I answered an ad on Gumtree from the company 'Uniqcare' for a nanny position offering £12.50 an hour. A woman named Jasmine Nahal got back to me a few days later, saying that the job was still available and that the family were interested in meeting me, but first I had to take one of their first aid courses. I was told that once I got this certificate I would get an interview with this family. They said that the course was £100 and that they would need to take a deposit of £50 which I paid. Things seemed a little strange when on the day of the course it became apparent how disorganised and unprofessional the people were who were running the company (it was in a temporary office space and their conduct was particularly unprofessional). I also discovered that all the other nannys on the course had been promised an interview for the same job! (which I don't think even existed). The actual first aid course was also under par with little emphasis on practical exercises. People were also turning up half way through the course (13:00 in the afternoon) and were allowed to stay and obtain the full course certificate! - which itself was crudely printed with pixelation. Its been over two weeks now and I have not received any phone calls, I think it is wrong that a company like 'Uniqcare' is taking advantage of desperate jobs seekers with the promise of a job which doesn't even exist.
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