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Three ways on how to NOT waste your Money!

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Another Job email!

I know it can be hard to find a job but this email from crmglobalresources.com was one of those that I thought I would talk about even more.

Here is what she said in the email:

Are you still available and looking for a new position? We were forwarded your resume and based upon your background and geographic location it may be a good match. Our Human Resources Department is currently scheduling company overviews this week for several of positions that we have open. I would like you to consider what we have to offer as a company.

We’ve recently launched a new Consulting Division and need individuals for Human Resources, Marketing, Recruitment, and Business Development. Experience is not required, although having a background in any of the above mentioned is helpful.

they also tried to have me join this web conference of there’s.   I didn’t want to  say this is a scam but every time I get these types of emails something just sounds the sirens.   I thought it would be nice for a change to tell you how to find out if a website is trust worthy or not.

Checking out the Business!

Having done this several times, I have come to use Whois.net to check out the background of the domain in question.   The site in question has only been made in the last few months.   No mater where your from you will always want to check out if a site is brand new or has been in business for quite some time.

While looking at Whois, I also see something quite interesting about domain.   Having been around the block and knowing about proxy security.   You get to wonder why this business would be proxying their address and number.

Let Google be your friend!

Never have a once not used a KEYWORD to find out more about company then when I am looking to find out more information about a company.   Never be afraid to ask words such as scam, pay, and whois.  Although these are just a few good keywords there are a ton of ways to find out information that you otherwise would never of found had you only searched for a certain term.

Nothing you put in search is ever going to be 100% right but it will give your more of an idea of what people and news are saying about this.   You can find out everything you might want to know about a business or website just by adding those to your search terms.

Check the website out!

Having been making my websites in the past, I know all to well that there are going to be people who may want a site template and just use that as their website and not change anything else.   You’ll have to check out the site and make your own determination about if it looks like a template website with stock photos and words or if they actually put a lot of effort and time into the website.   The more questions you ask about the website and find out the more you can avoid being scammed.

After doing my research for the site in questions I must say that according to others, you will have to pay them money 199$.   That really isn’t a deal in my mind and I suggest people go someplace else so as to not get ripped off by this so called company.

Paul Sylvester

 

Are you on Fire for Kindle?

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Amazon Introduces the Kindle Fire!

I must say that seeing this is definately something that I would like to get myself. After reading what it will do I am thinking this will make Ipad drop their price. I did predict this a few months back, and I knew it would have to be an Android tablet. This would greatly increase their market share and also get more and more people to buy their Premium Service and that will make it that much easier for people to watch their streaming media also.

Will it Succeed??

I don’t know if it will but I am certain it will make a big impact on what happens in the future. I do hope that the $199 version will allow me to stream on the road without a wifi signal but I can only wait to see. I would guess that if not Amazon would start to offer services for this also probably through Sprint or Verizon since they already have deals with them on their Wireless Amazon Website but then again I could be wrong. Even though I have played around with the Ipad 2, I am still trying to figure out if it is really worth the money to buy it.

This is Eye candy!

I must say just looking at this tablet makes me want to pre-order it now but I will wait a little while before I start buying it because of the price. Maybe in the next few weeks they will drop the price because of the high demand of this tablet. They will make a killing on people buying it just to watch their favorite movies where ever they are without having to boot up their laptops or computers. I can am curious if they will let you download your amazon movies or shows to the tablet so you can view them while on the road or other places. I will definitely have to see in the next few months what Amazon has planned but that would be a nice feature to be able to take my shows and movies with me either on a SD cardor on the internal memory. Although I suspect that is in the design somewhere, I am hoping they do have a card reader on this device if not they should add that for people like to make even more space available for it. I can’t wait to see all the reviews of this and how people like it. I wouldn’t mind getting one of these myself to test and explore even more.

Have a Good day!

Paul Sylvester

Four Reasons why Labor Ready should be avoided!

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The Back story!

I’ve been unemployed for the last few weeks and thought I should have some kind of income come in while I look around for a job. I’ve been working at a local branch for quite some time and I thought I should point out why you should go somewhere else to find a job. I will say in a pinch if you need money then it will do but don’t expect any long term commitments. If you don’t get anything else from this post then here it is "Labor Ready is a joke most of the time!"

Waiting there for Hours!

This is one of those reasons why working for Labor Ready should be avoided. You are basically getting up at 5:30 am in the morning and sitting around at the branch until they have work available for you to go to. Some of these locations that they sent me out at were OK but I will talk about the other points in the reason why. Just because you show up doesn’t mean there will be a job and that you will work you full 8 hours. Some jobs are a 2 hours but you get paid for 4 hours, so you never really know what to plan on each day you go in. It isn’t anything like I am the only one complaining because you can read all about it on the Indeed forums.

Minimum Wage is the normal for them!

Now not to say that is a good thing but to remind people that they COULD be paying there workers even more. I have yet to see a job that I went out to do that was more than 8 dollars an hour. They advertise they have 9 to 12 dollar jobs but yet have done any of them. You could say I have very little reasons for people to take these assignments professionally. Nothing I have seen of this place has made me believe they will ever be anything but a stop gap. I also know that there are some people who also just get Minimum wage and that is. I’ve read forums about what people get paid and they also get Minimum wage.

Customer Services Reps!

The Customer Service Reps or CSR’s are constantly sending people out they like and some times not others. It doesn’t mean if you don’t have transportation that you will automatically not work but you will have to hope they want you. If they don’t they will go for someone else because they have their favorites. I know sometimes they don’t want to walk out side to ask people who are smoking or talking waiting for a job. They would rather pick someone who is already inside the building waiting for a job then outside.

Work Ethics!

Now I know I am hard worker but that doesn’t mean that others are. I’ve seen people sent out who had no such work ethic and would not really that hard and still get paid for the job. I guess it is because of the Minimum wage attitude towards the work they are doing. They get what they pay for, and that means they will get poor quality of works and poor quality of customers. I know that some of this isn’t the company’s fault but I have to believe if they would take a stand there would ultimately get better quality by paying more.

I’ve pretty much said what I will say but I encourage others who have worked for them to comment and tell me your experiences. I’d like to know if anyone actually get hired, or what you story is and let’s chat.

Have a Good work week!

Paul Sylvester

Playing with the Apple iPad 2, My Experiences!

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The Apple Tax is something that isn’t desired!

Although playing with this tablet has been something of a dream for me. I thought it would be good to talk about how they charge higher than normal prices for their products. My sister let me play around with her Apple iPad 2 Tablet(64GB, Wifi, Black). After playing around with the tablet, I must say I like this little portable Netflix player. I got to watch movies and play games like Angry Birds Freeand it seems to hold it’s own. I even am tempted to buy Amazon Prime because I could now watch all the Star Trek Episodes ever made.

I’m not saying that it isn’t nice but it is something to consider when you do decide if you want to buy this tablet. So I have been playing around with it from time to time and I thought this would be a great time to talk about the advantages and disadvantages.

It’s sleek design is nice!

Even though I commented about the price, I really do like the way it feels and handle and how intuitive it is. I like the fact that it has 64 Gigabytes of storage for like movies and tv shows that you can take with you on long rides and watch or listen to. It even has a well placed speaker that does really well for the size of the tablet. It seems to be just heavy enough and fast enough to be a very useful portable computer. I even had no major problem with the way the keyboard when chatting with people on Facebook and other social media sites. I could possibly even blog with this tablet if I really wanted to but that would not be very effective in my line of blogging.

It is easily smudged!

This is a down side of using the tablet. You will see smudges from fingers and everything imaginable and there is no way around it. There are several types of screen protectors that would probably do the job but have yet to invest in one to see if there is going to be a noticeable difference. I will investigate this even more and probably do another report on those who might want to buy one. If you have and want to tell me about your experiences then feel free to leave a comment. I welcome in input anyone has on this, since I am really new at this.

Very touchy screen!

I’m really not saying it is a big problem because it isn’t. You however have a choice to be gentle to this and not have to worry about how hard you press. The slightest touch can do what you want. I have however know how hard it is to keep kids from touch the screen so that can be an issue. This however is something that can be good and bad in the same process.

Keep the Kids happy!

Hey I don’t mean to say this is going to be the best possible way to keep the kids from screaming in the car but this is however a great option as to watching videos and other such things in the car while traveling. They can even play Angry birds, If your worried about them destroying the Ipad and you want something that does do videos and other games, you could invest in an Ipod and let them play games or watch videos with it.

All in All, I like it!

It isn’t like I am biased against Apple but I do think they have their issues. For one thing the idea that their systems will never get a Virus is something that I have preached in the past and will always preach. Their Operating Systems will never be secure and that is something they have yet to learn.

I talk about it more later!

Paul Sylvester

Why do I need to pay for recruitment!

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Being recruited doesn’t mean you need to pay!

I recently got an email from a recruiter. Here is what they email me:

I was forwarded your resume from my VP, and based upon your background we would like to extend you an offer to interview with us. We’ve recently expanded our National Healthcare Division and need individuals capable of working Full-Time and/or Part-Time for Marketing, Recruitment, and Business Development. Experience not required, although HR, Marketing, Sales, Recruitment, and Customer Service is a plus.

{Extra stuff}

Thank you,

Chelsea Cader

HR/Employment Generalist

HRP Staffing

(877) 636-4067 ext 310

After the initial email, I was really skeptical about this being a legitimate or not because of how vague this was. So I figured it wouldn’t hurt to do this Webinar and find out more information about this supposedly job. I listened and and everything seem just to good to be true.

If it sounds to good to be true then probably it isn’t!

This is one of those well known phrases that you have heard about in the past. It basically means that this one is supposedly job and they would say we were "Executive Recruiters Representatives" and after doing my research this isn’t something that you should even consider paying for. After doing some more research this company has very little information on the Better Business Bureau, which means this is a new site and they did try to tell me they have been doing this for quite some time.

Some more links to look at to find out more about this possible scam is:

After reading all these I have to agree everything that I thought is TRUE. They want to get like 199$ from you to train you but yet they are getting people to pay them this stupid fee. I could easily do this without there help. If you do your job and search about this company you will find out a lot about how they will try to make you pay for something that should be free and these jobs probably don’t pay you anything that can possibility be real. This company is dodgy and I wouldn’t give them any money and so should you!!

Keep it safe

Paul Sylvester

Some Other Names that popped up are:

  • Joe Vetucci
  • Joy Stevenson
  • Devon Barrett

These are just a few that I have found that would like to make sure people know about these people so please post more names if it changes!!