Jun 4, 2010
I too received a message on my phone from Linda Barrows, regarding her interest in my resume. I did not call her back, simply because I found it rather suspicious that Linda did not state the name of the company she works for. Anyone with common business-sense knows, the very first business etiquette rule is to ALWAYS name the company you are working for when doing business with anyone for the first time. If Linda Barrows does not know this very first and most important business etiquette rule, is she really qualified to be doing any type of business sales job for any company.
Any reputable company would not employ any person in a sales position, that unscrupulously hides the name of the company from anyone they are looking to do business with. The fact that Linda does not mention the name of the company she is working for in her voice-mail messages, leads the average person to believe that Linda is business senseless. Or, Linda knows she is working for a company that the public had perceived to be a "shady" business, and therefore she also knows, no one with common knowledge would be foolish enough to return her phone call.
What I would really like to know is, Why hasn't our U.S. government put a legal stop to these types of calls? I would also like to see a law written that would render any fake job advertisements illegal with an automatic monetary fine attached to the law. I have noticed many contract companies that place intentionally FAKE job advertisements, that only serve the purpose of filling their computer databases!
In the United States current down-economy, I find it very disrespectful and rude that any company intentionally, irresponsibly, and unjustly wastes a job seekers time by posting fake advertisements, never meant to hire someone in the month that the advertisement is made public.