Virtual Vocations’s earns a 3.8-star rating from 7 reviews, showing that the majority of remote job seekers are satisfied with job search experience.
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online job referral
I signed up for Virtual Vocations and paid the monthly fee. I did receive numerous weekly updates for the first year, then cancelled my subscriptions. The emails did stop, but suddenly reappeared for only two times. I had been charged for one year without any updates. When I called to confirm my cancellation, they refuse to refund or admit that they had not been sending updates.
Do your own due diligence. Avoid them at all costs. Dishonest thieves.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer's satisfaction.
job referral
In the old days - the 1990s - a common scam that was always one of the most complained and prosecuted businesses was the newspaper advertised Rental &/or Job referral service. After a while virtually all states made laws requiring the ads to say "advance fee" or some type of notice that an upfront payment - before additional specific info - about the rental or job was provided. Before (and after that) you would call and get a well trained salesman getting you to purchase a membership/subscription to obtain this "compilation of info that their research team gathered everyday, much from sources the normal person wouldn't have". Of course, generally the places and jobs actually did exist in someway - but the ads glorified them - being frank == misrepresented them. You would come down pay your fee ("cash please., no checks - we're selling information and can't get it back..."), and made a friend, and given a map to your new 3bdroom, 2 car gar, home with fireplace and a view, kids/pets ok - utils included, for $250). This is the reboot of that scam. You aren't dealing with an employer or and employment company or anything like it - but rather someone that wants to sell you a subscription to their info/spam. A place that has a program go through and find job postings - and without any further anything - reprints them and revises, glamorizes and enhances the position to be attractive - but not what it is, wants or needs...and if anything may out you on a worse footing by approaching the employer thinking you are referred and know things (that are inevitably NOT right), than doing it yourself. Their system, like the ones decades ago really doesn't find anything you can't on a few short searches of your own. As you can see here...they come from Craigs List and such are available to all.
Some common sense: Look at the ads...jobs better than you've ever seen before, more of them, exactly where your are, etc. Look at them closer and you'll frequently find how they become a mish-mash of attractive positions which if you were qualified for - have many, many aspects mentioned that could not possibly be done by the position headlined...but the writers of these ads don't know that. They (or the computer compiling it) really have no idea of anything or desire to advance anything but your subscription to their service. AVOID. AVOID. AVOID.
takes membership and then can't sign on.
I signed up for membership to apply for a position and get a free resume overview but once I paid the membership, I could not get logged in again. When I email in for help, I don't get any. They don't reset my password. They don't resend my password. They don't provide help to get back online. I feel it's a scam just to get the membership money.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
CMQ,
I'm sorry about your experience with the password reset issue. I know it has been several months, but, I will gladly provide you a refund of your subscription if you contact me through our contact form. Please reference ComplaintsBoard. Many times the password emails are blocked by email service providers if our email is not added to the 'friends list' in the persons email address book, so that may have been the issue. At any rate, I would like to make this right, so please send me an email. Thank you. Laura
To Madi's Mom and ConcernedJobPoster,
Madi,
I'm sorry that you were upset about your listings showing up on our board. Our service provides listings for our users that will take them to the original job posting, wherever that may have been posted, so, users do have the opportunity to view the original jobs. We are a compilation service, which is what our members pay for, our service allows them to save hours of research time by locating legitimate telecommute job listings for them from all over the Internet. When I was researching daily for my own work at home job back in 2002, I was spending nearly 5 hours per day sifting through all of the job boards looking for telecommute jobs, so, I don't think you can discount the amount of time it does take to locate these jobs. We also provide much more than job listings for our members. They also receive a professional resume enhancement, access to an additional work at home company list with over 500 companies that are friendly to telecommuting, access to an online portfolio builder and a copy of our ebook, The Telecommuting Handbook. We also have a great community forum that posts additional job leads at no cost. I do appreciate your concern, and it helps a lot to have people looking out for each other!
Is Virtual Vocations Legit?
Virtual Vocations earns a trustworthiness rating of 100%
Highly recommended, but caution will not hurt.
We found clear and detailed contact information for Virtual Vocations. The company provides a physical address, phone number, and 2 emails, as well as 4 social media accounts. This demonstrates a commitment to customer service and transparency, which is a positive sign for building trust with customers.
By resolving 71% of 7 negative reviews, Virtual Vocations is demonstrating its dedication to customer satisfaction and effectively addressing customer issues. While there may still be some practical problems that need to be addressed, such as long wait times or unhelpful responses.
A long registered date for virtualvocations.com can be seen as a positive aspect for Virtual Vocations as it indicates a commitment to maintaining the website and its domain name for a long period of time. It also suggests that the company is organized and has taken steps to secure its online presence.
The age of Virtual Vocations's domain suggests that they have had sufficient time to establish a reputation as a reliable source of information and services. This can provide reassurance to potential customers seeking quality products or services.
Virtualvocations.com has a valid SSL certificate, which indicates that the website is secure and trustworthy. Look for the padlock icon in the browser and the "https" prefix in the URL to confirm that the website is using SSL.
Several users have reported concerns about the legitimacy of Virtual Vocations as a job board or recruiter. We suggest that you proceed with caution when using this website and thoroughly research any job opportunities or offers before providing personal information.
We looked up Virtual Vocations and found that the website is receiving a high amount of traffic. This could be a sign of a popular and trustworthy website, but it is still important to exercise caution and verify the legitimacy of the site before sharing any personal or financial information
Virtualvocations.com regularly updates its policies to reflect changes in laws, regulations. These policies are easy to find and understand, and they are written in plain language that is accessible to all customers. This helps customers understand what they are agreeing to and what to expect from Virtual Vocations.
However ComplaintsBoard has detected that:
- We conducted a search on social media and found several negative reviews related to Virtual Vocations. These reviews may indicate issues with the company's products, services, or customer support. It is important to thoroughly research the company and its offerings before making any purchases to avoid any potential risks.
unethical practices
For the last few months I have been a member of Virtual Vocations. I paid 49.95, without any results for the numerous job I applied to. Without any notice to me, Virtual Vocations withdrew another $49.95 from my checking on June 7th. When I noticed the withdrawal, I notified Virtual Vocations that I did not appreciate the withdrawal without any prior notification, and by them doing so caused a check to bounce. I added that after this paid subcription expired, I wanted them to deactivate my account because I was not realizing any benefits from my membership. I then tried to log on to their website and explore more jobs. I received a message stating that I had no account, and asked that I pay the membership fee of $49.95. They deactivated my account after collecting the membership fee. I sent them an email through their website demanding my money back or the reactivation of my account. The $49.95 entitles me to several months membership. They did not respond to my email. I placed 3 calls today, 6/15/10, only to reach a recording stating that someone would call me back, no one has responded to my calls. I have since filed a complaint through the Better Business Bureau. It is under investigation. I don't expect to get my money back, however I did want to warn others about their unethical pratices.
rip off
When I signed up for this "service" using my PayPal account ($45 for 6 months - boy, was I foolishly optiimistic), www.virtualvocations.com indicated that I could unsubscribe at any time. What they don't tell you is that you won't get your money back no matter what you do or how unsatisifed you are with virtualvocations.com.
I'm a writer, and the writing jobs on this site pay about $1 an hour. I don't see how anyone can work for these rates - unless they live in a Third World country or don't mind doing pro bono work. This is a sadly disappointing "work at home" online service with misleading statements regarding subscription payments and getting out of your subscription. I feel very ripped off.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
unauthorized charges
Laura Spawn charges $49.99 for a 6-month subscription to virtualvocations.com, which lists work-at-home jobs that are listed for free on other Web sites. Then she automatically takes money out of your bank account for renewal without first notifying you about the bank transaction so that you can, first of all, make sure there are sufficient funds in your account, and, secondly, give you the opportunity to cancel your subscription before the renewal date. Her automatic-renewal-without-advance-notification policy caused a financial hardship for me and my family, and yet she refused to give me a refund for the subscription renewal that I do not want.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
online fraud
This company likes to spam users from Craig's list even if the users or company has selected to not be contacted by third party services. This is what is so wrong, they have a policy of terms that they wish to have users abide by but they feel above the others by disregarding these terms themselves when they visit websites. They lure unsuspecting people to pay for their services when they try to obtain business illegitimately.
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Virtual Vocations emailscustomerservice@virtualvocations.com100%Confidence score: 100%Supportkim@virtualvocations.com88%Confidence score: 88%employer@virtualvocations.com75%Confidence score: 75%
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Virtual Vocations address2852 Willamette St. № 173, Eugene, Oregon, 97405-8200, United States
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