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SCAM
DO NOT FALL FOR THIS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE IN A COLLEGE TOWN. Lesson learned: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is... and GOD is that true with this "company"! I called and got talked into giving them EVERYTHING: name, address, contact info, and my credit card info. I never agreed to charge anything to my card, but after I tried to ask the guy on the other end of the phone to make sure that I wasn't committing to anything it was too late. I'll admit, I fell for this scam hook, line and sinker: but it almost took me taking legal action to get them to let me out of it! When I called back to cancel my account and get a refund, I was told that I couldn't because I had already been registered for the class and that even if I canceled my account I would be charged $58 for the registration fee. No one had made it clear to me that I was registering or that anything was being charged to my credit card! I called my credit card company and asked them to deny the transaction, but I was told that they couldn't because I had already "approved" the transaction, which was completely untrue and something that was done without my consent. I called BarCareers and asked to speak to a manager three separate times, and each time I was forwarded to the same answering machine. I left three messages, each one getting progressively angrier, until I actually threatened legal action on my last call and FINALLY was patched through to a real person. Then he actually tried to guilt trip me into staying in the program, saying that they "didn't want people who were just going to be lazy and stand behind the bar and not do anything." Excuse me, BarCareers, but I guarantee I have more ambition in my little fingernail than any of you working at this joke of a business have in your entire headquarters... hence why I called your bluff and now have a full refund coming on my next credit statement. People: DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF FALLING FOR THIS PATHETIC EXCUSE OF AN OPPORTUNITY. Do your research and don't get into the same mess that I did!
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EMPTY PROMISES
This place is a joke as a place for training and employment...and they don't keep their promises. I signed up on this site last guaranteed to get a job once I completed the certification classes online and put my resume up on their website. I took the online classes (which someone with a below average IQ could pass), outlined my preferences on their site, and put information in their resume area. Every week I would check to see if any new restaurants/bars/hotels would come up with opportunities in my area (Twin Cites) on their website. For a while I didn't see anything and I called to complain. I was told that they would extend their search for another two months for no additional charge. Unfortunately, I took the bait. I finally saw three jobs on the website and went to the first one the list to fill out an application. They weren't officially hiring bartenders. I called the other two on the list (to save some time) and inquired about jobs and they were not hiring either. I then called www.barcareers.com and told them what I had found. They said that over the holidays/January isn't a good time for bartending jobs and said they would give me another month for free. I fell for it. After checking the site again, I called them and said I wanted my money back and that they failed to provide the service that they promised. They refused to give my money back and said that it was past the 30-day guarantee period. I told them that I had called within a timely manner and was offered another two months and then did it again, so that the reason I was calling so late was because my membership kept getting extended. I told them that if I had been advised at the time of the first extension that I wouldn't receive a refund, I would have asked for it then. I told them that it is NOT GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE to NOT PROVIDE A SERVICE THAT WAS PROMISED AND PAID FOR. Larry then told me that I should have put up a picture, filled out what I like to do for fun, and added more preferences. I had already filled out their resume information (BTW, I couldn't upload my own resume either in any format.) and listed my preferences for locations with them...wasn't that enough? It's what you do on any other job search site. I asked to speak with his manager. Larry then told me that his manager would say the same thing. After asking for it a couple of times, I got the name of the manager (Barry) and no last name. Larry said Barry was out of the office and would call me back. (It even sounds funny, doesn't it?) He never called back, so I called and had the pleasure of speaking with Larry, the ever-so-pleasant customer service representative, again today. After numerous requests to refund my money, he told me that had I filled out all the information online, they could help me. I said it wasn't listed as mandatory and in my many previous phone calls to them wasn't advised that it was a must. (I also have started my own business during regular business hours, so any time I can save for that, I do.) He inferred that I didn't do my due diligence with the website. I point blank told him that I realized that there are irresponsible people in the world, but I am not one of them. I merely manage my time to the best of my ability and had I known that that information would have secured a position for me, would have taken care of it. (Basically all he was doing was trying to put the blame on me.) He also kept saying that I was way past the cut-off time for a refund and that I couldn't get one. I advised him that the reason I was so late in requesting it was because I KEPT GETTING PUT OFF. I also advised him that I had been checking the site regularly and DID NOT SEE ANY VALID LISTINGS FOR BARTENDER OPENINGS. I said I was going to call the Better Business Bureau, which I will be doing tomorrow. He then proceeded to transfer me to his boss Barry, who I was ready for. I got the same run-around from Barry and the same bogus responses. THEY ARE ALL BLOW AND NO SHOW, for lack of better terms. THEY DON'T DELIVER ON THEIR PROMISES and THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NON- EXISTENT. I have been in the business world for thirteen years and have never experienced anything like this. AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS. Also, something I should have done before and didn't was check the Better Business Bureau rating for them. THEY ARE RATED AN "F." Well, there's a real surprise.
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Unauthorized billing
These people are good at taking your money. They say that they will help you and everything(ya know promise the world and give you nothing). They told me that I didn't do all the things that I was 'supposed' to do and that I cant get any of my money back.
I did everything and they still are telling me that I cant get anything back. Just a scam company. They might help some people but they make their money from people like me. Its sad. I know Im out that money and it sucks. But I learned from it and I want more people to know they need to stay away from stuff like this. Wish there was something that I could do but I know I am screwed.
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You can get your money back...you just have to threaten them. Know your rights!
My Wife looked at Barcareers.com and contacted them about jobs they claimed they could get her in Salt Lake City, UT. They asked about what type of card we had account info everything. Then the next thing we know we're getting charged 98.00. So my wife asked whats this about and that she never authorized the charge. So we called them back and tried to cancel. They basically gaver her the run around with how they can garuntee her a job all she had to do was do the program. she told them she wasnt interested in doing that and wants her money back, she even had them replay the phone conversation to prove to them that she didnt authorize the transaction. They however believe oother wise does anybody know a way that we could get our money back from them?
BarCareers is a scam!
BarCareers.com is a complete SCAM. They advertise bartending jobs all over the country paying $20-$60 per hour (check careerbuilder or numerous other job boards). These jobs the claim don't actually exist they are just bait and switch tactics to have you call a 800 number. You are then directed to their website BarCareers.com. Once there you learn that you have to pay to become a member or pay to have them "qualify" you as a bartender. Once you've paid you find out that they actually don't have that fake job they advertised. This service is a complete scam do not fall for it. They are false advertisers and no legitimate bar or club would ever deal with them.
What *** me off the most is that when doing a search on careerbuilder for instance the results are about 10 legitimate jobs to 40-50 PAGES of BS fake bartending positions advertised by BARCAREERS. They are ### and should be avoided.
Thanks for reading.
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I would like my money back from this company
I spoke with "chris" who talked very quickly and within 2 minutes was asking me for my credit card information. This of course made me very suspicious and I asked if I could research the company a little bit before spending over 100 dollars. He hesitated and said that I COULD, but all the jobs might be gone by the time I called back. What a bunch of [censor]! I can't believe the website is still up, its a total scam.
I just called and spoke to Chris to get some information, he recited she spiel then asked me to pay $149.90 right away over the phone.
I stated that I did not feel comfortable finding a job posting online, that asked me to call a 877 number, and within minutes give up my CC information and be charges almost $150 for something I knew nothing about. Before I could even finish, he cut me off stating that I needed to me motivated NOW and that whats the point of thinking about it when I would just have to call back and and do the process all over again. I stated that I originally called just to get some information on the job posting and that I had no intentions of making any sort of payment at this time. He then stated that if I felt more comfortable, I could go to the grocery store and purchase a prepaid Visa for $150 then use that as payment. I said okay, and that I would call him back, his ext is 368, and the email he provied was support@barcareers.com. I WILL NOT FALL FOR SCAMS LIKE THESE!
I had the complete opposite experience. I just wanted to let you know that I got a job working a bar in Mission Valley thanks to my career coordinator.
DO NOT FALL FOR THIS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE IN A COLLEGE TOWN. Lesson learned: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is... and GOD is that true with this "company"! I called and got talked into giving them EVERYTHING: name, address, contact info, and my credit card info. I never agreed to charge anything to my card, but after I tried to ask the guy on the other end of the phone to make sure that I wasn't committing to anything it was too late. I'll admit, I fell for this scam hook, line and sinker: but it almost took me taking legal action to get them to let me out of it! When I called back to cancel my account and get a refund, I was told that I couldn't because I had already been registered for the class and that even if I canceled my account I would be charged $58 for the registration fee. No one had made it clear to me that I was registering or that anything was being charged to my credit card! I called my credit card company and asked them to deny the transaction, but I was told that they couldn't because I had already "approved" the transaction, which was completely untrue and something that was done without my consent. I called BarCareers and asked to speak to a manager three separate times, and each time I was forwarded to the same answering machine. I left three messages, each one getting progressively angrier, until I actually threatened legal action on my last call and FINALLY was patched through to a real person. Then he actually tried to guilt trip me into staying in the program, saying that they "didn't want people who were just going to be lazy and stand behind the bar and not do anything." Excuse me, BarCareers, but I guarantee I have more ambition in my little fingernail than any of you working at this joke of a business have in your entire headquarters... hence why I called your bluff and now have a full refund coming on my next credit statement. People: DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF FALLING FOR THIS PATHETIC EXCUSE OF AN OPPORTUNITY. Do your research and don't get into the same mess that I did!
Guys, just want to give yall a heads up. If you find a "scam" on a job search site, please report it on that site. For example, I found barcareers with hotjos.yahoo.com. As i was already had experience with scams trying to contact me and wasted time, I will look up a company name if i have never heard of it. Then if i see more then 3 bad comments about the business, I red flag them in a heart beat. This will help others (and the job site) on who not to waste there time and/or money with. Thanks.
I called them and spoke to a guy name Mark. He tried to get my credit card number over the phone. I told him that I needed to learn more about the company before giving out my number. He kept trying to pressure me without even telling me what the freaking site was that I giving my money to. I had to really press for that information! That in of its self makes me feel like it's a scam. but then all these horrible reviews make me sure I don't want to do business with them. And what a shame for them! I would gladly pay $149 for a certification in bartending! How much could it cost to set up a legitimate website? I would like to know if anyone has actually gotten a job from these people!
I went through the barcareers.com "training" and still haven't found a job. I was also taken by the guy on the phone when I simply called for information about Barcareers. I wrote down notes during the phone conversation, including information that I would get practical training (later to find out they meant that I would get it on the first job I find), and information about how they would help place me in a job. I did the online testing, which was the only "training" involved, received my certificate, and contacted them about job placement. I contacted them several times and finally made progress a few weeks later, when a month had passed and they recharged my credit card for the monthly fee of using their website. They basically told me I had to do the footwork to find establishments that were hiring and then report that information on their website so they could call the establishments and act as a reference for me. I understand that to find a job I should be the one doing the work, but I paid them to help me find a job, not to simply follow up on job contacts for me.
Feeling inadequate about my lack of practical training, I ended up enrolling in a local hands-on bartending school, from which I graduated. I'm now looking for jobs with the certificate from the real bartending school, which is now the main reference on my resume. I still include Barcareers on my resume, but I'm thinking about taking it off because I'm afraid some employer will see it and think I'm a chump.
So, another month has passed and I recently got the recurring monthly charge from Barcareers on my bank statement. I went back on the website to cancel my account, but couldn't find any way to do it. I emailed them to find out how to stop the charges and haven't heard back from them yet. Not only that, but I have no way to retrieve the contract or conditions for which I signed up.
Barcareers is not kosher. They don't "place" you in any job and they don't "train" you as a bartender.
Wow. These people are the devil.
Words such as...scam, rip-off and jerks don't even begin to describe barcareers.com.
Shame on careerbuilder for allowing them to post and shame on me for being so gullible and stupid.
These people continue to hit my charge card for unknown fee's above the $99 original cost and I keep disputing.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
...Of course you can not obtain a person via phone...
DO NOT GET SUCKERED IN BY THESE PEOPLE LIKE I DID.
...silly me...
I called about the site because I was curious about what other options I have (being a bartender for 5 years now). The consultant was a complete jerk named Jose extention 278. I asked a few questions about the price and what they really did with it. I got responses like "What do you really need to think about?", and "It's not hard to understand". Well...it is MY money so yes there is something to think about! When I said I didnt really think I was interested, I got hung up on, so there are really classy people down there at barcareers, Congrats --you aren't getting any money from me!
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This outfit is a complete scam! They charge you a $149.95 initial sign up fee, which lands you a crappy "training kit" and a free month trial access to their lamo website. They are sure to make the disclaimer upon sign up that your credit/debit card will be charged automatically following the first month trial and state that it is the customer's responsibility to cancel the subscription prior to the end of the month trial to avoid being charged indefinitely. Well I did that...TWICE. But somehow I ended up charged two additional months! I called their "customer service" line (which probably puts you in contact with some 30-year-old couch potato working out of his parents' basement) and was told, in so many ways, that I wouldn't be reimbursed! But, of course, they're happy to offer you extended service and access to their laughable site...which means they'll be able to say you extended the contract period, at the end of which you'll continue to be charged! It's really an old trick that I'm surprised still works. I guess its stupid simplicity is its greatest strength. Avoid this website at all costs if you don't want to be ripped off in every way possible.