If you are reading this and considering using Career Concepts Inc in your search for a new job, stay as far away as possible from this company and save your hard earned monies. This money would be better spent on a new suit for an interview or having you resume professional done by a reputable resume writing service. Career Concepts poses as an employment agency, but is little more than coaching agency.
Career Concepts Inc. Surfs job posting sites such as CareerBuilder, Monster or the Ladders for resumes that supposedly fit the companys services. The claim is that Career Concepts has Contacts within the Business that can better assist you in a successful search for employment. At that time that they ask you for an exurbanite fee for these supposed services that vary from $3000- $5000, without first producing any evidence or sample to you of any successful candidate that used the company and received a better paying job than they would have by doing the work themselves. The owner, Marlene Wallace, claims a 95% placement rate, but has no figures to back it up.
Once Career Concepts has your money you will be assigned a career counselor for weekly meetings via Skype or in office on your progress. The information provided to you in the handouts and manuals is the same that you can readily access at your local library or a web search. The one on one meetings are scheduled for an hour a week, but in many cases last less than 30 minutes on average, thus the total cost per session can be averaged out between $150-$300 an hour depending on the length of your contract. For much less a price of about $100, you could get the same information on Amazon from career guidance books and software.
If you have been already approached by Career Concepts, do yourself a huge favor and save your time and money, and run not walk away from this company immediately.
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