In January both myself and my wife met with James McGregor in reference to securing a position with an employer via his services. During the interview, he verbally proclaimed to have "placed" over 12,000 clients with positions of employment. During the interview, he also verbally proclaimed that this service would be a three week process, and at the end of the three weeks, I would be interviewing with "5 to 7" employers and I would then be able to "choose" where I want to work. Needless to say, over four weeks of nothing I found these two statements to be untrue.
I began to become skeptical when it became clear that this service was not living up to promises made by James McGregor in our initial two meetings. I took it upon myself to investigate the company and it's reputation. I contacted the Better Business Bureau and to my surprise found that his company has an "unsatisfactory record" with the BBB for complaints that clients paid over $5000 for career counseling and that the services provided did not live up to the standards promised and difficulty obtaining a refund. The report goes on to say that the BBB has challenged some advertised claims with his company concerning the ability to secure jobs with a salary range of $100,000 to $350,000. The BBB brought to his firm's attention that advertisements which are untrue, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, falsely disparaging of competitors, or insincere offers to sell, shall not be used. His company has not agreed to modify or substantiate its advertisement. If he would have fully disclosed what his service does and does not do in the initial meeting with him, I would not have pursued this. James McGregor and Harrison Scott Associates have wasted my time and my wife's time, not to mention the $5,280 fee.
I requested a refund of the $5,280 fee for services that were not rendered, misleading, deceptive, and insincere. Needless to say nothing was ever refunded.
I have gone on to file complaints with both the Better Business Bureau and the Attorney General of Missouri.
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