I feel so dirty

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Sometimes, you just know. You know something isn't right. You know it's too good to be true. You know that we got to get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do. Today was one of those knowing days.

So, I've been on the job hunt lately, figuring that if Lisa Dog get's up so early, I might as well find something to do with my mornings (never ask what a freelancer is wearing when he/she interviews you on the tele). I answered an ad in Craig's list for entry level account execs. It was for a company called Pereira Marketing. They're out of White Plains, NY. And, myself being the hopeless romantic who dreams of catching the train out of Grand central, I thought it would be worth checking out. As a PR guy, I always wondered what marketing folk did. It's like chocolate milk wondering what the cow did to kill time on a sunny day.

So, Lisa and I get to White Plains after a three hour adventure. I put on my best interview face, showing up just in time for my 2:00 pm appointment, and I felt like I had stepped onto the 7 1/2 floor of a corporate office building right on Main Street.

The interview only lasted about ten minutes, and it was very vague. I was told that they would make their calls later that day for the second interview, which would last a whole day. The whole thing sounded strange, and when I asked them for a good place to eat in the nieghborhood, and the guy just said, "Oh, anywhere," I knew I wasn't dealing with a ligit local business that markets itself as "White Plains leading marketing company."

Turns out that Pereira falls into the same pile of marketing companies around the country that sucker in job seekers with visions of grandeur. Can't figure out if they're owned by DSMAX, one of the leaders in this misleading marketing sceme. But, its scent was as strong as polcat shooting Jagemeister at a Pittsburgh pool hall.

went for an interview in White Plains, NY this afternoon, and the job was a set-up for a popular hiring scam. The below links offer more insight into the way the company draws in job seekers and uses them for free labor during what they call a "2nd interview." The first interview I had today was exactly the same as the below links outline. I did not get a call back for the 2nd yet; probably because I'm blind and wouldn't fit into their targeted job seeker profile. Thought you guys might like to know that they're out there. Thanks, if this comes to any sort of banning them from these misleading posts. I listed the post IDs below as well

Best Regards,

Tony

DATE/POST ID from NY Craig's List--
Aug. 12, 2007 -- POST ID: 395217320,
July 26, 2007 -- Post ID: 382335171
July 24, 2007 -- Post ID: 381237685
July 17, 2007 -- Post ID: 375731863

Below are some links that I found uncovering more on these scams:
Rip Off Report
Some guy named Eric gives more loew down