They have my first name. They have my e-mail address. They have my location. I typed the root URL (i.e., just ‘www.ojfp.com’) into the address line (so as not to send the rest of the information they put in the link) and they talk about the work I do (or, rather, did).
But their site did not list any jobs. It said I could sign up for ‘tips’ on getting a job. Sort of an employment advisor, rather than an employment site. Since they’re not actually offering jobs, I think this is a scam. I don’t recognise the company, so I’m guessing they harvested my information from Monster, Career Builder, USA Jobs, America’s Job Bank or another place where I submitted a résumé to find a job. (Yes, I’m really actively looking for work.) And the e-mail was in my suspect email folder.
Is this some sort of scam to take money from the unemployed?
I tried your link but with a fake email address. It was just filling in places in a form. I don’t know if it is a scam but I have not heard of anyone who got a job through an employment service like they claim to be.
No reputable company or staffing firm will charge you money as a job seeker.
I can see that you have to register, but do they actually ask you for any money? If not, I don’t think it will do much harm, though they are probably jerking you around about the job leads.
I didn’t look far enough to see if they’re asking for money; but I did notice that they don’t have any job listings. If they’re not charging employers for finding candidates, then how do they make money? I’m guessing from a registration fee of some sort, for the privilege of being enlightended by their sage advice.
AutoMax is a company that goes to car dealers and puts on seminars for prospective sales staff. They don’t tell you there’s a fee until the end of the first day. (Typical sales tactic: Make the customer feel obligated.) AutoMax does indeed provide candidates to dealerships, but there is no guarantee of employment. Basically the candidates attend the seminar, learn about car sales, do some role playing, ‘secret shop’ other dealerships, and give a presentation in front of the host dealership’s sales staff. On the third day they are interviewed by the host dealership and then are expected to pay AutoMax for the seminar. From what I can tell, AutoMax is a reputable company that gets people employed – but charging people who are in a tenuous financial situation just seems wrong.
From: JOBS <job2@ijonn.com> [This is spam]
Career Information Services
1645 Pat Booker Rd #103 Ste. 105
Universal City, TX 78148