I had the pleasure of "interviewing" at Robele and Haldane this week. After sitting through the nearly identical Haldane pitch, I dropped the Robele name and business card. The tone of the meeting changed.
The guy who I talked to said that the Robele guys used to be (surprise) Haldane guys. The jig was up.
The lure is appealing, and I can see how people go for it. They probably acually do help a lot of people, in addition to the scams you read about here.
They got me to think about a lot of things that I don't ordinarily think about. But those things are things that I feel I can tune up myself, without popping the $5-$10k they told me the service would cost.
Mock interviews, resume tune-ups, and negotiation skills are the kinds of things most people really do need help with, and there is a place for a legitimate business charm school, but the fees are quite high.
If you are wary of Haldane, Robele is the identically same animal. Robele charges you upfront, based on your W2, or on contingency based on the job they find you at the rate of 10%.
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