877-799-3199

I have received a text from Sterling Placement in regards to a receptionist job....This what the text read on two different messages....

1. Received Monday @9:00 AM (56030)
(Sterling) Hi Mary Elma your with Sterling Placement is scheduled for today. Please call 1-877-779-3203. (TXT STOP TO CANCEL)

2. Received Tuesday@12:00 PM (46786)
Sterling: Hi Mary Elma call me about the receptionist job you have applied for 877-799-3199. (TXT STOP TO CANCEL)

Each time that I call either number I get nothing.... It does not ring, no fax machine, just nothing.... Could you please check out and let me know something... My email address is metijerina@sprint.blackberry.net.........
Thank you for your time....
Maryelma

I actually got the same text message a couple of minutes ago. I called in and received a response quickly from one of the associates. The person who answered already knew my name and everything so I think they might conduct everything by time. As in calling back as soon as you get the message but I'm not sure. Hopefully this job wasn't a scam!

I also received this text message:
From: 46786
Sterling: Hi (Name), call me about the Office Assistant Job you have applied for 877-799-3199. (txt STOP to cancel)

46786 is some kind of texting advertising.  When I called the number, it did not connect.  When I texted the number, I got no response.

I believe this is connected to a nigerian style scam that has been circulating on Craigslist.org as a job.  It's not legitimate, in my opinion.

The job listing was on Craigslist.org with the link to apply with Sterling Placement.  I don't think it is a scam as per the job; however. I think their "furthering your education" on the application is put into some kind of database where scam-like-companies such as "jobnab.com" try to pimp you out to college and universities.  I guess some college and universities are paying these scam-like-companies to get applicants for them.  It's sad when people can't even apply for a job without being scammed or pressured into something.

I would suggest contacting Sterling Placement at the "3202" number and ask as many questions as possible to help clarify for your own peace of mind if it is a scam.  If it is a scam as per the job, I guess they got me too.

I also received a message:

"Sterling: Hi (name), call me about the Office Assistant Job you have applied for 877-779-3199. (txt STOP to cancel).

It was sent from phone number: 41569

(CONTINUED)- And when I replied "STOP," it stated:

"U are now unsubscribed from Career-Network Alerts. For help reply HELP. For support call 407-803-5596 or 888-753-4394."

It is absolutely a scam. It's a bait and switch operation that advertises a position that doesn't exist. When they get you on the phone, they ask you if you're interested in furthering your education. If you say "no," that's the end of the call. The person will say "thank you, I'll pass your info on to the employer." You will never hear anything back. If you say that you are interested in furthering your education, you are transferred to an online school. These people get commission when they are able to transfer someone to one of the online school recruiters. There is NO job! Don't even waste your time, unless your end goal is to enroll for online school, and if that's the case, I would suggest doing that on your own - not through some shady,phony online outfit.

Thanks for the info.  I just received a text from 877-854-0074 to call about a Receptionist job.  I did apply for one online from Indeed.com.  I called the number a lady said she would need 35 minutes of my time to verify information on my resume.  I don't think real companies are doing this I would not call them back,

I thought to myself, this looks like a scam, so I googled Sterling Placement scam, to investigate, thanks to all you, I don't have to waste my time wondering if I should or should'nt dial that number.

Totally a scam. I didn't respond to them but i could already tell something was up because i got an email saying a front desk job is available (which i didn't apply to through sterling in the first place) and in the email it doesn't say who's hiring, and neither do any of the links they give you. I hit the ask for more info button and it just reformated the info they were already telling me. As far as text messages go it's safer to just delete them unless you are 100% sure that the company you applied to was going to send you one, but in reality that never happens because if they were serious they would want to talk to you over the phone at least. Unless the company is ran by 16 year olds. In which case i would still delete it.

Thanks to all of you I don't have to waste my time with this "scam running company!"  THANK YOU!  I don't get text messages like the rest of you have, but I keep getting e-mails from a company called "Applied Voice" and they have a link to Sterling Placement.  Since I have been job hunting for quite some time now, it seemed very odd to me that they don't give you much information about the job, or about their company for that matter.  It seemed shady to me.  So, I just googled "Sterling Placement" and this site came up.  Thank you all again for your input before I gave this bogus company any of my personal information!  I agree with the post that said that it's too bad that people who are legitimately looking for work have to be worried about scammers.  Ugh!  It's disgusting what some people will try to do to prey on others.  

GOOD LUCK to all of the other job seekers out there!

I responded to a monster.com job posting, and was texted a number to call this morning.  As the interview got started, they implied that I needed to get a master's degree ( I have a Bachelor's) and asked how long I'd been unemployed.  At that point, I knew the questions weren't relevant to a General Office Support position and told her it was not relevant and that I would not answer that question.  And perhaps she should ask me more about my skill set and experience.  She then said good day and hung up!

A scam!

I recently talked to one of the employers. We went over my application together over the phone. He seemed to be real and very kind. But no worries here!! They are located off Washington Road. I believe they are a real company, if not, God will get them..!! =)

Wow, I wish I had thought of that! Granted, I don't personally have a degree, so the statement "irrelevant" wouldn't technically apply to me.. but I went through the same process, and was to a degree (no pun intended) interested in furthering my education, so I figured I'd take the information Robert (the person who answered my initial call with Sterling Placement) provided and give this other place a call. Come to find out, it was another online classes gig, and when I told them I already had interest in a college campus near where I live, they said thanks for calling, and politely disconnected. Overall my experience was not a bad one, but it's frustrating to think that this "job" I applied for is not legit... What's even more frustrating is that applying for a genuine job position online - which is the only way you can apply for a job these days! - is like digging for a needle in a haystack of advertisements and scams.

Good luck to all of you job hunters out there!!

I called their 877 number and got the LONGEST recorded message ever. So while listening to their "helpful tips", I read through the posts here and decided to hang up. I'm wondering if anyone has actually been placed or found employment through them. I've dealt with a few "placement" firms and generally a recruiter will call YOU. Not text you or ask you to call them. They all work on commission so they're usually pretty eager (or desperate) to find a suitable candidate to send for an interview. They don't have time to wait around for everyone who applies to call THEM. And usually there's a pre-screening process before they even bother to make the call to weed out the weaker applicants.

Bottom line: Real recruiters don't sit in a call center, waiting for you to call them for a job.

If you do a WhoIs look-up on Sterlingplacement.com, you find the following:

Registrant:
Marcus Rhine

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: STERLINGPLACEMENT.COM

IT'S NOT A LEGIT WEBSITE!!!

Glad I searched this out and read all of these comments - I have wasted my time with this by applying to 6 so called jobs!

I knew it was a scam as soon as the person I called knew my name (which is usually taken from your online application and inserted into a database interface system).  Next, she said that the process would take about 35 minutes of my time.  No ligitimate recruiter takes that long to decipher your skill set and give you details about a job.  So, needless to say, I immediately hung up.  WHAT A SCAM.

It was not the same phone number, 877-861-6892.  I was on the phone with someone when I read these reviews.  I said, "no thank you" and hung up the phone.  I texted STOP and received the same unsubscribe text back.  PHISHY PHISHY!

Stirling is fake.  The first question they asked was about my educational background.  I have a masters and do not want to pursue more education.  She had just quoted me a 25 min timeframe for this call.  She abruptly ended it after less than 2 mins when I said I did not want to pursue more education.  This is a scam and not a hiring or placement service.