Here is the TL/DR version - It is a complete and utter ripoff / scam. BEWARE!!
These 5 star reviews must have been written by CTC employees. Here is the real breakdown of what CTC is all about:
You will be sold by Rick Davis on a super robust program ($5k+)with a large percentage chance to recoup your costs from the company you eventually land a job with. In actuality this is what you are paying for:
- A resume builder. I sat down with their ""resume"" expert, and put together something that was literally torn apart by my first informational interview. I can tell you how to build a better resume than they can.
- A distribution center. They will have someone fax ""and yes I did say fax"", mail, and email your resume to every company in the valley that is in the industry you are looking.
- A call center. They will then have someone call these places and try to get you an ""informational interview"". This is basically just sitting down with the hiring manager and talking about your qualifications and their company.
Here is the issue. First of all you can do everything CTC does yourself without them for $0 cost. Secondly, most companies in today's economy do not or will not deal with staffing agencies, let alone a tiny wanna be staffing agency such as CTC.
They actually wanted me to lie to the companies they called by saying that the caller was just a friend helping me look for a job. Unbelievable!
Using CTC could actually hurt your chances of securing a good job with a good company more than it could help. They are a very sketchy operation, and allowing them to negotiate any type of employment contract for you would more than likely completely turn off any potential employer.
Please do not use them! I had to spend $1k to find this out for everyone else out there. You can do it yourself with just some dedication and hard work on your part with zero cost. CTC is equivalent to those fad weight loss programs that cost several thousand dollars to tell you to eat right and you will loose weight.
It is a scam.
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