Marianne
Nampa,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, February 05, 2013
I mistakenly linked this complaint page to WFTV Channel 9's blog. The correct link is here , or you can copy it here http://wftvchannel9.blogspot.com/2012/09/gigatscom-jobs.html and paste it into your browser.
Marianne
Nampa,#3Consumer Comment
Sun, February 03, 2013
I have just been through a nearly identical situation this week through another job search site, and am sick to think about the number of applications and resumes I submitted online that never made it to the correct place...that is, if the job even existed. As you stated in your report, "...this scam did divert me from my actual job search." Yours, mine, and countless others. But Beyond.com is not to blame as they too are victims.
I did my own research as well, and have found the source to our problem, which is how I came across your report. One of the companies you mentioned has, for lack of a better word, hijacked our job applications.
During my search, I came across a news report (WFTV Todd Ulrich Online Job Investigation) posted in September of 2012 on what appears to be WFTV Channel 9's blog. In fact, a clip from the TV news report, filmed July 6, 2009, is included. That video, by the way, was uploaded onto Complaints.com's youtube channel on January 27, 2010. There is what appears to be a disclaimer to the video "FOR.EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.ONLY." I am purposely not posting any names, but if you read here, you will understand why.
The first paragraph of WFTV's blog reads:
*Note: I have removed all names mentioned in the article, but you can see them on the blog for yourself. Be sure to watch the video.
Job posted online by employers, search firms, recruiting firms, employment agencies including jobs posted on job boards such as ___.com are now being hijack by Name and redirected to ___.com and one of his many job sites that have now populated the internet requiring unsuspecting job seeker to registered with such site as ___.com to name a few from which they are solicited to apply for continuing higher education.
From what I can tell, this problem started in 2009 or earlier. I do not know if the national news has ever aired the story, but it needs to if it hasn't. I am not sure how yet, but I intend to share this. I hope you will do the same.
Beyond.com
Conshohocken,#4UPDATE Employee
Thu, January 24, 2013
Hi, Karen. We at Beyond.com saw your report and were concerned that you had a bad experience. Hopefully well be able to clear up any confusion, as some of the other sites you mentioned are not affiliated with our service.
Beyond.com represents a network of job posting sites and communities, over 2,000 in total. Applicant Tree and Gigats are not part of our company. Our goal is to provide as many jobs and career resources to our members as possible, and these jobs and resources are by nature from other companies -- usually employers, but also agencies and other organizations that have jobs. We monitor our postings, and are always eager to know of any that our users find misleading so that we can remove them. With over 1 million jobs on any given day, most are of high quality, but some dubious ones can slip in and we work hard to correct these.
Please get in touch with us directly at: 866-694-5627 or [email protected] and wed be happy to go over any issues you had.
Again, were sorry you had a bad experience, and hope that youll contact us so we can better address the situation.
Thanks.