I just finsihed reading about 50 of the Rip-Off accounts regardng BHA across the country and Canada.
I had my first meeting with the VP of the Madison Branch. I received the same pitch all the other accounts attest to: "We'll help you find the perfect career (not just a job), doing what you love to do, in the geographical location of your choice, and you'll receive an increase of salary up to the level that you believe you deserve."
I consider myself a a very careful and reserved person, however, I fell for his pitch "hook, line, and sinker." At the end of my first meeting, he asked to schedule a second meeting with my spouse. When asked why, I was informed that BHA will not work with clients that "do not have full support from the individuals closest to them because obtaining the perfect career takes a lot of time and dedication." They said they needed to ensure I had the support system in place that I ws going to need during this career search process.
I scheduled the second meeting for my husband and I to meet again with the VP. We were given a quick speech and were shown a video that "pitched the BHA way-of-doing-things." the video ended and another session of quick talking occurred. We were then asked if we knew anything about how the financial side worked. Our answer, of course was "no." Although it was what we questined amongst ourselves.
The VP flipped over a single-sided sheet of paper that outlined the fee "agreement." $5,000. WOW! Then he asked how we would like to pay for it, so that I could continue through the processes. My husband and I must have looked at each oddly because the VP got up and left his office to "give us time to discuss the financial aspects."
The VP returned and asked again how we were gong to pay. We explained to him that we just bought a house, etc. And how we had other "big" financial obligations to tend to. He told us to put it on a credit card - we told him we only used the credit cards for emergencies. He responded "Well, it sounds like searching for a new career has become an emergency for you."
We ended up writing a deposit check for $500.00. My first meeting with my Career Advisor was scheduled, and I attended the meeting a week later.
Without even being formally greeted or welcomed as a new client, the first words out of the advisor's mouth was, "Let's first take care of the payment that is still owed." I explained that I was still working on arrangements for obtaining the money, and he asked me to "put it on a credit card or at least nother protion of it." I firmly said no and the meeting continued.
The advisor seemed to rush through the meeting and closed our first session with "please make sure you drop off your payment later today" when you pick up your loan check from the bank.
It has only been two days since my first advisory meeting and the advisor if now calling me at home requesting payment. I can only say it is a good thing that I was late leaving the bank with the $5000 loan and that I did not immediately take the check to BHA.
This afforded me the time to really question the "services" BHA provides, whether or not it would be worth $5000 "cash" that I had to take a personal loan out on, and most importantly to find this website and all the personal accounts of others being deceived by BHA.
I still have the $5000 loan in my posession and not only will I not be paying them the balance owed, I will be cancelling my next scheduled meeting with my career advisor. I only hope to recover at least a portion of my $500 deposit. If not, BHA will be the most costly learning experience I have first-hand witnessed.
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