E-Gold Money (Part Time Position) Transfer Agent.

I got the attached email and I just had to follow up. First thing to notice that the mail comes from Cherylsfla352@aol.com but I am directed to respond to A.Karenina.job@gmail.com. OK, so when is the last time you saw a respectable company using AOL, Hotmail, GMail or any other non-commercial email account. Heck even I have my own domain name!

The email says nothing about what a transfer agent is, what the job description is, or what the duties and responsibilites will be – a lot like those work at home ads on TV.

I eventually got a response directing me to a Russian web site to buy and sell gold. I think I’ll pass on this one.

Message Follows:

From: Alexandra Karenina [Cherylsfla352@aol.com] TO: Dan Flak Subject: Part Time Position Hello Dan Flak  We’ve found your resume at monster.com and would like to suggest you a “Transfer manager” vacancy.

I’m the Chief Manager of Department of employment We have thoroughly studied your resume and are happy to inform you that your skills completely meet our requirements for this position. Our company buy, sell, and exchange digital currencies, like E-gold and E-bullion. This is a part-time position. Your schedule will be flexible. You will need to spend on average 1-2 hours per day, Monday-Friday. This is a work-at-home position. All communication will be online. General requirements: *     Applicants must be at least 21-years-old *     Good communications skills *     Honesty, responsibility and promptness in operations;  A position within our company on a trial period for one month starting from the beginning of the work will be offered to the successful applicants. During this trial period you will be receiving training and online support while working and being paid. Employees on a one month trial period are evaluated at least one week prior to the end of their trial period. The supervisor can recommend termination, during the trial period. At the completion of the trial period, the supervisor can recommend continued employment, extension of trial period, or termination. During the trial period you will be paid $1,500 per month. You will also be keeping 8 percent commission from every payment received from our customer. With the current volume of clients on average your overall income will add up to $3,000 USD per month. After the trial period your base salary will go up to $2,250 USD per month, plus 8 percent commission. After the trial period you may ask for additional hours or proceed full-time. If you are interested in this position, and would like to know more, please e-mail me: A.Karenina.job@gmail.com We will contact you within 24-hours.

Triad Job Search Network (TJSN)

Another free resource is the Triad Job Search Network that meets at The Covenant United Methodist Church, 1526 Skeet Club Road in High Point (about a mile west of the intersection of Hwy 68 / Eastover & Wendover / Skeet Club Road) each Tuesday from 9 AM to 11 AM.

TJSN won’t get you a job, but they will help you learn the skills you need to get a better job quicker.

There is a volunary $3 donation at the door. It pays for the coffee .

Professionals in Transition (PIT)

This group is run by a group of volunteers, all of whom share a common denominator: they’ve been laid off and been in the job search and want to give back to those who are now seeking work themselves.

PIT is primarily a self-help networking group.  The facilitators’ purpose is to assist people in giving each other leads and advice. No outside solicitation is allowed.

 PIT meets at the Greensboro Jaycees (401 N Elm) on Wednesday evenings from 7 PM to 8:30 PM. They also meet at the Winston-Salem Red Cross on Thursday evenings at the same times.

If you are looking for a new job whether you are still employed or not, check it out. It’s free.

American Income

These guys aren’t really bad guys in that they won’t try to scam you out of your money. It starts like this. You post your resume on Monster and people pick it up. Then you get the voicemail, “This is so-and-so from American Insurance. I’ve received your resume. We’d like to invite you for an interview“

They have received my resume. I never sent one to them. They want to interview me?

I fell for this once before on a previous bout with unemployement. It wasn’t American Income (or at least I don’t think it was) but it was the same idea. It wasn’t an interview, it was a sales pitch. They want financial consultants and that’s fine if you want to be a financial consultant.

 If you get a call like this, ask first what it’s all about. Save yourself some time if that’s not what you want to do.

JobWorld2020

Hey, hear it from Mark Spilnella himself! All he wants is $2,295 to place me!

I am overjoyed that he failed to place me without my permission in a position that doesn’t exist. Now he wants to spam my resume to thousands of companies who don’t know him from the southern end of a northbound horse.

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1.    I believe I can help you find a new job, but until we talk I can’t be
sure.

2.    I tried placing you at no expense to you but do not have anything
appropriate at the current time. If you have 3 or 4 months we can discuss pursuing this option.

3.    Simple economics will tell you that the average person earning only
$90,000 per year lost $7,500 not working last month. If you have no current leads you will lose $7,500 more this month. Those who earn more will lose proportionally more money.

4.    We have a program to get your resume in front of virtually any
potential employer. It costs as little as $0.92 per lead depending upon how many companies we contact on your behalf and what other services we use. Our base package is $795.

5.    If you employ our most popular program you get 1250 companies for
$1795. At this level, if you follow the program, I will guarantee multiple interviews or we will rerun the campaign at our cost.

6.    We have a program at $2295 designed to let you look both locally and
nationally. Some clients use this to “hunt for the elephant” (that big paying job in your industry), while simultaneously searching near their homes. Others have used this approach to search two geographic areas at once. The program delivers 2500 companies!

7.    I could have this all working in 2 business days. If we start on
Tuesday, by Thursday your campaign will be in the mail and the faxes will start your phone ringing.

There is much more to say but that lays out some of the basics. If you are still interested I’d be glad to fill in the specifics. I recently ran my own resume through the program to audit the process and received some interesting responses I could share with you. This is no panacea, but it is a proven way to expand your network and land the interviews you need to get a job.

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Sherman Sauvain Spinella Nationwide Recruiters

I’ve been in a job search from time to time, and it is amazing how many people are willing to jump on a job seeker, preying on his vulnerability. Here is the latest that I’ve come across.

Someone named BradF contacted me from this organization telling me that he knows how to tap into the “hidden job market.” Of course employers hide jobs from the public, especially if they are critical positions they need to fill. They wouldn’t want anyone to find out about them, would they?

Brad admits, “There are so many positions out there that are available which never make it to the job boards or help wanted ads. Especially the higher level positions. Most tend to be filled from word of mouth, networking, recruitment firms and from within the company.” What Brad doesn’t tell you is that these people don’t know him any better than they know the average aboriginal tribesman in the Australian Outback. Brad is smart enough not to say that his company has actually been retained by any employer to conduct a search for them. In fact,Sherman Sauvain Spinella Nationwide Recruiters doesn’t really get involved with these companies at all.

The way this scam works is you pay Brad your money, and he sends you an exclusive mailing list of this “hidden job marker” to which you can spam your resume. Of course everyone in the same carrer field as you gets this same “exclusive” list. As he says, “Our Direct Mail Campaigns help you break apart from the pack and tap the job market you”re not seeing. Instead of your resume being in a pile with dozens of other resumes we deliver it to the decision maker of the organization by itself.” So, what do you get for your money? A bunch of mailing labels. You buy the envelopes, reproduce your resume and cover letter, stuff the envelopes, pay the postage and burn your gas to drive to the post office. So who’s doing all the work and who’s getting all the money?

If you are interested in sending unsolicited resumes to decision makers who don’t know who you are, you can look up where to send the resume on line or at the local library. Don’t pay Brad. Sending cold resumes does work, but it’s a low percentage shot. Having someone who actually knows the decision maker present the resume for you increases the odds almost astromically. That person isn’t Brad. In fact Brad won’t even be the one submitting your resume.