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Complaint Review: Phillips Carlyle International - Dallas Texas
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Phillips Carlyle International
12770 Coit Rd, Ste 1216, Dallas 75251 Dallas, 75251 Texas, U.S.A.
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Phillips Carlyle International Job Find Scam, Nothing but lies Dallas Texas
Phillips Carlyle International or Career Marketing Specialists, Inc.
Address:
12770 Coit Road, Suite 1216
Dallas Texas 75251
U.S.A.
Phone:
972-934-2204
Fax: 972-934-1432
Email: [email protected]
When I found myself in the unfamiliar position of being laid off, I received a call from company president, Mark Brown, of Phillips Carlyle International in response to a resume I had posted online. I was a little skeptical at first, but he asked me to come in and talk with him, and I figured that couldn't hurt.
I met with Mark who talked fast and furious, saying all the "buzz" words that a person out of work is needing to hear. He claimed they had access to resources which includes "unpublished job openings" and can hone your career search. I didn't sign up immediately.
After about a month or so of trying on my own and running into one dead end after another, I borrowed the $3250 and went back to see Mark Brown. This was in the first part of March, 2003. I told him I would give him until the first of April to find me a job. He agreed. He claimed he would put me in front of the decision makers in my industry and that I should expect $75,000 as a bottom line salary. So we wrote Phillips Carlyle a check on which we wrote " In full payment and satisfaction of services agreed to between the parties. Failure to perform as agreed will cause full refund by payee." Brown accepted the check, endorsed it, and cashed it.
Needless to say, I got no interviews. I occasionally got a list of companies or jobs by fax. Getting ahold of him by telephone was almost impossible. It took his office a week to "revise" my resume, which amounted to just moving things around. I saw no definite improvement in his version. I did everything on my part of the program as diligently as I could, but the folks at Phillips Carlyle are liars, plain and simple.
We have demanded our money back, but have been ignored so far. However, we will collect it one way or the other.
It is hard enough for those who are unemployed without a company like PCI hitting you when you are the most vulnerable in your job search. My advice, keep your money,Phillips Carlyle will only waste your valuable time and money and fill you with false hope and promises!
D. B.
Dallas, Texas
U.S.A.
David
Duncanville, Texas
U.S.A.
Address:
12770 Coit Road, Suite 1216
Dallas Texas 75251
U.S.A.
Phone:
972-934-2204
Fax: 972-934-1432
Email: [email protected]
When I found myself in the unfamiliar position of being laid off, I received a call from company president, Mark Brown, of Phillips Carlyle International in response to a resume I had posted online. I was a little skeptical at first, but he asked me to come in and talk with him, and I figured that couldn't hurt.
I met with Mark who talked fast and furious, saying all the "buzz" words that a person out of work is needing to hear. He claimed they had access to resources which includes "unpublished job openings" and can hone your career search. I didn't sign up immediately.
After about a month or so of trying on my own and running into one dead end after another, I borrowed the $3250 and went back to see Mark Brown. This was in the first part of March, 2003. I told him I would give him until the first of April to find me a job. He agreed. He claimed he would put me in front of the decision makers in my industry and that I should expect $75,000 as a bottom line salary. So we wrote Phillips Carlyle a check on which we wrote " In full payment and satisfaction of services agreed to between the parties. Failure to perform as agreed will cause full refund by payee." Brown accepted the check, endorsed it, and cashed it.
Needless to say, I got no interviews. I occasionally got a list of companies or jobs by fax. Getting ahold of him by telephone was almost impossible. It took his office a week to "revise" my resume, which amounted to just moving things around. I saw no definite improvement in his version. I did everything on my part of the program as diligently as I could, but the folks at Phillips Carlyle are liars, plain and simple.
We have demanded our money back, but have been ignored so far. However, we will collect it one way or the other.
It is hard enough for those who are unemployed without a company like PCI hitting you when you are the most vulnerable in your job search. My advice, keep your money,Phillips Carlyle will only waste your valuable time and money and fill you with false hope and promises!
D. B.
Dallas, Texas
U.S.A.
David
Duncanville, Texas
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Colby
Carrollton,Texas,
U.S.A.
ALSO scammed by Mark Brown
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, October 28, 2003
I live in Dallas, TX and was taken by those swindlers at Phillips/Carlyle. This happened a few years ago. I, like a desperate idiot needing a career, forked over $3500 for "hidden jobs" and "unpublished jobs". I was told I would be trained on how to interview, as well as other bells and whistles that came with the $3500 fee. Being newly out of college and already suffering a blow from an office shutdown due to a corporate takeover, their confidence that I could land a $45,000 - $55,000 a year job was music to my ears. Mark Brown talked fast, animated, and actually made it appear he gave a rat's behind about my future. Here's what happened after I cut them the check: The first day I went to an information session where all but myself and another guy were, let's just say, not employment material. $1,000,000 couldn't have snagged jobs for these folks. That's when I knew Phillips/Carlyle was taking EVERYONE'S money and promising them the stars. The information session that lasted the whole day was fruitless and nothing new was learned. Hey, at least they gave me a voucher for a free lunch in the downstairs commissary. The second day, I learned how to arrange "advice meetings" with bigshots in the industries I was interested in. These names were in D&B listings which are available for free at the public library. Nothing ever was unpublished or secret. Even their job listings were print outs from job boards. Man, my butt still hurts from the screw job I got. Everything was a let-down. An obvious scam. I hope Mark Brown, Terry Nash, and all those other cretinous charlatans spend some time in the joint for this. I don't know how those pricks can sleep at night.
Colby
Carrollton,Texas,
U.S.A.
ALSO scammed by Mark Brown
#3Consumer Comment
Tue, October 28, 2003
I live in Dallas, TX and was taken by those swindlers at Phillips/Carlyle. This happened a few years ago. I, like a desperate idiot needing a career, forked over $3500 for "hidden jobs" and "unpublished jobs". I was told I would be trained on how to interview, as well as other bells and whistles that came with the $3500 fee. Being newly out of college and already suffering a blow from an office shutdown due to a corporate takeover, their confidence that I could land a $45,000 - $55,000 a year job was music to my ears. Mark Brown talked fast, animated, and actually made it appear he gave a rat's behind about my future. Here's what happened after I cut them the check: The first day I went to an information session where all but myself and another guy were, let's just say, not employment material. $1,000,000 couldn't have snagged jobs for these folks. That's when I knew Phillips/Carlyle was taking EVERYONE'S money and promising them the stars. The information session that lasted the whole day was fruitless and nothing new was learned. Hey, at least they gave me a voucher for a free lunch in the downstairs commissary. The second day, I learned how to arrange "advice meetings" with bigshots in the industries I was interested in. These names were in D&B listings which are available for free at the public library. Nothing ever was unpublished or secret. Even their job listings were print outs from job boards. Man, my butt still hurts from the screw job I got. Everything was a let-down. An obvious scam. I hope Mark Brown, Terry Nash, and all those other cretinous charlatans spend some time in the joint for this. I don't know how those pricks can sleep at night.
Colby
Carrollton,Texas,
U.S.A.
ALSO scammed by Mark Brown
#4Consumer Comment
Tue, October 28, 2003
I live in Dallas, TX and was taken by those swindlers at Phillips/Carlyle. This happened a few years ago. I, like a desperate idiot needing a career, forked over $3500 for "hidden jobs" and "unpublished jobs". I was told I would be trained on how to interview, as well as other bells and whistles that came with the $3500 fee. Being newly out of college and already suffering a blow from an office shutdown due to a corporate takeover, their confidence that I could land a $45,000 - $55,000 a year job was music to my ears. Mark Brown talked fast, animated, and actually made it appear he gave a rat's behind about my future. Here's what happened after I cut them the check: The first day I went to an information session where all but myself and another guy were, let's just say, not employment material. $1,000,000 couldn't have snagged jobs for these folks. That's when I knew Phillips/Carlyle was taking EVERYONE'S money and promising them the stars. The information session that lasted the whole day was fruitless and nothing new was learned. Hey, at least they gave me a voucher for a free lunch in the downstairs commissary. The second day, I learned how to arrange "advice meetings" with bigshots in the industries I was interested in. These names were in D&B listings which are available for free at the public library. Nothing ever was unpublished or secret. Even their job listings were print outs from job boards. Man, my butt still hurts from the screw job I got. Everything was a let-down. An obvious scam. I hope Mark Brown, Terry Nash, and all those other cretinous charlatans spend some time in the joint for this. I don't know how those pricks can sleep at night.
Colby
Carrollton,Texas,
U.S.A.
ALSO scammed by Mark Brown
#5Consumer Comment
Tue, October 28, 2003
I live in Dallas, TX and was taken by those swindlers at Phillips/Carlyle. This happened a few years ago. I, like a desperate idiot needing a career, forked over $3500 for "hidden jobs" and "unpublished jobs". I was told I would be trained on how to interview, as well as other bells and whistles that came with the $3500 fee. Being newly out of college and already suffering a blow from an office shutdown due to a corporate takeover, their confidence that I could land a $45,000 - $55,000 a year job was music to my ears. Mark Brown talked fast, animated, and actually made it appear he gave a rat's behind about my future. Here's what happened after I cut them the check: The first day I went to an information session where all but myself and another guy were, let's just say, not employment material. $1,000,000 couldn't have snagged jobs for these folks. That's when I knew Phillips/Carlyle was taking EVERYONE'S money and promising them the stars. The information session that lasted the whole day was fruitless and nothing new was learned. Hey, at least they gave me a voucher for a free lunch in the downstairs commissary. The second day, I learned how to arrange "advice meetings" with bigshots in the industries I was interested in. These names were in D&B listings which are available for free at the public library. Nothing ever was unpublished or secret. Even their job listings were print outs from job boards. Man, my butt still hurts from the screw job I got. Everything was a let-down. An obvious scam. I hope Mark Brown, Terry Nash, and all those other cretinous charlatans spend some time in the joint for this. I don't know how those pricks can sleep at night.
