Is this legit?!!?!

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http://www.qhsp.org/
Quality Human Service Professionals

I got an email from them the other day saying they had seen my CV and asking if I was interested in working in America doing something relating to my Psychology degree, so I sent them an email back with my CV and a cover letter etc.

They've mailed me back saying they think I would be suitable and we can proceed with the next step of application which looks like a normal app form :-

Ø A one or two page statement from you. Please be sure to include your name at the top of this statement. This statement will be used to place you in the most suitable position for your skills experience and preferences. This should include the following:
o A description of your work experience including specific duties, motivation, philosophy, likes and dislikes, and populations that you have worked with
o Volunteer work
o Special interests, skills, hobbies
o What you have learned through your studies
o Travel experience, desires and motivation for coming to Massachusetts
o Any other information that may be relevant when matching you to a position in Massachusetts

Along with some character reference forms that need to be filled in by people.

But then in the instructions it says they need to be sent back along with: -

Ø Three passport size photographs (with your name on the reverse of each)
Ø Photocopy of drivers license
Ø Photocopy of your criminal background check if you already have one. If you do not have one, this may be requested for certain placements after the interview stage. Criminal Background checks dates more than six months before your interview cannot be accepted.
Ø Photocopy of the page of your passport that contains your personal details
Ø Photocopy of any previous US visas
Ø Prior social security number (if applicable)
Ø Degree transcript. This is available from your university academic office. It may be incomplete for some applicants who are waiting for final results. You will need to keep the original copy of your complete transcript which will be required for the visa application process.
Ø Any letters of recommendation from tutors, employers, members of volunteer organizations. These are better if they are on headed letter paper. Keep the originals for your reference
Ø Copies of certificates, awards, qualifications including degree certificate. GCSE and A-level certificates are not required.

Am i being over cautious, but with them asking for that its making me think this has scam written all over it even if they arent asking for my bank account details (yet). Their website doesnt look the best to be honest, and the forum has people posting on it.

Has anyone ever heard of anything like this before?

It seems too good to be true at the moment.

Anyone got any thoughts about it?

 

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I can't see a phone number on their site, which causes me to raise an eyebrow in suspicion.

Yeh that had occured to me, however they are in the USA and so I wouldnt want to be phoning them lol. But yeh, a phone number would ease me a bit, as I could phone them to verify it is all legit.

 

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I emailed them and asked them where he had seen my CV, and he replied saying on Hot Online.
I don't remember putting my CV on there, but Hot Online looks like one of them sites that searches through other sites CV databases too, so it could well have been on there :S

 

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omfg. Never trust a cold caller...

forum looks like something a 16 year old cobbled together, website isn't much better.

Ask them what they have to offer in the way of work. Remember, they are just an agency and the more cv's they can send out to clients the higher chance they have of making a placement.

Drive it from your end, don't get dragged along.

Yeh, I've just emailed them back asking for a bit more information about themselves and what they do about finding work and relocation etc, as the website is a bit thin on information.

See what response I get.

 

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Definite identity theft scam!

Did you leave your name and address on the top of your C.V. or did you remove it before your mailed it?

No my CV has my name and address on it, think i'm just going to sack it off now anyway, smells of scam. Bah, back to the job hunt

 

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He just emailed me back....

We work with a small number of employers at a time, who areall interested in recruiting for similar positions. It is slightly different all the time, depending on the employers.

Sometimes we arrange big information and interview days and they come to the UK to meet everyone. Sometimes we do small sessions with 1-3 candidates at a time and the employer does not attend.

We do the interviews. Collect the paperwork and refer suitble candidates to employers to review. They make (or do not make) an offer. That offer includes the position, salary, benefits, relocation etc. It is different for each employer. We send the paperwork to the lawyers to process visas, and keep an oversight to make sure everything is running smoothly. Some employers offer air fair, some relocation bonuses, all offer at least a month free accomodation, some more. They are all different.

But once you are here, you work for the employer, not us. We have about 100 recruits here at the moment, and more arriving all the time.[/font]

I don't know how your CV got on the HotOnline website if you didn't post it. We just review the CVs that are on there for the ones with the right qualifications as we have done for over a year. No-one has ever said before they didn't post on there.
If you ave any specific quesitons, don't hesitate to ask.

I'm going to reply and just ask them why would they need photocopies of all my important confidential documentation before an interview, surely they would only need to process this sort of stuff after an interview and I had been deemed suitable for employment.

See what he says!

 

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Hey Just wondering if you ever heard back about this? i'm in the same situation, was successful after sending my cv and he now wants all those documents.... Have you given up on the idea now???
its wierd cause i wasn't contacted by them i found them in a job advert with british psychological society who say they have dealt with them before and never had any complaints hmmmmm what to do!

Hi, Yeh i'm still emailing him, add me on MSN if you do, danielrostron @ hotmail . com

easier to talk on there than on here about, saves clogging the forum up.

 

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Turns out it actually is legit, spoke to a few people who have actually been through the application process and are out there at the moment. One of the ones I spoke to actually knows someone I went to school with.