Greetings, everyone!
My husband had an appointment with Bob Hopkins today re: assistance in getting another IT job.
Mr. Hopkins said that he would need at least $4000.00USD to help my husband find another job in his field, which is DB2 (mainframe). This man claimed how almost no company uses Mainframe services anymore; HOWEVER, he could be of use by helping career transitions with the claim of how the same type of job can be 'created' for him. Also, he said how he knew how to bypass Human Resources people who would not look at my husband's resume or anyone else's. The claim was that this Hopkins fellow had 'licensing' to everyone's name and their computer ID's.
Why would someone 'create' a job just because some crook claims he is an executive search manager??? The man is a smooth operator. It is not like the guy who calls you and you can hang up in his face once the $ aspect is approached. Hopkins has you in his office so it is easier as most people will not get up and walk out.
Please... Oh, please... Do not fall for any of the fear this man instills in a person needing to find a job. Another one of his MO's is to make the statement of how he threw people out of his office who came to him "too early" in their job search after a lay-off or termination. Look, my husband has been out of work for less than 2 weeks but it was not "too early" for him to be played with this scam.
My husband felt that this man could be legit due to having an office in a fancy building along with the pricey trappings of most 'successful' offices. Anyone can rent furniture or buy wholesale. A "professional" person putting the 'squeeze' on you via fear tactics is just another version of the old MLM — multi-level marketing — scams that hit in the 1990's to the mid years when hard times hit the nation. This is just another form to separate the job seeker from his/her $. If you get a call from this man, HANG UP THE PHONE!!!
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