MGA CAREERS OF MORRISTOWN - MGA CONSULTANTS, HIGH LEVEL, NON SUSPECTING SCAM ARTISTS PREYING ON HIGH SALARY JOBSEEKERS MORRISTOWN New Jersey
MGA contact person revealed she knew nothing about fee for job scam, and told me the employer pays all of recruiters fees. (This is to real you in)
MGA office is within an HQ Global Services facility. This means MGA rents a 1 person by the day in the HQ Global Space. They could pack up and move out the same day and you have no recourse.
MGA lays out all of the well polished promises on the 1st and 2nd interviews setting the stage. The promises speak of 200,000 dollar dream jobs with stable Fortune 500 companies. When you ask who are the companies, they answer "it's confidential". They proceed to insure that in this calibur of positions, it is very customary for all of the employers to offer a sign on bonus ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 dollars in some cases. You ask why? They respond by stating that it is because of their expertise in recruitment that such high sign on bonuses are attained. They then start to cover their bases, by getting your spouse involved. They want you to inform your spouse of everything you speak to MGA about. They even go to the extent to ask how MGA may reach him or her by phone.
By the end of the 2nd to the start of the 3rd interview, MGA will then lay a 5 page application in front of you outlining the basic fees, in my case $15,000 dollars worth, with an ala carte menu of additional fees to be selected by the applicant, for interview counseling, resume writing, follow-up counseling, job transition counseling, etc. etc. When I started to shake my head at the outrageous fee, I was told that management may be able to lower it somewhat making this an outstanding value.
Remember they will not even divulge with whom they will get you an interview with because the companies really do not exist after all. It is all a fluff of smoke and mirrors. What is listed in the 5 page MGA Application is this, " MGA CAREERS OR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES/AGENTS IN NO WAY GUARANTEE, PROMISE OR IMPLY THAT THE CANDIDATE WILL EVER ATTAIN EMPLOYMENT OF ANY KIND THROUGH THE SERVICES OF MGA. They do Guarantee one thing in writing however, and that is that your fee paid to MGA will never be returned to you under ANY circumstances.
Attn: All Attorneys File your complaints in a class action suit against MGA, there are dozens of victims too embarassed to step forward.
Michael b.
Paramus, New Jersey
U.S.A.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Take my word for it
Denville,New Jersey,
United States of America
MGA Search - Scam Artists
#4Consumer Comment
Tue, April 13, 2010
Unfortunately I fell victim to this scam. I used the agency and paid the $5000 figure not primarily for a job search but to put a portfolio together as I was transitioning from being a small business owner. Unfortunately they not only do not find employment but they did not help in getting my professional portfolio together as they had eluded they would do. In fact they consistently sent me to websites and had me search for tools so that I could do my own homework, including something as simple as putting together my resume. They gave me templates from them web that apparently would be downloaded just before I would meet with them and would not even have the courtesy of putting any of my information on it including my name. I met with one individual 3 times were we got into a heated discussion as I demanded more for what I had paid and he insisted that I was not going by his terms. They then ported me over to another counselor who didnt do much else although she was nicer, but not what I was paying for. They rented an HQ temp office inMorristown , NJ
I definitely feel embarrassed that I fell for these scams but I am posting this so it doesnt happen to anyone else. Hopefully you will see my red flags and not enter into the same mistakes. Also more people should post about this company as they are masters at spidering their website and self-written good information so that you cant get comments like mine when searching on the web.
One last note is that I believe that more comments should be sent job post websites such as Monster, CareerBuilders and others as they allow companies like MGA to post fake jobs. MGA post job descriptions as if it was an open position but its really to get you to call them. The job doesnt really exist.
Take my word for it
Denville,New Jersey,
United States of America
MGA Scam
#4Consumer Comment
Tue, April 13, 2010
Unfortunately I fell victim to this scam. I used the agency and paid the $5000 figure not primarily for a job search but to put a portfolio together as I was transitioning from being a small business owner. Unfortunately they not only do not find employment but they did not help in getting my professional portfolio together as they had eluded they would do. In fact they consistently sent me to websites and had me search for tools so that I could do my own homework, including something as simple as putting together my resume. They gave me templates from them web that apparently would be downloaded just before I would meet with them and would not even have the courtesy of putting any of my information on it including my name. I met with one individual 3 times were we got into a heated discussion as I demanded more for what I had paid and he insisted that I was not going by his terms. They then ported me over to another counselor who didnt do much else although she was nicer, but not what I was paying for. They rented an HQ temp office inMorristown , NJ
I definitely feel embarrassed that I fell for these scams but I am posting this so it doesnt happen to anyone else. Hopefully you will see my red flags and not enter into the same mistakes. Also more people should post about this company as they are masters at spidering their website and self-written good information so that you cant get comments like mine when searching on the web.
One last note is that I believe that more comments should be sent job post websites such as Monster, CareerBuilders and others as they allow companies like MGA to post fake jobs. MGA post job descriptions as if it was an open position but its really to get you to call them. The job doesnt really exist.
Jen
Eatontown,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
Thanx for the warning
#4Consumer Comment
Wed, July 01, 2009
I have not been job searching actively, but do keep my options open and I am solicited by people consistently because of unique qualifications/skills I do have. I am gainfully employed - thankfully.
I was traveling on vacation in May and I get a call from Elaine from MGA asking for a return call about my resume she has in her posession.
I tried to return the call, and the voice mail was jumping through hoops. Since I am not looking for a job, and she never called back, I forgot about it.
Elaine called again yesterday and I was speaking to a co-worker in the hall, so I let it go to voice mail not recognizing the number. Less than five minutes lapsed and I returned the call. Elaine didn't know who I was, why she was calling, and said she needed to "find" my resume. She didn't know where specifically she got my resume either. Extremely disorganized.
If she was just looking at my information, she should have had a clue. The warning bell went off and I nearly hung up.
She comes back on the line and starts obviously reading from a script (a pet peeve of mine). When I hear a script, I shut down and stop listening. I am too busy and my time is too valuable to waste on a script. So I tell her the truth, I was on my way to a meeting and didn't have a lot of time and ask her to purpose of her call.
She stopped babbling aimlessly and asked how long was I actively looking for a job? I told her I was not actively looking for a position, but I always keep my options open. That answer caught her by surprise and she had a real long pause with no comment.
I told her I was on my way to a meeting a second time, and asked her what job board she got my resume from... a pause of silence. I asked her what position did she feel I was a match for - She stuttered and just started playing up what a great opportunity she had but no details, no job scope, no qualifications her client was looking for... but I am the perfect fit with my background in Operations Management.
I tell her to shoot me an email with the job description and if I'm interested, I'll be in touch.
She doesn't want to do this, she just wants me to schedule a meeting to come into her office with her "boss" to get the details. Her "office" is about 90 minutes from where I work and live.
I tell her I am not in a position to take a 1/2 day traveling around the state for at least the next 60-90 days due to project commitments at work. I again tell her I want to respect her time, and the time of her "boss" encouraging her to send the job description by email if she felt strongly I was a perfect fit. After review, I would be more than happy to coordinate calendars and see if I can squeeze them in at the end of next week.
I was told she would call me back in a a few weeks to check my schedule, she will not send any information about her company. She was very unprofessional, but I hate burning bridges so I gave her my Admin's number and instructions to the ADMIN to get rid of her politely.
Thanks for the warning.