JBC Style

This was such a waste of time.
I left my work early to meet with one of the recruiters for a position that I applied for online with JBCStyle.
Come to find out after I arrive that the position is not real!!! They have some scheme going on there to get people in there and then scramble to find a match of whatever opportunities people have available. While there, they tried to match me with 2 other companies. Mind you, one of the commpanies was outside of L.A. County! Yes, I would be more than happy driving 2 hours each way for a job, Style this!
You would be better off contacting the company directly.

PRO’s:
–I received a call on the same day that I had emailed my resume for a job listing that I found posted on
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CON’s:
Red Flag 1 — The recruiter (her name is Shantel) didn’t bother reading my cover email where I had explained my current situation. I know this to be true because when she asked me where I was currently working and if I can come into the office I had to remind her that I had been unemployed for an extended amount of time and no longer lived in the local area due to my unemployment status. She was taken back and was obviously surprised by this. What turned me off the most was that her already-​luke-​warm professional-​mannerisms with me changed almost immediately, and not in a positive way. She came across as very insensitive to tell you the truth. Maybe that’s just the way she is, who knows? But it’s not like I deliberately chose to be unemployed for as long as I’ve been. Crappy thing’s in life happen to people and unfortunately right now, I am one of them.
Red Flag 2 — Due to my length of unemployment and to where I was currently living she had stated that it would be very difficult to place me in a job due but that she’d try so she agreed to interview me via Skype.
Red Flag 3 — Fast forward one week later to the day of my interview… I took it upon myself to send her an email a good 2 – 3 hours before our scheduled time to reconfirm our Skype appointment. She responded w/​in 10 – 15 mins stating that the position that I applied for was filled earlier during the week and that she didn’t need to have the interview with me anymore and that we could stay in touch if something ever comes up. My question is, why couldn’t she contact me sooner, like on the day that the position got filled and cancel our scheduled appointment then? Clearly, had I not sent her that email, she most likely would’ve flaked out by not contacting me for that Skype session. I find this highly unethical and unprofessional to say the least.
BOTTOM LINE:
Based on my experience I would not recommend anyone who’s looking for work to try using this agency or this specific recruiter.