Who are these people?
Has anyone ever heard of Artech Information Systems, or Acro Service Corporation. They are both staffing firms. They call me quite regularly asking if I'm seeking employment. They tell me about a position and ask if I'm interested and can they submit an application. I always tell them yes, and please do. They immediately send what they call a confirmation e-mail requesting personal info like DOB and part of my ssn. The very first offer I got I supplied the requested info. and sent my reply back, but never heard anything except for two more calls that week about the same job. I informed them that my application was suppose to have already been submitted. A week or so goes by and they call me about a completely different position, with another company, but never acknowledge what happened with the last one. I have never gotten past the "confirmation emails," and stopped providing any personal info because they just seem shady. They sound Indian or Middle Eastern. I finally told them to stop contacting me and began to get calls from callers with similar accents claiming they were the IRS, or Student Loan Program. My questions are am I the only one? Did they sell my info to identity thieves? Are either of these companies legit? And if so has anyone gotten a phone interview, face-to-face or a temp assignment through either? I keep hearing stories about people getting offer letters, showing up and filling out paperwork only to have the offer retracted. If they tried something like that with me, my right hand to God, I would lose it.
Hi Franklin, that sounds really frustrating! I've looked into both Artech and Acro and they both are legit companies. HOWEVER, sometimes scammers can use real company's names in their scams. Make sure, when communicating, that they have their company name somewhere in the domain of their email address. Don't reply if it's a Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo address!
Sometimes staffing agencies will "pad" their inventory of people, and reach out to many more applicants than they need to fill positions, so even though it seems like they have plenty of work for you, you might never hear back. I suspect they've been doing that with you, and I've had that happen to me as well. Sometimes staffing agencies are the best, and sometimes they aren't. If you'd like to find work through them I suggest contacting them directly to see what you can do to improve your chances of actually receiving the position, and how to get the ball rolling. Sometimes you just have to speak up, I think.
Unfortunately I really don't know if they sold your information or suffered some kind of data breach. If you're really over hearing from them (which would totally be fair) you could try contacting both companies and ask them to take you off their lists.
As I haven't worked for either company personally I'd be curious to see if anyone here has. I'm sorry I'm not more helpful!