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Colorado Careers
Owen Wilson Ripoff, scam, misleading, overpriced, false promises

I wished someone else had warned me before I gave this man and his wife $7,000.00!!! Don't believe anything you read on his website. His "Company" consists of himself in a small office in downtown Denver and his wife who works from home. There is NO ONE ELSE!!! His job is to lie to you and give you false hope. His wife's job is to make sure you pay every dollar on time and they get all their money from you. The way the scam works is that the wife will make an appointment for you. She never tells you that is her husband. She makes it seem that he is extremely busy, has too many current clients, but might just be able to squeeze you in. You will then go and meet Owen. You can't help but like the guy. He appears to be in his 60's, well dressed, and really lays on the charm with you. After promising you the world and making you think he is the most connected man in town and how much money you will make, here comes the contract and the money part. You must pay a "retainer fee" of $1,753 and then make 9 payments of $583. Your first payment is due when you pay the retainer fee. So here you are, unemployed, most likely broke, about to write a $2,336 check to this guy because you think he is going to get you a $100k job in the next couple months. Then you agree to make 8 more payments of $583 over the next 8 months for a total of another $4,664. That's a grand total of $7,000!!! Let me save you $7,000 and tell you what you will get for this money.

First he is going to tell you to go buy a few books, magazines, and newspapers. The books are self esteem books to get you excited, discover your talents and to help you discover what your "brand" is. The magazines are just local magazines like 5280 so you know what's happening in town and the newspaper is the Denver Business Journal. Next you will be told to go join some clubs and volunteer work so you can make new friends and network. After you are done reading all this material, you will start to work on your resume with him. He takes all your info and then plugs it into a resume that he uses for everyone. Its just cut and paste. If you need help with your resume, you can hire a professional for under $500 and save $6,500. This process will take at least a month or two as he milks you along. Now you are somewhere in the 3rd to 4th month of the 8 month program.

During the next 4 months he will tell you to go out, network and market yourself. If you think he is going to introduce you to your next boss, think again. Owen set up 3 meetings for me. The first two meetings were with 2 of his formal clients!!! These were not job leads. Both individuals stated Owen was the nicest guy, but did not help them in anyway in finding a job nor was he worth anywhere near the money he charges. They referred to him as a very high priced "Counselor" If you want to pay someone $7,000 to talk to you for 8 months, then he is your guy! But don;'t think this will lead to any type of connection or job. The third person he had me meet was one of his current clients who was also jobless and not having any luck! Unbelievable! Don't think that if he misses a few meetings, your 8 months will be extended. When your 8 months are up, its either pay up more money or see you later.
To summarize: save $7,000 and do the following: read a few business books about marketing yourself as a brand and how to discover your talents. Read some local magazines and newspapers to know whats going on around you. Have a really nice resume done up or buy a book on how to do a proper resume. Go out and meet people thru volunteer work or social/networking clubs. That's it! That is the $7,000 worth of advice you will get from this company. If you need someone to talk to or cheer you up, call a friend for support. I guarantee that at the end of the 8 month program with colorado careers, you will be broke and still jobless! You have been warned!


Offender: Colorado Careers

Country: USA   State: Colorado   City: Denver
Address: 1435 Larimer Street, Ste 307
Phone: 3034945505
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Category: Shops, Products, Services

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