While in the process of applying for a "telecom sales" position on the internet, I came across this link which at first glance seemed to be legitimate enough.
Since I had already applied directly to the hiring company I assumed this "hr services" company could further assist me in being contacted by the hiring
company, since the ad they posted was almost a carbon copy of the ad for the position that had been posted by the hiring company, down to the most important details.
Along with the important job information the ad also instructs you to call 800-727-1182x-6604, for complete details and then repeats the phone number. Then should have given me the first clue that something was amiss about this so-called job service, not to mention that they preferred to use "Company Confidential in the company identification section of their ad.
Nonetheless I proceeded to call the number and was put in touch with someone I eventually knew was simply a telemarketing rep. For "national sales group" very little else was even mentioned about the telecom sales job I was interested in, but what was mentioned was the $29 service fee to assist me with locating the "best telecom sales job" from among the nations "fortune 500" companies etc., and for additonal $59 I would receive a complete "sales training course".
I immediately declined training course offer. What ultimately prompted me to file a report on these shamsters, was that the very next day I was contacted by phone the "actual" hiring company for the "actual" position I had intially applied for, and the hr person assured that national sales group was not
representing their company for any positions past or current.
Oh, one last thing the phone rep for national sales group did mention that the $29 service fee was "non-refundable". I do intend to cancel this so-called
"job service immediately, that old saying "once bitten, twice shy" certainly has relevance here..
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