Sean B. Fitzgerald It doesn’t go something like this, it goes exactly like this.

Seeking Employment: Part 2 of an infinite part series

Like I stated in Part 1 of this world-renowned series, since submitting my resume to Monster.com I've been receiving e-mails and phone calls from "businesses" that are interested in my future employment with them. It sounds nice, but these businesses are more or less a scam just looking for dumb college grads who don't mind working 80 hours a week on commission by cold-calling into the wee hours of the morning.

Today I received an e-mail (and a voice mail!) from First Investors Corp.  According to the e-mail, First Investors Corp. "is a 78-year old, Wall Street-based, investment firm" who has 50 offices nationwide and are looking for energetic, motivated candidates for their new office in my home town (What a coincidence!).

So, such is the technology these days, I decided to google them. And as expected, this is what showed up prior to pressing "Enter":

Oh, not the best first impression. Scam is never a good word. Especially when it's the first word that pops up in Google searches following the name of your business. So, if you're keeping score at home, I have received three correspondents from companies seeking my employment. And all three have been classified by the public at-large as "scams". But like I said, I"m only a few days into my job search and it's New Year's Eve. Only the sad saps at Combined Insurance, Worldwide Acquisitions, and First Investors Corp.are going to be working when the clock strikes 12.

Anyway, it doesn't end there. I did get a voice-mail today from FIC. They were looking to schedule an interview with me as soon as possible. I politely listened through the entire message, pressed "7", and deleted it. I thought that would be the last I heard from FIC. I was wrong.

I head on over to Gmail to check my Inbox.

Inbox (1)

It's First Investor's Corp.

Oh the nerve! Should I call to cancel this supposed interview "we" set up or should I just ignore it? I'm sure nothing will come of it if I do ignore it. And if I do try to cancel it, they will try to keep me on the phone and convince me to show up.

But the balls on FIC! I must say, I'm kind of impressed. They're ruthless. I kind of expect a third e-mail in my inbox that says:

Welcome aboard Sean! You start work first thing Monday morning. Bring the donuts!