Global Career Management Took Me For a Ride, too.

Like many others, when my job search was bogging down, I went to Global Career Management in Seattle. I too was told about the "hidden" job market they had access to, the "hiring authorities" they put me in contact with, the recruiter they'd see got my resume, the custom cover letters, the grooming, the "We found so-and-so a position at..." I was told they'd make my job search easy and effective.Well, it turned into a full-time job in itself. The list of "qualified" "hiring authorities" really weren't on either count. Whenever I raised questions, I felt I got brushed off. I had to ask for a list of recruiters, then most were out of my field. Some were totally bad results. That got excused away, too. When I wrote of my frustrations on the survey GCM e-mailed to me, my "career counselor" treated me like I had committed a cardinal sin. I was told I hadn't worked hard enough, that my communications skills were bad, and worse. Global Career Management sells a glossy finished product, but what I got was a brown paper kit.