Res-Com Environmental placed an advertisement for inspectors in the Philadelphia Inquirer several months ago. I contacted Res-Com and discovered that they were seeking sub-contractors to do field investigations and sampling of mold and water intrusion problems. I was told that I would have to take and pass a certification course through an organization known as AABIE. I paid Res-Com 290.00 for the AABIE program consisting of three cd discs. I studied the material and after approximetely two months, sucessfully passed the course.
Once I passed the exam, I was told to purchase a one million dollar liability insurance policy as well as forward two passport photo's for my I.D. Card as well as my driver's license and social security card information. Res-Com also ran a criminal background check and I passed without any problem.
After all this was completed and I expected to do work for Res-Com, I was then informed that I had to take a fourth test consisting of two different exams as well as write two different essays, on building and mold inspection. Once the test was submitted, I was told by Res-Com, that I passed the essay portion but I failed the multiple choice portions on both tests. I took their test three times and according to them, failed each time! I asked to have each test returned to me in order to review the grading procedures that they used and to do my own evaluations.
My primary complaint is that I was never told of any other tests that I would be required to pass other than the AABIE Certification Course. If they had no intention of using my services, then why would they have had me buy an insurance policy, send them I. D, etc. I have purchased in the interim period approximetely two thousand dollars worth of test equipment that I was told that I would need to do their field work.
In closing, I feel that I have been lied to from the start! I have over fifteen years in the building construction trades and a college degree, which more qualifies me to be an inspector. AABIE and Res-Com are located in the same building and that itself, seems very questionable! I sincerely hope that Res-Com does not discriminate against people of color or of different beliefs and perhaps that is why they require a passport photo up front!
I am requesting a refund of 290.00, for the cost of my testing and I will have to absorb the loss of all my other expenses incurred. I entered into this relationship with the upmost trust in Res-Com and I feel that I was totally misled me and their hiring and advertising practices, should be seriously investigated by the proper authorities.
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