Complaint Review: Internet Company Inc. - Orlando Florida

I appreciate the postings I located on ripoffreport.com since I had an interview scheduled for tomorrow morning. Like every one else, I had attempted to find information about the company online to be frustrated by the LACK of info available. Being the owner of two businesses that extensively use the internet for business, I was a bit stumped. How can a company called The Internet Company, Inc. not have a verifiable web presence? Now I know why. I will be contacting careerbuilder as well about this problem. Careerbuilder.com evidently does not really screen their vendors very well. It's like a very poor reflection of the state of business in this country as well. Why am I looking for a job when I own two businesses? Because I have been effectively legislated out of business by the federal government. Honest work and integrity doesn't seem to qualify for much these days.

I just went through the same situation.  This company also goes by the name of The Internet Company. 

I applied for an educational adviser through careerbuilder.  The next day I got an e-mail for what I thought was an interview. So I scheduled it for the next day.  It turned out to be an assessment test.  After I was through I was told to go onto their website the next day to see if they would like to bring me back for a second interview.  So of course I got the 2nd interview (from what I gathered today EVERYONE gets a 2nd interview.) Yesterday was the 2nd interview that turned out to be a presentation about the company and the verification specialist position.  At the end of the presentation the receptionist came in to schedule everyone for an actual interview. 

Today was my interview and I have to say it was the strangest interview I have ever been on!  It was like he was giving me a sales pitch! He told me the first two weeks I would work between home and the office and I would be considered an "independent contractor" then if they liked me I would be brought full time into the office (making $10 per hour) for the second half of my training.  Eventually if everything goes good I should be in the educational adviser position within 90 days.  He then told me that is where the BIG money is.  When I expressed concern about the 90 day "training period" and had questions about the position is where I started to feel that he was getting annoyed with me.  He rushed me though my questions and then told me that he was spending WAY too much time with me and he had other candidates he needed to speak to.  He also pressured me on committing to the position.  He told me I could start tomorrow. When I told him I wanted to think about it he told me that he did not like things pending so basically if I was interested to call him.  I have a feeling from his behavior he gets paid on the people he brings in.  It was such a disappointment and a major waste of time! 

So I had the "interview" with them. I am moving to the Orlando area, so I'm trying to find a job down there. I stumbled on this job offer on Careerbuilder.com. I filled out the required info and set up the interview. I had a 2 1/2 hour drive to get there. The people weren't friendly at all but that's besides the point. So I get to the front desk and tell the receptionist that I have an interview. She first asks for my resume then has me take a picture which she tells me "it's so they can put a picture to the resume" She then takes me to a room full of computers in which she tells me that I need to take an assessment. The assessment was nothing but word associations and math problems. It was easy, only took about 10 minutes. So as instructed on screen once you're done, I went back to the receptionist. She then hands me their business card and tells me took check my results after 10 A.M. the next morning to see if I move on to the second of 3 interviews. I drove 2 1/2 hours to take a 10 minute assessment which I could have taken online and not wasted my one day off. I then checked the next morning to see that I had been rejected. I know I didn't fail the assessment I guessed on maybe 3 of the questions and even then it was multiple choice which I used process of elimination. So an entire day wasted for what I was told was an interview which turned out to be a photo op and assessment which could have been done at home. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME as I did. I wish I checked here before I wasted my one day off this week.

Lindsay,

I recieved the same email from the Internet Company and began doing the same research when I cam across your post. I agree with you, something is really wierd about them using all of the different names. Yeah, they have great websites that appear to make it looks as though its an amazing place to work but there is no information available on these companies when you try to research them. One other thing that made me skeptical is that I applied to two differnt positions and recieved two replies back for interviews and the same time pretty much. The fact that nobody called me is also something to be concerned about.

I would really like to know what the deal is with these companies. I am goin gto contact them and try to get an answer. If you find out any more information please post it. Depending on what is going on here, I may report it to career builder or something.