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Posted By: Tanya <tlsmith19@juno.com> In Response To: Re: MaaMaw, Do you know anything about Health Career Agents, Inc.?? (Bluto ^_^)
Saturday, 2 September 2006, at 8:31 p.m.
> Tanya,
> Do you have a web address you can provide?
> The thing is, while most of us here probably have never even heard of the
> company, we can help you to decide whether or not it is a scam and whether
> or not it could realistically work out for you if it isn't necessarily a
> scam.
> If they don't have a web address (which I doubt), then any other sites you
> can point us to and any more information you can give would be helpful.
> One valuable tip I can give you, regardless of who the company is, is...
> Have you met with them and/or actually talked to someone that is either on
> the "owner end" or actually works for the company? If so, was
> their main focus just telling you how great the opportunity is and how,
> especially since you are an ex-nurse, you will be a GERAT fit and do very
> well for yourself?
> If so, RUN AWAY!
> IMHO, if they are not scammers, since they require such a large
> investment, they should be more concerned with whether or not they think
> you are realistically a good fit for the opportunity. In other words, if
> they talk to somebody who does not actually appear to want to actually
> *work* the business to get successful because they just want the money and
> get rich quick, then they would not want a person like that to pay them
> the large 35K because that person is just going to end up being a dismal
> failure and them possibly give the company a unfair bad word of mouth
> (assuming the company is actually legit and the business is viable).
> ^_^
Hi Bluto. Thanks for responding and offer of help. They do have a website. I first found them at www.healthcareeragents.com. There are several links from that page to pages for clients, candidates, be an owner, etc. After I inquired, they sent me the info packet and a couple of emails. One email included a link to what they refered to as "a confidential section of our website". Can I post that here? They sound like they're on the up and up. They describe what sounds like a thorough evaluation process, for both them and potential owner/operators. That includes a sample business plan, sample training session, and more, and they require meeting owners and being recommended by at least 3 owners. I have not met or spoken with anyone yet. I wanted to find out more about them first. I'm a sucker and not "tech savvy". They also offer a position as a sales consultant in which they train you and place you with an owner and when you make a placement, the fee is split between the consultant and owner, usually 50/50. There is no monetary investment required for consultant. Only time spent training and possibly travel expenses for on site training. What bothers me is that you have to sign a "very restrictive" contract preventing you from ever being an owner or starting your own business. Non-compete clause I guess. Why would they not want someone who has the experience and success as a consultant to become an owner? If I do go for it, it would have to be as a consultant because I don't have 35K, don't want to finance it and have another debt, and I doubt that I would risk it even if I had the money. What if I didn't like it or was not successful at it?--I'd be stuck. Though, I am looking at a course about federal grants---how to apply for and receive them. On the other hand, if I liked it and was successful at it, I would want to be an owner. I talked to my older sister today, who is also an RN. She is more specialized than I ever wanted to be and she has moved around the country for several jobs, utilizing a recruiter a few times. She says there are thousands of recruiters out there but hospitals and other facilities are using recruiters alot more now because of the shortage. She also said she gets contacted several times a week by recruiters and the ones who are nurses or former nurses are much better because "they get it". She thinks I should go for it (the consultant route). Sorry I'm so wordy. I didn't used to be such a talker. :)
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