Newcomers to this thread may want to ask themselves, when was the last time you had a good experience with a business – any business – and came to 800notes.com to post praise? Never. How about all the people (if it's indeed more than one person) who have posted in this thread about how wonderful this business is? Have they posted in *any* other threads praising *any* other business? No.
I agree with you 100%. These guy's are scam artists and I would venture to guess that all the positive comments that are listed below are from Notus employees who were told to post a positive response. My experience was similar to some of the other horror stories. I spoke to Steve R. out of the Salt Lake City office and he assured me that he could get me more that my previous 110K salary from a fortune 500 company. However, he would need 8K to get the process started. Luckily, I said No way I was going to give him 8K to get a POSSIBLE JOB at 110K. He said Notus would cut me a break and start off at 5K and once I get the 110K salary, I would pay the remaining 3K. Well, 18 months later, I have not gotten one single interview or even a phone call from a prospective employer. Notus employees are well schooled in giving you busy work in lieu of getting you interviews. After 18 months, I called the Better Business Bureau in Salt Lake City to register a complaint. I heard back from them last week and said they requested a response from Notus on two occasions but did not receive a reply. They said Notus Salt Lake City is not a member of the BBB. Notus preys on people who are desperately looking for a job and hope they don't do any research on the company. I for one got a $5,000 lesson in not doing the research. I spoke to a reputable placement agency and they said most good companies bill the employer. If they do bill the employee, it's after they have taken the job and been employed for 90 days. Any Company like Notus who wants you to pay up front---Just Say NO and RUN.
Thank you so much for these comments. My husband met with Larry Spradling today and for the bargain price of $7800, TOP would place him in a SVP position in the Dallas area within 6 months. It sounded far too good to be true. Thank goodness for Google!
My husband received an email last Friday from Robin Upton, EVP of Client Services, TOP. He met with her today @ 5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1250 and brought home a sleek brochure with pictures of sharp dressed professionals, high rise office buildings and announcing there was no limit to the possibilities, when teamed with TOP. It was almost believable, until I realized there was no contact info and no website, just a badly stapled business card in the corner (phone # on card 972-726-8700).
Along with the brochure there were a couple of questionnaires (two for him, one for me) and an appointment set for the both of us on Sat. 7/12 (they wanted to be flexible and considerate of my work schedule). Ohhh she also mentioned a payment plan of $200/month.
I worked for an executive level recruiter for three years and in the recruiting department of a major retailer for three more (I never received $$ from potential employees - only employers). Thank you all for confirming that I haven't forgotten everything I learned over those six years !! We will not be keeping that appointment on the 12th !!