I needed to make an emergency withdrawal from my 401k but they were only allowing for dire circumstances with proof. I reached out to Career Excuse and got them to provide a notice from a verifiable leasing office stating I was being evicted and it was just what I needed. I consider the price to be a little high but this is the only place I seen that can offer something like this.
Good company. I was concerned when I didn't hear back for a day. But she always replied and let me know how busy she was and the status on my project. And at the end it worked got hired for three jobs only took one. The people who got scammed I'm not sure what happened. But for the other positive reviews I can believe them because it worked for me.
I would have given zero stars had that been an option. CareerExcuse's sole objective is to lie really really well. So I wasn't all that surprised to see that they lied to the consumers too. They provided me with 2 fake job references fairly quickly. The fake companies even had a website so it looked pretty legit. I was impressed... at first. But then I started getting calls and emails from perspective employers who were attempting to contact my fake references and were unable to reach anyone despite leaving multiple messages. I spoke with the public relations specialist, Jennifer Hatton, who assured me that she would resolve the issue. Clearly she didn't because NOT A SINGLE inquiry was successful in obtaining a job reference for me. NOT 1 SINGLE perspective employer out of probably 10 or 15 different companies. I ended up using friends for references. Jennifer Hatton, the public relations "specialist" dropped off the face of the earth with no explanation. I paid approx $290 for absolutely nothing. I attempted to get a refund however I couldn't reach a single person at the company ever again. I gave up trying after a few weeks of intermittent calls, texts and emails went ignored. I was skeptical at first but they were so attentive prior to receiving my payment that I went against my gut feeling. I guess that's my bad for believing that a company based in deception would themselves be honest.
The promised a lot upfront. Once I paid I never heard from them again. The did not answer my emails and hung up the phone when I called. I found out the owner has a warrant out for his arrest. STAY AWAY!
It's not much fun to admit to being scammed - but sometimes your life can only serve a warning to others. CareerExcuse.com has been around for 12 years and seems to have some credibility in the reference for hire market. Unfortunately, past performance is not an indicator of future results. My experience, after paying out $200 to CareerExcuse.com, is, FORTUNATELY, no results. I say "fortunately" because each time I spoke with Jennifer Hatton, "senior partner at careerexcuse.com", she was slurring her rabbling words while insisting I listen, yet again, to... I don't even know what she was saying but If you have ever ended up sitting next to the drunkest person at the party, then you have heard Jennifer's story.
The websites used by CareerExcuse.com, as well as their wildapricot portal, are hallow marketing ploys. After wasting a few days of my time promising a professional, well supported reference, Jennifer offered to "sort everything out by text" - but she was just too busy to actually do it on that day, or the next... - not that I would ever want Jennifer to speak with a prospective employer.
As far as I can tell, the service consists of Amey and Jennifer personally fielding a call from your prospective employer and reading off some boilerplate reference. CareerExcuse.com is a drunken mess that will beat you out of 200 bucks, waste your time and make you a sucker!
This company is disgusting! They take advantage of desperate people having a hard time but looking for work and are just scamming people. I am having a hard time getting work because I have not worked in so long due to the time I took off to care for my husband after a bad accident. Now my husband has recovered and has left me and this company has scammed me out of the little money I have and harassed me for a week robbing me of the little time I have to look for work before I lose my house.
If YOU are reading this review... let my past experience influence YOUR decision and consider it YOUR sign on what NOT to do. THIS [FAKE] service is a SCAM. SCAM. SCAM. Don't waste your time, effort(s), nor your hard earned money on considering it. JENNIFER HATTON, AMEY, WILLIAM, BILLY BOB or WHOEVER will just kindly and effectually sell their services and the MOMENT your funds are received... CRICKETS. Not even subtle about it. Lol Against my intuition and better judgement i tried it, and was burned. ($220) That said: I will do everything within my scope of ability, connections, and acumen to EXPOSE this fraudulent service and any other BOTS &sites that are connected to them. Please reference the text below. It is a snapshot of my convo with Jennifer (scammer) Notice the fluidity of our conversation then 5 min after payment she never responds again. If you need any additional insight, feel free to email my guy at *******@lobbyist.com (He has more time/resources on his hand to fiddle with this so he's happy to educate you more on this). Consider yourself warned... Thank me later :)
Amey lytle saved my home my marriage and my well being as a whole. She helped gain and maintain employment to save my home for my children and keep my family together. I will forever have her in my thoughts prayers. Thank you girl!
I have been a white collar plan member of Career Excuse for more than 1 year. I honestly can say this is a legitimate service and it does work. We all face hard times in our life due to sickness, layoffs, family emergencies. Well Career Excuse is the answer! I was laid off my job and denied unemployment compensation. Additionally, I had to explain employment gaps to perspective employers. I was running out of options until I found CareerExcuse. Thank you!
I found them online while searching for resume help. Amey talked me through it, found out what I needed, and helped build the resume and provide references. I haven't started applying yet, so I'll post another review once I get hired somewhere to share how that all went, but so far, I'm pretty satisfied. The only bad thing I could say is that it took longer to get everything done than I expected, but they made up for it, so it's all good. They even put up a couple of websites to make everything look even more legit. Very friendly and professional too in my experience.
I came across CareerExcuse in the beginning of the pandemic because I needed an update on my resume. Jennifer and her team helped me from the start till the end, even making sure all the little details were squared away! I recommend this company 100% if you are in a bind whether it's losing your job, or gaps in your employment. They are authentic, and are easy to reach by email or text.
Amey at career excuse worked tirelessly to provide stellar references for my employer and the background checking company. She was responsive to messages and always kept me updated. This is an amazing service for anyone who has the skills to do perform at a job but their lack of work history or past references has proven to be a blocker.
Career excuse is amazing. I worked with Amey who was always there to assist me when needed and provided the information that was required for my potential employer. They are very professional and know what they are doing. I would 100% recommend.
I worked for a number of companies that went out of business, so I didn't have any references to provide potential employers and as everyone knows, no references=no job. I decided to try CareerExcuse, because I lost out on multiple jobs for not having verifiable references. I had asked friends and relatives to do it for me, but after one of them almost got in trouble for it, I decided to use CE. I am so glad I did. I applied for a job not too long ago, and the company used a service to verify references. This service wanted references ASAP. CE verified within 24 hours. My other former employers took days.
CareerExcuse have changed my life so dramatically, from being poor to financially stable. Words alone can not express my appreciation. I am so grateful and appreciative.
I had kids young and chose to be a stay at home mom for several years effectively creating a big gap in my resume, and making me unappealing for practically any kind of job. Enter Amey professional, thorough in every capacity and without her help I would absolutely not have a job worth every dime and than some...
Where do I even start! I contacted them for a job opportunity that I really wanted for awhile and had experience but didn't have the formal training on. I felt I was always overlooked because of it. I contacted them and they informed me of everything I needed to know! I personally worked with Jessica and she was amazing! These guys came through like no other! I was able to secure the job! I start next month! I am beyond excited! You definitely need use this service I promise you will not regret it!
I was initially pretty skeptical of what these guys could do, but after texting Amey, I was blown away by the results. A couple days ago, I only could imagine what I wanted my future career to be. Today, she showed me a flawless website and references that are rock solid. I was really impressed by what she put together in such a short amount of time. She was a pleasure to work with and I feel better about my future career than ever. 5.5!
William is a good guy, and he renders the services as promised. I don't understand what all the hogwash is going on with this warrant-scammer stuff. A lot of you guys seem to be the scammers; accusers calling the accused a scam! How crazy is that?
Amey has been the best taking me through the process. In this day and age to have a business rep like Amey that responds to the text within 10 mins even on weekends is absolutely unheard of. Need a job and a patch to your resume, call Amey and she will set you up.
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CareerExcuse has a rating of 4 stars from 88 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with CareerExcuse most frequently mention work history, customer service and phone numbers. CareerExcuse ranks 1413th among Jobs sites.
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I myself signed on after a 15-year stint as a mortgage loan underwriter and a nasty divorce because I believed in the company's mission.
Most of our clients are people who are either trying to cover up huge résumé gaps or who've had too many short-term employers and are trying to fake stability.
"Our main clientele right now is IT executives, and they're pretty high-level," citing 6-figure salaries. The average customer, I would say, is looking for something in the $60,000 to $80,000 range.
Since we've started this company we have landed 1000s of members full-term steady employment, "As a matter of fact, I landed 5 people a job this week! And its only Tuesday!
Our current client database has more than 2,000 names of people trying to fake their previous employment. Most of which are clients whom "life has just been completely cruel."
In my mind, CareerExcuse is less a fraud than a for-profit lifeline."There are many things that happen in people's lives, with [employers] going out of business, being laid off, managers just unrightfully firing you, sexual harassment suits — you name it, it happens in the workforce."
We make it very clear that CareerExcuse can't compensate for lack of talent, and if you couldn't actually do the job you're trying to get, you'd be wasting your money to enlist our services. But if you do have the experience and skills to complete the job, "then I don't see why you shouldn't deserve a shot, just like the next person."
I guess I see it as a warped kind of vigilante justice. Lol... "Without our services," there are deserving people "who might not be able to get a second chance." The people we work with "work just as hard" as people that have developed real reference networks. However, there are lines we won't cross. We will not take on clients looking for work in government, medicine, childcare, or law enforcement — nothing where your employment would "put other people in danger." should you not actually have the skill.
I always discourage people just out of college from signing up for our service. "You don't want to start off this way,". "Go get a realistic experience, and then stay with it." Should life throw a curveball your way Then, we will be happy to help. I also won't take people that I get a bad feeling about, or if I sense their "services are being used for anything other than an honest second chance."
CareerExcuse may not always be the best answer, but the problem we are trying to address is a real one, and for me, the ends justify the means. "It does make me feel good about myself to be able to help [people get jobs], whether I have to make a phone call and act like someone else and lie to help them do it."
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