I received notification that a position was "available" for which they were seeking immediate placement, fitted to my resume (which was posted). As with many recruitment firms, they want applicants to fill out a form - but what a form! Far beyond any contact information, position history, and core skills and experience, they want EVERY interview (successful and unsuccessful), all the contacts within the companies you've ever had, and in short EVERYTHING about your hard-won job history. Even when applying for a security-critical government position this is considered invasive and unnecessary.

When I showed up for an initial discussion I found that AT-Tech is merely a pseudonym for Apple One - a place with a rather shady history. Neither the original e-mail nor any follow-on correspondence hinted at this connection.

Surprisingly, the phone contact who'd e-mailed me with notice of a job-fit didn't have the particulars of the skill-requirements for it; a decidedly odd thing, presuming that at some point she compared the resume with a hypothetical position description prior to phoning me with the "news".

The salary offered for the initial position (still unknown) was about one-forth of what I'd indicated at a working minimum. I was told that I could "promote up" and "get my foot in the door". As what? A janitor?

Although the saga has yet to play out to its probable end, I feel that others should know that any recruitment firm that doesn't fly under its posted name is of questionable integrity. I will follow up with a concluding summary of my experience (good or bad) when and if developments ensue.