Worldwide Executive Job Search Solutions, LLC
Also known as: WWEJSS, Seven Figure Careers, ResumeterPro, PrivateEquityHeadhunters.com, PE Headhunters.
The FTC alleged that this operation messaged people on LinkedIn claiming exclusive relationships with private equity firms and charged $1,200 to $2,500 for interviews, while in many instances knowing the job opportunities were fake.
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- Registrations
- FTC v. Worldwide Executive Job Search Solutions, LLC, et al. (FTC case 172-3088, S.D. Tex., 2019)
- Other handles
- PEHHS.COM
- Jurisdictions
- United States (federal)
Paying for an interview that did not exist
The defendants sent unsolicited messages through business networking sites, LinkedIn among them, claiming exclusive relationships with hundreds of private equity and venture capital firms and telling recipients they were candidates for unadvertised, highly paid executive positions.
To get an interview, a job seeker had to pay $1,200 to $2,500 up front. The FTC alleges that in many instances the defendants took the money knowing the job opportunities were fake.
They also claimed users of their services had a 100 percent interview rate and placement rates the releases variously give as over 80 percent and 86 to 90 percent.
The second charge
Since at least 2016 the defendants also sold resume repair services, telling people their resumes were deficient and that they could not be considered for a job unless the defendants fixed them. In many instances the job in question was fictitious.
As the FTC’s Bureau Director put it: “If a recruiter asks you to pay for access to job listings or interviews, you should be on your guard.”
The order
A federal court halted the scheme and froze assets in February 2019. The settlement permanently bans the defendants from selling employment-related services, including job placement, resume repair and arranging interviews. They are also barred from material misrepresentations about any product or service, from limiting consumers’ ability to post reviews in violation of the Consumer Review Fairness Act, and from further Telemarketing Sales Rule violations.
The judgment is $1,744,422, of which all but $18,000 is suspended for inability to pay.
What is not established
A stipulated final order resolves the allegations without any admission or finding of wrongdoing.
Sources
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- Enforcement action February 25, 2019
- Enforcement action October 8, 2019
- Enforcement action October 8, 2019
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First recorded February 25, 2019 · Last updated October 8, 2019