American Staffing Company ASTAFFING I was emailed and offer for possible employment as a recruiting coordinator. Unlike the individual they said they could not employ because their bank was not one that ASTAFFING could work with, my bank is in there desired network. They offered me a position that consisted of 3 week training, then in the fourth week I would be hired full time. Initially they mentioned they needed my banking information so they could deposit my weekly payroll and also a deposit for some proprietary equipment that consisted of a database with thousands of resumes, most through Career Builder that we would choose. At that point, the red flag went up, and I told them there was no reason to send the deposit for the equipment to my bank,as I was not prepared to provided any funds.I am not sure what their intentions are, as I all they could get from me is $25.00. Maybe they felt the need to string me along so I didn't question them or submit a report such as this. However I would suggest based on my experience, that no one do business with them as a job seeker or an employer. Houston Texas
I was emailed and offer for possible employment as a recruiting coordinator. Unlike the individual they said they could not employ because their bank was not one that ASTAFFING could work with, my bank is in there desired network. They offered me a position that consisted of 3 week training, and then in the fourth week I would be hired full time. Initially they mentioned they needed my banking information so they could deposit my weekly payroll and also a deposit for some proprietary equipment that consisted of a database with thousands of resumes, most through Career Builder that we would choose. At that point, the red flag went up, and I told them there was no reason to send the deposit for the equipment to my bank, as I was not prepared to provide any funds. If there was equipment, and they were ready to purchase, then I told them they could deposit the entire amount. They agreed and I started my training. I gave them the information for one of my accounts and left $25.00 in there to protect myself. So I started March 10, 2014 with the compensation for training to be paid each Friday starting that week. They did send me 10 training chapters/documents relative to recruiting and different methods of recruiting, depending on the candidate and position to be hired for. It looked very professional, but they possibly could have copied it from another company and just added enough to make it look as theirs. So I trained the first week, and communicated with their main contact "Matt Vatter" each day via email. Never have I talked to anyone on the phone. On Thursday I mentioned the first payment for training and he said it would be in the bank that Friday or Saturday. I have an executed contract signed by both the owner Adam McGid and myself stating the payment terms. Well it, the payment was not in my account Friday or Saturday. I tried to call their office number, but you get the same generic voice mail every time. I emailed Matt as to what happened, and on Monday 3-17-14 received an email from him with an excuse that they were having trouble with their bank being able to facilitate some of the direct deposits. He apologized and asked if I could be patient until the following weekend as they were changing banks. He promised the deposit for both weeks would be made, with a bonus for my patience. With no other option, and the fact it was only costing me time, I gave him the benefit of the doubt. I trained and tested the second week, passed my test, and on Friday received and email from Matt congratulating me. He said now all that had to be done was move forward and wait for the funds to get the proprietary equipment. I told him that was good, but I expected payment in my bank by midnight that night, Friday 3-21-14. I did not hear from him, and there has been no deposit or communication as of today Monday 3-24-14. I am not sure what their intentions are, as I all they could get from me is $25.00. Maybe they felt the need to string me along so I didn't question them or submit a report such as this. However I would suggest based on my experience, that no one do business with them as a job seeker or an employer.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Gary
Mesquite,Texas,
Additional information on American Staffing Company Houston
#3Author of original report
Tue, April 01, 2014
On March 25th I amended my intial report of the 24th as my contact "Matt Watter" did reach out to me on the 25th via email, with his reasons that for a third week in a row why I did not receive my training compensation. I agreed to give him until the following weekend as he gaurateed if the direct deposit didn't work, he would send me a money order or cashiers check. Well it is now Tuesday 4-1-14 and still have received no funds. Although I did receive a couple of emails from him that I will try and post in this report. And as the last gentleman that wrote a report said, they seemed legitimate, and I don't understand their scam if they have one. They only have my banking info for a an account I opened up with $25.00. I figured if they got me for $25.00 with all the work they went through, then they just got me.
They sent me 10 chapters of material to study, that seemed like very legitimate information to study to become and Excutive Recruiter. I also had a 50 question test relative to those 10 chapters of which I had to pass to continue on with my training. The test was electronic and very elaborate. they have a website with Matt Watter noted as the VP of HR and an officer. They also had a picture of the owner Adam McGid who stamped and signed my agreement, which I executed by signing and scanning back to them. This noted my payment, when they would start and the days my funds would be dposited. It is a legitimate contract and based on the contract, they are bound to pay for at least the first two weeks of training. I am now going to try and drop in some emails, one where he "Matt" states I could not get them for any illegalties. I told him I had not seen anything illegal from them, but I had seen and experienced plenty of unethical bevaior and practice. If I can't drop in any of the emails, just make sure you don't have any dealings with this company. They say they work with Career Builder and have acces with a huge database of potential employees. I doubt any of that is true, but I will be alerting Career Builder, if at all possible. I was able to drop in some emails, from the most current to a some previuos. I tried to attched the executed contract which is in a PDF file, but it would let me. Let's see if Matt has a rebuttal to this report. Gary Camden
Gary
Mesquite,Texas,
American Staffing Company-Houston
#3Author of original report
Tue, March 25, 2014
Good Morning:
I wrote and placed the report Monday March24,2014, relative to not being paid for two weeks of training.
I may have jumped the gun a bit, as I noted in my report they couldn't be trying to extort anything due to the way we had set up our financial relationship, and that is true.
Well I did hear from my contact "Matt Watter" today and it looks as though they had some legitimate issues.
At this point they will make good on my payments, but I still stand by my staements, that they must communicate when there are issues. If I would have heard from them Monday morning, 3 days after the payments were to have been made, I would have never written the initial report.
I believe they understadn that and I look forward to a working relationship with them. However, if they don't meet their requirments as an employer moving forward, I will post again for the last time. Regards, Gary