I went with McKenzie-Scott after a terrific sales pitch from their man in NYC. I was ripe to be a customer as searching for a job produced no results.
The salesman promised to open up the hidden job market, to give me a resume that will have the code words to catch eyes above everyone else's and to stay with me if I still didn't have much luck at the end of six months, the end of the contract. I was told that most find jobs within the fist 90 days. What could I lose.
After plunking down thousands of dollars, I had to pick 500 companies that they would send my new resume to. They did do this, as I received many replies back that there were no openings now, but the company would keep my resume on file for six months. I also got many letters telling me to send my resume to their HR department.
McKenzie-Scott told me that my resume would also be seen by 1000s of recruiters.
My marketing counselor did everything I asked of her, including additional resumes for other fields.
However at the end of six months, I didn't get a single nibble. The hidden job market was too well hidden and my resume with all of the keywords didn't attract anyone. At the 90 day mark, my campaign was not reinvigorated as part of the contract.
When the six months were over, I was locked out of their website and McKenzie-Scott didn't want to know me, though the salesman, in his sales pitch, said they would stay with me if I still didn't have employment.
Its one year now and I have had one single interview and 2 nibbles. When I recently complained to the salesman, he said he would see what he could do. That was the last I heard from them.
Salesmen should not be making claims that he or his company cannot meet.
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