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Alliance MT - Shady Behavior! - MT2012


Posted: Oct 29, 2012

I submitted my resume online to Alliance MT a week or so ago and was sent an email from "NS".  She asked that I call her to talk with her further about a position with the company, so I did.  After our conversation, she set up a time with for me to call her and do a test with me over the phone. 

So, I called back at the agreed upon time, and she said that she couldn't talk with me right now that she was on the phone with a doctor.  Red flag number one:  If an employer set up a time to test a prospective employee, shouldn't that time be set aside and the line kept open in order to receive said prospective employee's call?  "NS" said she would call back, but by the time she called back, which was more than a half-hour later, I had to be somewhere else, so we set up another day and time for the test.

I called in again at the appropriate rescheduled time for the test.  No answer.  I called a few minutes later, no answer again, and this time, I proceeded to leave a message.  My call was not returned that day or weekend, and I did not receive any e-mail communication about what happened.  Red flag number two:  If an employer reschedules a conference call with a prospective employee and does not answer the call or contact the employee to give them an explanation of why the call was not answered, something is wrong!  (Side note:  Alliance MT is not on the east coast, so Sandy cannot be used as an excuse here!)

This morning, however, I received an email that "all positions are filled."  Wait a minute, so now, all the positions have suddenly become filled?   Then why not simply tell me that last week instead of all the ducking and dodging? Of course, I don't believe this at all!

If you have sent your resume to Alliance MT and are contacted about a job, it might be best to run in the other direction!  The behavior of this person screams unprofessional and shady, at best!

Ditto - MTA

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I got an email from them earlier this week with their hardware/software requirements and asked to give a "prompt" reply if I had all the necessary equipment. I replied right away and then never heard anything back from them. How rude! I guess I dodged a bullet there. Don't want to work for such a company.

Same here - see inside - MT2012

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You know, I received that same e-mail asking if I met all of their hardware/software requirements, also. I replied to that e-mail that I did, indeed, have what they were looking for with regard to hardware/software, and that's when "NS" replied back to me. I guess they pick and choose who they want to reply to!

I too.... - anon

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I replied to their email asking if I met all the system requirements. It took them nearly a week to contact me. They phoned me. I did not need to phone them. This was totally unexpected and if I had been asked to test, I would have been unprepared. However, she asked if I had done acute care....yes, but several years ago. Are you good with ESL doctors....No, not really, but could get used to them, I suppose. We are mostly VR...do you do VR?...... really do not want to, what is the rate of pay? .... .03 cpl for VR, so since most of our accounts are VR, you are not good with ESL, then I suppose this is not a good fit for either of us. This account is for a very large teaching hospital in .... such and such an area. So she hung up and do did I, feeling that I too dodged a bullet, but at least they did contact me. This was last Wednesday, if I remember right.
sm - MT2012
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I spoke with "NS" last Tuesday. She and I didn't get that far with the exact amount I would get paid or if I would be doing straight typing or VR, though I do remember her asking if I had done acute care and how long ago it was. It seems others' interactions with this company have also been just as shady as mine!

Not the same here - MT

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This was not my experience. I sent in a resume and received a response. I replied to the same email regarding hardware. I called and we discussed the account and was offered the testing. She offered one time and I couldn't test at that time, so she shuffled things around and tested me the same day. This was last Tuesday. I have been working on the account since last Thursday. I was not offered the line rate mentioned by someone else either. I was offered a higher rate. In just the few days I have been on the account there has been plenty of work and the VR has been better than other accounts that I have worked on. It is a large teaching hospital in Texas and for the most part the only editing is spacing and light editing. I am sorry you didn't have the same experience.

sm - MT2012

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As evidenced by what happened with me and others, I do not trust this company, but I hope the job continues to work out for you.

Still very suspicious. You can say whatever you want. - anon

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Suspicious that only 1 person was so differently treated and just started a job and with all the concentration that goes into learning and not making a mistake...funny SHE had time to post a kissy note to the company (wink/wink). The companies don't want their name ruined and lie, so who can you really trust? Thanks to the others for a truthful headsup.
I agree! - HardWorking MT
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My thoughts - jusanotherMT
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I don't know about the people that had negative experiences, but from the time I sent my resume to the time I was hired was less than 3 days. I was also offered a higher line rate. Why is it that anyone who disagrees with negativity about a company is automatically labeled as either a suit or a suckup?
sm - HardWorking MT
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Well, good luck and hope the job continues to work out for you.

Shady? - anon

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It doesn't sound shady so much as it sounds like you played phone tag and ended up losing. So she was on another line with a client when you called. So what? Isn't that her job? Is she supposed to say "oh gee client I can't talk to you, I have to interview 1 of 100 MTs? I don't think so.

To call a business "shady" because phone calls got crossed for interviewing/testing is ridiculous.

P.S. - I didn't apply to this place and actually I've never even heard of this place but your post just bugged me with how over the top it was. Was it RUDE that she didn't call you back instantaneously, perhaps, but it was certainly not indicative of being "shady."

Shady Is As Shady Does... - HardWorking MT

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This was not simply a case of "phone tag," as you so wrote. I get that, when I called at the time we were originally supposed to test, she was on the line with a doctor and had to call me back, and when she did call back later, we had to reschedule. That was never my problem.

When I called at the rescheduled time we agreed upon, she did not answer the call. We set this up three days ahead of time, so why would she not be prepared to take my call?

You may think what you like, but you weren't there, and I call it like I see it, and SHADY is how I interpreted this person's actions overall.

Red Flags for a different company - anon

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I have just had a similar experience with a company I will just say has a current ad on MT Stars. Their pay is poor but I needed a job to get me by for a while. They really wanted someone between the hours of "2000 to 0500" but I told them I could not work within that time frame and told them if they needed someone in my stated time frame I would work for them. In a return email that I was never given the name of the person I was communicating with they replied "I definitely do! Please contact me at 1530EST tomorrow on my office line....." I proceeded to contact them and when I got their operator I didn't have the name of the person so she put me through to a man and said he had left his desk and to leave a message which I did. I then waited a half an hour for a call back from this person and never received so I called and left another message that they could set up a time via email or phone call whatever they wanted to do. I also replied again via email. That was yesterday and I have not heard a word since. This is a company that I have read here has, i.e. Smartype, negatives about them but I need work so I thought I would give it a try for a while. They are one huge red flag and I think you can all know who it is. Their ad is still at the job seekers site here. Answer the ad at your own risk. Have a nice day.

sm - HardWorking MT

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OUCH. Sorry you had to endure that, but this is all I am trying to convey. A company that is legit and professional will not treat prospective employees that way. I hope you will be able to find a better job.


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