Received an e-mail today from Spire Hiring:

"We have reviewed your application (Executive Administrator) and have decided to introduce you to the next phase of our application process. Based on requirements from our clients we combine expertise with the latest recruitment software that allows us to quickly assess and combine your experience and personality to each organization's goals and culture. You may continue the process by visiting the application screening page of our website. In order to complete the screening you will need the application code that we have provided in this email. We will forward your screening information to our client once you complete the process.

Application Screening Page: spirehiring.com/portal.php
Application Code: ------

If you have any questions contact our support staff at spirehiring.com

Regards,
Robert Coleman, Spire Hiring"

The link takes you to the Spire Hiring applicant screening area - asks for your name, e-mail, and application code and administers what seems to be a typical personality profile assessment (bmv staffing listed as copyright). After completing the assessment you are advised this is a "professional position" and asked to enter your full name and "pull" your credit score for a later conversation with a recruiter.

With warning bells ringing in my head, I investigated a bit further...looked up the spirehiring.com and bmv staffing websites, found no contact phone and the address 3810 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140 -- a parking lot in google maps.

Tried to find the source job posting - reason for the e-mail in my browser history, but it seems to have been removed by the hosting site. Yet another example of scam artists taking advantage of the desperate. Hope others stop and research before giving these criminals any information.