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“I noticed that I was being contacted less from employers...”

7/9/13

I noticed that I was being contacted less from employers after applying than I was when using monster.com. I have health issues so I need to telecommute to stay afloat.

I received a message from an employer telling me that flexjobs posted a position that wasn't even open. Somehow flexjobs found an old page on this employers site listing a couple jobs they had open, but there was no way to even contact this employer in regards to the openings.

So, flexjobs wasted a TON of my time because this position was PERFECT for me and I wanted to make sure they knew I was here ready to start. I called them and left voice mails, and wrote them numerous emails, and finally they told me that flexjobs had no business posting a position that wasn't even open.

So how much time have I wasted applying for jobs on flexjobs? Who knows, all I know is I won't be renewing my subscription with them. Not all jobs are even telecommute anyway.

I am supposed to get a listing of job openings each day, this doesn't happen consistantly, and like I said, since I rarely hear back from any of the employers about my application, I have to think there is some foul play going on.

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Client S. – FlexJobs Rep Over a year old

Dear Jeff, I'm sorry for your frustration about the expired job. We do our best to maintain a very clean job database, going to great lengths on a daily basis to "clean" expired jobs regularly, and I feel confident that we beat 99% of the other job board out there in terms of the quality and currency of our job listings. Having said that, it is nearly impossible to be perfect in this area because of the nature of how many HR departments work (even on an employer's website, it is not uncommon for the employer to still be listing a job that has already been filled, because of internal delays in communication with their web team).

Also, you are right that "not all jobs are even telecommute anyway." Our site provides job listings that include any kind of work flexibility, including telecommuting options, but also part-time, flexible, or alternative schedules, or freelance contracts. We say that on our home page and throughout our site. People want work flexibility for many different reasons, and accordingly, different kinds of work flexibility are better for different people.

I would like to clearly refute your suggestion that there is "foul play" going on. Job alerts are sent out only if you've set up a profile or job alert, and then only if there are jobs matching either of those. Also, while I'm sorry you didn't hear back from employers, we do hear from job-seekers every day who are hiring from job listings they found on our site. Employers are unfortunately in a bad habit of not responding to applicants unless they are going to interview them, and it's a common frustration among all job-seekers. Here are two posts are on our blog about this topic: http://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/why-employers-dont-respond-to-cover-letters/ and http://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/why-employers-dont-respond-after-job-interviews/ if you'd like more information.

I wish you the best in your search, and as I've written in previous responses: I'm sorry if our service wasn't a fit for what you were looking for, and please know that we offer a satisfaction guarantee... simply request a refund. We want people who use our site to feel satisfied with their experience, no matter what (http://www.flexjobs.com/Pricing.aspx) Best regards.