Client Review on Pro Search, Inc.

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I was sent an unsolicited e-mail through LinkedIn about a position at a local company described as a General Manager. There was no job description, but it was described as a position that would alleviate some managerial responsibilities of the President. I had a 30-minute call with ProSearch where I walked through my career path and they forwarded my resume to the President for consideration. I was CONFIRMED for an interview with the President the following week. When I showed up, however, I was informed that the President was on vacation that whole week. I had been set up to interview for a lesser position but did not realize it until about 15 minutes into the interview. Both sides felt really awkward after that. There were at least 4 employees lined up to speak with me for a position I was well overqualified for. They were really gracious about the mix-up and could sense my frustration and embarrassment. The owner (the President's father) was in the office and was nice enough to sit down with me and talk. He said he would meet with his management team and follow up with me the next week about getting another interview. The next week, however, I was informed by ProSearch that the position was no longer available and asked if I was interested in the lower position instead. It was a very clever bait-and-switch that tugged hard on my ambition for career growth (something I have recently struggled with). ProSearch assured me they could get me in to speak with the President about this supposed position, but after a month now, nothing yet. I have been contacted by ProSearch since and was asked if anyone from the hiring company had followed up, but no one has. I feel as though ProSearch is trying to shift blame on the mix-up to the hiring company, but it just shows a lack of proper communication all around.