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Hi guys,
I was approached by RDG Careers a few weeks ago. I had my 2nd interview this morning and was presented with the fee schedule....I got quite spooked... $5k to pay up front.
Is that normal practice?
Any comments on RDG?
Is it worth it?
Any recruiting firm that asks for 5k up front sounds pretty shady...
why do YOU have to pay?
the recruiting agencies get paid by an employer once you are hired
def sounds like a scam!
red light starts flashing.
huh!
the company is the client to the aforementioned recruitment agency... you shouldn't be paying a penny (unless I've misunderstood what you wrote)...
HOLY SHITTY SCAM... run, keep away from them. Thieves taking advantage of a recession, assholes.
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| Marie Toronto, Ontario Ripoff Report Verified Safe I just ALMOST got sucked in to this scam - but thanks to visting this website, I now know what I suspected earlier today when I met with the Career Director, Andrew O'Brien at RDG International. All reports posted to date match my experience of today to a tee. It is UNBELIEVABLE to me that this company continues to do business, and prey on the most vulnerable people out there - job seekers during an economy that is tanking by the day. I wish some lawyer out there would seriously consider launching a class action suit against these white collar corporate criminals. I started to suspect things were not right when the Career Director kept insisting that my boyfriend attend the second meeting. When he mentioned that fee structure would only be talked about at the second meeting, I told him upfront that I could not go into further debt right now, but would consider paying some service fee ONCE the agency placed me in a desirable position. Andrew O'Brien was totally evasive and told me think about the second meeting, and that he would follow-up with me next week. Thanks to reading these consumer reports just now -- I will not be returning for a second interview. I consider myself a lucky one -- this company of scam-artistics and corporate thugs must be put out of business immediately!! Wendy Toronto, Ontario Canada |
Re: Placement firms/Recruting firms
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| Originally posted by devnull Hi guys, I was approached by RDG Careers a few weeks ago. I had my 2nd interview this morning and was presented with the fee schedule....I got quite spooked... $5k to pay up front. Is that normal practice? Any comments on RDG? Is it worth it? |
The whole idea of a recruiting agency is to get you a job. You're looking for a job because you probably don't have one. If you don't have one, you probably don't have alot of extra money. Why the fuck would you pay 5k upfront for a job? You want a job that pays you, not a job that you have to pay for. This is SUPER sketchy.
If you go to any other agency, they'll interview you inhouse, then they'll send you to appropriate companies for particular job openings. If the company wants to hire you, they sign a contract with the placement agency for a % of your salary (depending on pt or ft).
You should NOT pay a cent. The only downfall for getting a job through an agency as opposed to finding one yourself, is that they get a cut of your salary for a probational period. That's it.
All recruitment agencies that I know of make their money by taking a cut of the final contract. An agency that asks for money up front is almost surely a scam.
For the most part, anybody promising you a lot of money but demanding that you pay them up front first is probably scamming you. At a fundamental level this isn't that different from the Nigerian scams.
pyramid scheme
WoW!
Thanks everyone, this reaffirms what ive seen in the interview. They seem to proceed the same way for all clients, 2nd meeting the fee structure is presented and they recommend having your partner with you at the 2nd meeting.
Good thing I love my money and Im cheap! I didn't sign anything. When I decided not to sign, he got a bit pushy and threw lines like...people have to be able to make decisions quick lalala and then he pulls one of those get rich book and reads a line from it.
I've checked online and there seems to be other companies just like them asking for a fee upfront (ITS in denver). They market themselves as working for you, not the employers, hence the fee charged to you.
I asked the guy to send me a soft-copy of the contract thingie and what it includes so I can share it.
wow, having to pay 5k up front for a job? ouch. Any legit recruiting company makes money off of you /after/ they get you the job, and they make the money on the difference between what they bill the company, and what you get paid.
ie: you're paid $20/hr, they bill $30/hr, they make their money on that $10 dollar difference. Little over simplified, but its pretty much that.
never deal with a recruiting agency that asks for money... run away.
This makes me sooo angry!!
Scammers like this praying on young people that are just trying to get a start on life.
Fuck those ******s!
You have to report this to somebody.
If the guy had asked me for $5k up front, i would have laughed in his face. 'I'm broke, and looking for a job, you think i have 5 grand? HAHAHA'.
Glad you didn't pay.
What I don't understand is why they ask your partner to come to the second interview?
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DON'T DO IT!!!
ARRGGGHHH
I fucking hate these companies, they really are sharks.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Please, anyone reading this - NEVER pay for an agency or for resume advice!!!!
I can hook most specialisms up with professional consultants that offer a FREE service and I will help you with your resume for a couple of beers 
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| Originally posted by English Rachel I will help you with your resume for a couple of beers |
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| Originally posted by geroin OMG scammmmmm, guys run away!!! |
I have done about 30 for friends for no payment - in these tight economic times, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!
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| Originally posted by English Rachel Lol I have done about 30 for friends for no payment - in these tight economic times, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! |
thanks for that advice a while ago!
WOW!!!
I can't believe people fall for this enough to stay in business?
So....what apparently happens after? Is the scam that they never get you a job? Or do they do what every other company does and also get paid from the company who hires you and you could have just gone through a traditional recruiter for that?
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| Originally posted by English Rachel I can hook most specialisms up with professional consultants that offer a FREE service and I will help you with your resume for a couple of beers |
I can see how people get scammed into this, especially young people. Although 5K is a lot and should raise some flags. I can see them being way more successful with $500.
What I don't get is the African bank account scam, where someone has money in some trust or something that you get a cut of. I can barely understand the email to begin with!
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| Originally posted by Skipper I can see how people get scammed into this, especially young people. Although 5K is a lot and should raise some flags. I can see them being way more successful with $500. What I don't get is the African bank account scam, where someone has money in some trust or something that you get a cut of. I can barely understand the email to begin with! |
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