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Complaint Review: Resume Express International - Internet
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Resume Express International almost scammed; job offer via e-mail but requires fee to avail RIPOFF Internet
I received an e-mail telling me that I this particular company liked my resume and wants me to apply for a job opening. I have been offered by various companies in the past for a job opportunity, contacting me via e-mail so I find it a bit odd when this particular company e-mailed me this:
Hello (My name),
We have just finished reviewing your resume and are pleased to see how your experience perfectly matches the requirements for the position that we need to fill. We are confident that while working for companies outlined on your resume, you have developed skills that would prove invaluable to our continued success. After an extensive review and discussion of your candidacy with our Human Resources team, I would like to invite you on behalf of Resume Express International to consider our offer. Please visit our website to learn about the details of this employment opportunity and I trust that you'll find its rewards quite appealing. I have created a User ID and Password to allow you to login into our website to review our exclusive offer today.
User ID:
Password:
Website: www.resumeexpress.ca/urgentjobs
Once, you visit that link, please take a few minutes to browse our site and familiarize yourself with our organization. After learning more about us through the available menu links, please log in into your account under APPLICANT LOG IN box located on the main page. There, you'll be able to review details of our offer and also find the answers to any questions that may arise at the time. Please follow the instructions on that page carefully to confirm the acceptance of our offer by the indicated deadline. Should you fail to respond to this employment opportunity through our website by that deadline, we will assume that you are no longer interested in this position and would invite another applicant in your place without any further consideration given to you in the future. Nonetheless, I will be looking forward to meeting you face to face and we all hope to have you working in just a matter of days.
Regards,
Amy Collins
Recruiting Manager
Resume Express International
P.S. I'll be in meetings today all day but should you experience difficulties with following the simple instructions given on our website, you can still try to get me out of a meeting at 1 (800) 832-3332. Yet, I really hope that you'd be able to accept our offer easily on your own without any of my help over the phone and will not miss that crucial deadline. I'll thank you for it personally later.
Here are my reasons why I think this is not a legitimate company:
1. You will notice, the job position being offered was not mentioned at all in the letter. A legitimate offer letter would atleast have mentioned the job opening.
2. The letter made it sound that after an extensive consideration that they have finally decided to offer the position to me. Huh? I never even applied for this company let alone go to any of their interviews for them to deem that I am fit for the job.
3. A usual offer letter would not sound this desperate. Note the PS at the bottom. I called the number but it was unavailable. Hmmm.. makes you wonder if it was a just a fluke that their phone is not working at that time I called, or there is no such phone at all!
4. Still doesn't sound like a scam? Wait till you hear this. There is a deadline for the application. I just received the e-mail this morning and the deadline is tonight!! What's the rush?
Ok, at the back of my mind, out of desperation, I still think that this might be a ligitimate offer. So, I checked their website. Here's what I found out.
1. About us page - no mention of the location of the company nor any contact information. This was really odd for me. The page only talked about their service. Upon signing up and after submitting your resume, they in turn will send your application to potential employers. They will provide reports on what company checked out your resume. Sounds good, just like an agency. I looked through the site but I couldn't find the job that they were offering me in the letter. So, I logged in with the provided username and password.
2. Lo and behold to my surprise, they are requiring me to give a "donation" of $29US/$39CAD to be able to access their service. If they are not able to find me a job, they will refund my money 100% and if they did, they will keep the money and consider it as your donation. Ok, 100% refundable sounds good, but it did not say upto when they willl look for a job for me. Example, in three months my money is refundable if they were not able to hook me up with the potential employer. If this is a true offer letter, it should not require me to pay anything. It would be much better if like other agencies, they would only deduct payment from me if I found a job through them. Other than that, they should not require me to pay an upfront fee.
3. They claim that they are a non profit organization..isn't is ironic?
Just so you know, after receiving this e-mail, I immediately checked rip-off report for any complaints about this company. I didn't find any here so that's why I am filling this report now for people to be aware of such company. Good thing, checked out their website and used my commmon sense. Scams like preys on people desperately looking for a chance to earn a living. It's up for you to judge.. good luck and may you not be scammed.
Maria
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Hello (My name),
We have just finished reviewing your resume and are pleased to see how your experience perfectly matches the requirements for the position that we need to fill. We are confident that while working for companies outlined on your resume, you have developed skills that would prove invaluable to our continued success. After an extensive review and discussion of your candidacy with our Human Resources team, I would like to invite you on behalf of Resume Express International to consider our offer. Please visit our website to learn about the details of this employment opportunity and I trust that you'll find its rewards quite appealing. I have created a User ID and Password to allow you to login into our website to review our exclusive offer today.
User ID:
Password:
Website: www.resumeexpress.ca/urgentjobs
Once, you visit that link, please take a few minutes to browse our site and familiarize yourself with our organization. After learning more about us through the available menu links, please log in into your account under APPLICANT LOG IN box located on the main page. There, you'll be able to review details of our offer and also find the answers to any questions that may arise at the time. Please follow the instructions on that page carefully to confirm the acceptance of our offer by the indicated deadline. Should you fail to respond to this employment opportunity through our website by that deadline, we will assume that you are no longer interested in this position and would invite another applicant in your place without any further consideration given to you in the future. Nonetheless, I will be looking forward to meeting you face to face and we all hope to have you working in just a matter of days.
Regards,
Amy Collins
Recruiting Manager
Resume Express International
P.S. I'll be in meetings today all day but should you experience difficulties with following the simple instructions given on our website, you can still try to get me out of a meeting at 1 (800) 832-3332. Yet, I really hope that you'd be able to accept our offer easily on your own without any of my help over the phone and will not miss that crucial deadline. I'll thank you for it personally later.
Here are my reasons why I think this is not a legitimate company:
1. You will notice, the job position being offered was not mentioned at all in the letter. A legitimate offer letter would atleast have mentioned the job opening.
2. The letter made it sound that after an extensive consideration that they have finally decided to offer the position to me. Huh? I never even applied for this company let alone go to any of their interviews for them to deem that I am fit for the job.
3. A usual offer letter would not sound this desperate. Note the PS at the bottom. I called the number but it was unavailable. Hmmm.. makes you wonder if it was a just a fluke that their phone is not working at that time I called, or there is no such phone at all!
4. Still doesn't sound like a scam? Wait till you hear this. There is a deadline for the application. I just received the e-mail this morning and the deadline is tonight!! What's the rush?
Ok, at the back of my mind, out of desperation, I still think that this might be a ligitimate offer. So, I checked their website. Here's what I found out.
1. About us page - no mention of the location of the company nor any contact information. This was really odd for me. The page only talked about their service. Upon signing up and after submitting your resume, they in turn will send your application to potential employers. They will provide reports on what company checked out your resume. Sounds good, just like an agency. I looked through the site but I couldn't find the job that they were offering me in the letter. So, I logged in with the provided username and password.
2. Lo and behold to my surprise, they are requiring me to give a "donation" of $29US/$39CAD to be able to access their service. If they are not able to find me a job, they will refund my money 100% and if they did, they will keep the money and consider it as your donation. Ok, 100% refundable sounds good, but it did not say upto when they willl look for a job for me. Example, in three months my money is refundable if they were not able to hook me up with the potential employer. If this is a true offer letter, it should not require me to pay anything. It would be much better if like other agencies, they would only deduct payment from me if I found a job through them. Other than that, they should not require me to pay an upfront fee.
3. They claim that they are a non profit organization..isn't is ironic?
Just so you know, after receiving this e-mail, I immediately checked rip-off report for any complaints about this company. I didn't find any here so that's why I am filling this report now for people to be aware of such company. Good thing, checked out their website and used my commmon sense. Scams like preys on people desperately looking for a chance to earn a living. It's up for you to judge.. good luck and may you not be scammed.
Maria
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Frank
Mississauga,Ontario,
Canada
Resume Express SCAM
#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, September 23, 2005
I have also received this exact email except my email was from a Pamela Moore with a contact phone number of 1 (800) 507-5525. The phone number was unreachable and that's when I got suspicious. I tried to trace it and could not find it either in Canada or the US. I even tried calling Bell and they said they had nothing listed for that number. I took it a step further and proceeded to activate the offer and when I got to the payment part I clicked on money order rather than credit card and I was given a mailing address of 207 Bank ST Unit 200, Ottawa Ontario. I proceeded to do a search on that address and needless to say that nothing came up for that address that came close to resembling Resume Express. At that point my suspicions were confirmed. Legitimate companies like these are in the people business and the last thing they want to do is make it difficult to be reached so JOB SEEKERS BEWARE". And no I never took out or send a money order.
Jonathan
Odessa,Texas,
U.S.A.
Legitimate Recruiters and Staffing Agencies
#3Consumer Suggestion
Fri, May 27, 2005
While internet scams are relatively common when it comes to searching for jobs online, I would encourage people not to blankly disregard form letters from people who present themselves as recruiters. I work at a staffing agency, and know that often times we will send emails to groups of potential candidates who have an honest-to-goodness shot at the position in question. Things to remember include: 1. You should always be able to Call your recruiter. 2. Don't quit thejob you're at until you have an agreeable offer in writing and you sign it 3. While some staffing agencies have an employee-paid system, you almost never pay anyone to find you a job* *the caveat to that is some Executive marketing and consulting companies, Resume writing services etc. It sounds like this website is similar to an Executive Marketing Service, but more mass-produced... which probably does mean rip-off.
Rasiah
Mississauga,Ontario,
Canada
Resume Express International - a scam
#4Consumer Comment
Thu, April 28, 2005
I like to thank you for the report on the above company by Maria in Toronto. I did receive the exact email saying thay have found a job for me. It is definitely a RipOff. Thank you again and keep up the good work.
