emodel.com, Options Talent Group
To Whom It May Concern:
I am embarrassed to say I am an ex-Options Talent scout.
I am also angry.
The letters posted by other ex-scouts and those depicted
in the various media reports are right on.
With the economy being in the state it is, job hunting
isn't the most pleasant way to spend a day (as if it
is when the economy is good).
As you might suspect, and have read many times before,
I was ecstatic to come across an ad for a "dream
job" on monster.com.
I attended the interview and shared much of the same
skepticism illustrated by other contributors, but their
marketing tactics are effective. I was sold.
I really thought that I was going to be doing good,
offering people an opportunity they would otherwise not
be exposed to. Quite the contrary, as I soon found out.
A friend of mine had recently got comp cards done. The
photographer who shot and put them together is also a
friend of mine. I stumbled across the comp cards at his
studio and was very impressed, honestly.
So I gave him a call, and invited him to one of Options'
open calls. I trully had the best of intentions.
Well, he signed up, and a week later he called me. His
tone was not that of an upset person. He knows I just
started there, and I believe he was just as scared for
me as he was for himself.
He pointed me to this website. I think I've spent a
collective two hours reading the dialogue and articles,
etc.
It has been two weeks since I last scouted. Now, after
having left my previous employer to pursue my "dream
job," I am left feeling embarrassed, exploited,
and unemployed.
I am a very charming person, and I did well as a scout.
Well, in the sense of numbers, not in the sense of good.
I could have stayed and made a buck. God knows I need
it: Chicago isn't cheap and I have a wife with our
first baby on the way.
But how do you sleep at night knowing these things?
How do they sleep at night? I cannot change
what was done. But I can affect was hasn't been... I
hope this message will be of some use.
One piece of information I would also like to share
is that Options Talent boasts about its supposed public
trading status, that it is a publicly traded company.
This seems to be their latest petty bourgeois marketing
ploy.
Do you think that the Chicago Tribune would be interested
in a story on this? I plan on contacting them tomorrow.
It would be fun to do a little undercover operation.
They need to go down.
N.K.
The Chicago Tribune could be interested. Other newspapers
have already published
articles about emodel.
But you should first contact monster.com and file an
official complaint. If you believe Options Talent is
bogus, and you saw the ad on their website, monster.com
has a responsibility to maintain the integrity of their
service.
1-800-MONSTER
At least two people have already called this number,
and the more former scouts who call them, the sooner
they will be banned.
Explain the company used to be called emodel, but they
are still using the same m.o. Apparently emodel was already
banned from using monster.com, although they continued
to use the service, using different names.
Also tell them the Better Business Bureau has asked
Options Talent Group to substantiate their claims of
salary for the so-called "Dream Job," but they
had/have not received a response.
You could also ask monster.com if they have received
any proof of the Dream Job claims.
Please identify to them if Options Talent Group scouts
are paid commissions, not salaries. That could be the
definitive point which determines whether or not Options
Talent Group qualifies to post job ads on Monster.com.
(It may be why emodel was banned.)
It is ironic the monster.com info provided for Options
Talent Group says what they want from employees ("independent
contractors"?):
"To fulfill our mission and achieve our goals every
Options employee must adhere to the highest standards
in ethics and commitment to our customers. Towards that
end we pledge to: Maintain Honesty in all aspect [sic].
Exceed our customers' expectations. Charge a fair price."
http://company.monster.com/models/
Related: emodel.com,
Options Talent Scouts
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