#20
Wed, September 19, 2001
Several people have e-mailed me asking various questions about my interview with BHA. I have included one individual's e-mail to me below. I also included my response to him. I'll continue to update this report when I deem it is relevant.
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Hi:
I saw your posting on ripoff reports regarding BHA. I am in the process of interviewing with them and so far from the first interview, I thought this is way to good to be true and asked why haven't others taken advantage of these services???!! Easy question the $$$$ starting at 5000.00??!! Just curious, was your written experience all from one interview? (I noticed they asked about mortgage payments, SS#, type of car you drive) The most I filled out was a career assessment form, sent in a resume and cover letter, and had a 2.5 hr meeting with their regional president. I did most of the talking, he listened. And to tell you the truth now, that is all I needed was someone to listen a assess where I currently am in my career.
If you had to do it all over again, what type of questions would you have asked and what if any kind of "tips" would you give me? I have one more meeting with them. And after doing some research and getting others' opinions, I have that much more on my side.
Thanks
MY RESPONSE:
My entire experience was written from my first interview. I filled out a lengthy
questionnaire before meeting with their "vice-president". I've have learned that many of
the people who conduct these interviews are "vice-presidents". I think this is a
marketing ploy they use in order to make them sound even more credible (just ask them
how many vice presidents or presidents are in their office). I draw this conclusion from
reading about the numerous expereinces of others who have also committed time
and/or money to BHA.
If I were going to interview with them again, I would ask to meet with different people
who are currently in the program. I would also ask for specific statistics on job
placement. Do they have any satisfaction statistics based on ratings of people who
have completed the program?
I personally would not recommend sigining-up. If they gave you the same sales pitch
they gave me, they would have told you about the numerous books Dr. Haldane has
written concerning building your resume, the job search, and how to interview. What I
told them was I could save a lot of money by purchasing and reading his books, as
opposed to paying them money to tell me what Haldane himself has already written.