AdvanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-65765419407502943892009-05-17T14:12:00.000-07:002009-05-17T14:12:00.000-07:00To all- Each one of you is a hero in a way, as you are getting information out to families who are struggled and are potentially going to get scammed out of thousands of dollars. Most families that are out of work, similar to myself, would be crushed by a fraudulant scam like this, and the best way to avoid it is to have information like what you have posted available. I have not yet talked to anybody that is promising something they can not produce, but I get at least 2 emails a day from questionable sources, that I automatically delete. I just received something from Delaney, Byczinski and Potamkin or DBP Recruiting out of Chicago, Illinois. While researching them, I found this web-site, and I am grateful for your comments on these companies. In a difficult job market, it is easy to fall for these wolves in sheeps clothing, and we all want a little positive words to boost our confidence up, which makes us vulnerable and an easy target. Thank you for your stories, and recognize that you are potentially helping many people.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21790255.post-28378842129281539892009-05-14T12:56:00.000-07:002009-05-14T12:56:00.000-07:00I found a new company linked to ITS, resumeadvance.net. Linked into Monster. <br />We have several 100K+ jobs that may be of interest to you. If you are still seeking employment with a salary expectation of 100K or above please contact me at: <br /><br />jeffbarnes@resumeadvance.net<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Jeff Barnes<br />Resume Advance<br /><br />Go thru their checkin, you get an ITS company. Can't wait to get a call from them,should be fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com