Notus Career Management's slogan is "Welcome to your Foot in the Door." My recent experience with someone named Steve R. With this organization made me think the slogan should be updated to "welcome to my foot up your backside". This recruiting firm found me online and it appeared at first that it provided quality and reliable services. After speaking with a recruiter there, I agreed to have my resume professionally formatted and written for a fee of $200.00. The Notus employee did create a well-written resume for me, but it was only partially completed when he sent it to me for my review. It even included some bizarre quote in the objective section—something like, "George Smith of the ACME Company highly recommends Miss Ann Jones." I called Steve at Notus repeatedly and emailed him several times to inquire about this quote, as well to schedule an on-the-phone meeting for him to finish my resume. He ignored my messages for over a week, so I contacted his supervisor. The manager I spoke with was attentive and concerned about my troubles. This resulted in Steve leaving an incredibly passive-aggressive and sarcastic message on my voicemail system, along the lines of, "I am soooooo sorry but I don't believe I received any of your calls... And you're very difficult to get a hold of, too." Basically, he threw the lack of contact back in my direction. I don't think this is professional behavior on his part! I may add that initially, when he and I talked on the phone, he called me at odd times like 6 am and on weekends! Maybe he works 24/7, but I found that to be quite a strange practice for a business. I am now out $200.00 and have a half-complete resume. I will work on it to complete it myself, but one would think that you wouldn't have to do the footwork if you're paying a "professional service" to finish this work for you. So for all of you who get contacted by this firm—beware! You'll most likely receive an initial cold call or email from a gentlman named Franklin. This dinosaur will leave a long-winded, babbling message on your voicemail. Do not take the bait! This grandfatherly type is no more than a money hunting device for this unethical organization.
Notus Career Management is one of the most unpleasant encounters I have experienced in my job search.
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