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Complaint Review: Culver Careers - Bobby Hunt - Tracy Billups - Internet
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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Culver Careers - Bobby Hunt - Tracy Billups
Internet, United States of America
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Being unemployed the easiest resource to use to find a job is the internet. Naturally I search for jobs in the surrounding area, and I came across a genaric Managment Training program through Culver Careers, located in Indianapolis. I applied to this position in hopes to eventually find out more information.
One day later I heard back. I spoke with a representative named Anton Volkov. He immediately went into a speal about Culver Careers helping the unemployed get interviews with Fortune 500 companies. He stated "We are a recruiting firm that is hired by these companies to help find eligible candidates for their job openings". I clearly told him that I was applying for a job through Culver Careers, not looking for a consulting or recruiting service. I asked if there would be any fees associated with the service that Culver Careers provides, he said no and that they are paid by these Fortune 500 Companies.
Next, he was attempting to schedule a same day "phone interview" to "get to know me better, and what kind of fit to look for...". He said that it was important to be "prompt, on time, and availible because these are high earning jobs offered through Fortune 500 Companies". Yet, he was trying to spring an interview on me with 2 hours notice. Not very professional Anton. Then he said that I would have to complete an application and send it back prior to the phone interview that we were going to schedule.
To my knowledge, this may be a real company that conducts job searches for you, but by no means do they have any exclusive contracts with any Fortune 500 comapny (which they choose never to list a name). More than likely, they are prowling on the same job search engines that anyone has access to, for example:
Wal-Mart is a Fortune 500 comapany, but you can find a job listing for cashier on any job search site on the internet.
This is the name and contact of the "National Recruiter" in case there is anyone out there who needs it for legal persuings, or if you actually need help.
Anton Volkov
National Recruiter
CulverCareers
858-875-1014
Fax: 858-875-0995
[email protected]
www.culvercareers.com
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Jeff Friend
huntington beach,California,
USA
I completely understand where you're coming from
#2UPDATE Employee
Mon, March 08, 2010
Hopefully the below information will help to answer your questions:
Most Recruiting Firms are set up in this manner: They have contracts with Companies that state that they are given a fee once a candidate of that recruiting firm is placed within that Company. Some of these contracts are set up as "non-exclusive" - which means that there are several recruiting firms helping that Company to fill their open positions; and some are set up as "exclusive" - which means that the Company is accepting candidates from only that particular recruiting firm. Many times these contracts include non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements - which means that the recruiter cannot tell the candidate the name of the Company until the Company agrees to an interview with that candidate.
Because Companies pay the Recruiting Firms, the company can specify exactly what requirements that the candidates must have. That's why when you interview with a recruiter, they ask you specific questions regarding your work history, etc. The "application" that you are referring to is actually just a form that allows you to fill in all of the pertinent information about your work history, as well as what you are looking for in your next career move, so that when you have your phone interview with the recruiter, you will both be on the same page regarding what your experience is and what position(s) the recruiter might have open that fit what you're looking for.
Regarding your recruiter telling you that he got you an interview, and that it would be in 2 hours from that time: Companies have specific times that they conduct interviews, and Recruiting Firms have to work around those times. If your schedule did not permit you to make that interview, your recruiter would have most likely been able to reschedule you for another time that works - unless that was the last interview time slot that the Company had available. To have gotten an interview set up so quickly is impressive, as it usually takes 2-3 days to get one set up.
Unfortunately Recruiting Firms cannot help everyone, and in these economic times, Companies are becoming more and more particular about which candidates they want to interview, and which they do not. This makes it increasingly difficult for Recruiting Firms to help each and every candidate.
Additional Resources (from external sources):
Should I use a Job Recruiter?: http://www.resume-help.org/article_should_you_use_a_job_recruiter.htm
Why Use a Recruiter - Job Seeker's View: http://www.entrance-s.com/id67.html
How to Find and Work with a Recruiter: http://www.recruit2hire.com/work-with-recruiter.html
5 Easy Tips on How to Best Utilize Recruiters in Your Job Search: http://su.pr/1NIeqv
Why Companies Use Recruiting Services: http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200905/1242137848.html
