Just to add to the pile of things I have already read, the above companies are all over websites like careerbuilder.com and hotjobs.com. They come across as these amazing opportunities when what it really is a pyramid scheme on a much grander level.
When i first started getting all these calls and responses to set up an interview I thought great but I have made a habit out of checking out the companies I interview for and came across similar reports from various parts of the US. It makes me really sad that people that are honestly looking for jobs are subjected to this kind of deception and it's not getting exposed the way it should be but hopefully more people will start checking things out about these "promotion" and "advertising" companies and can tell these people ware to go and how to get there when they e-mail or call to set up an interview.
One last thing that struck me as odd was when this woman called me she raved about how well her boss liked my resume and thought I had "wonderful skills" and I was exactly what they were looking for, but then asked me to bring a copy of my resume with me? Why didn't they just print it out? Other jobs interviews that I have been on had always just printed out a copy. Which makes me think they are calling everyone who applies and the risk of more people falling for this is a lot higher than I thought it was.
Good luck everyone out there who is still job hunting it was hard before but this just makes it even harder, I wish you all the best.
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