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Chandler Hill, is a fraud. The company Chandler Hill has operated under the name Sterling Hightower (Sarah Hightower is the owner) and for the last few months - Chandler Hill. The compay's roots are in web based database search engines sold to other 'recruiting' firms.

Chandler Hill pitch includes the following:

1) Brochure touting 44 Chandler Hill Offices -
less than 10 offices are in operation

2) Consultant implies urgency to sign on today to place you with the SR. CAMPAIGN MANAGER citing a personality match - in truth, most offices have only one Campaign Manager.

3) Hard sell on getting client in front of Decision Makers - in fact, no evidence of an outreach to companies at all

4) cLIENT WILL BE TOLD THAT IT WILL TAKE 3 MONTHS TO BE READY TO 'WIN THE INTERVIEW' - the reality is that it takes three months for you to pay the total contract amount - before there is any sense of urgency to help you find a new position.

5) A free career assessment - an unqualified sales consultant looks at your resume and gives you reasons why you can't succeed in a career search alone

They Call It - IDENTIFYING THE PAIN, yes the PAIN

6) Chandler Hill claims to be selective in who they take on as a client. In fact, if you have a pulse and can pay a fee of $5,000 - $10,000 you meet their qualifications to be a client.

The reality is that Chandler Hill has 3 basic 'FEE STRUCTURES' that are presented in the second meeting based on what the sales consultant thinks the client can pay. They will accept multiple credit card charges and will spread the payments over 3 months with over 50% paid in the first installment. And if you look like a real sucker, they will tack on a final payment 90 days after you accept the position if the client is satisfied with his/her choice to accept the position.

The rub is that the actual service provided is a video taped mock interview, resume revision, web search engine account to do your own company research on the web....


QUESTIONS TO ASK Chandler Hill:

1 - Names and phone numbers of any clients they have found new careers for in the last 60 days...none.

2 - How is the service that you provide different than
Sterling Hightower.

3 - Since the only tangable service provided is a web search engine, ask how long it has been operational in the current revision level & down-time....2 months & frequent.

4 - Can I meet the Sr. Campaign Mgr and other campaign
managers? ...if there is more than one the answer will be yes but they will be unavailable... with a client.

5 - If they have such great resources to deliver DECISION MAKERS why don't they charge companies 1/2 the fee, reducing their cost 200%-400% and charge the employee 1/2 the fee...

NO RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS

I spoke with a sales consultant that confirmed the unethical practices endorsed by the company and I was shown a training manual that is the slickest piece of fiction I have seen.

Mark
Pantego, Texas
U.S.A.