Pittsburgh Technical College’s Job Placement Rates

School’s advertised job placement rates don’t tell the whole story.

Product Placement

Products that pop up in movies and television shows are often there for specific advertising reasons.

Is that a Real Job Offer? Know the Red Flags of Fake Opportunities

If you’re looking for a job, you need to watch out for ads offering to help you with your resume or help you find employment.  While some of these companies…

Don’t Let a Job Training Offer TRAP You

What consumers should know about a provision hidden in some employment contracts.

Quinnipiac University: ‘#1 University for Getting a Job’

How is #1 defined?

Postal Jobs Scam

The FTC has settled with a federal job scam operation and banned them from selling employment products or services. The charges were part of a crackdown on Too frequently, the…

Corinthian Students Urge Officials to Cancel Student Loan Debt

Federal and state lawsuits allege that Corinthian Colleges lured students into debt with false advertising.

Costco’s Free Replacement Warranties for Interstate Car Batteries

Allegations: Misleadingly advertising warranties as free when consumers who return a defective battery are refunded the original purchase price and then charged a higher price for a replacement battery

DeVry University to Pay $100M to Settle FTC Charges

Agency alleged for-profit institution touted deceptive job placement figures.

Hire Resolve Job Recruiters: This Site May Be Outdated

Recruiting agency says in its terms of use that it’s not responsible for an outdated website. But should it be?

I Was Desperate for a Job, But Not This One

The opportunity of a lifetime? Not so much.

College Works Painting

Advertised summer internship earnings may be further out of reach than you think.

Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds

More than 50 million Americans are using Craigslist for everything from bartering for services to finding a roommate. Unlike your local newspaper or magazine, Craigslist ads are generally free, which…

Careers

Thumbtack

Thumbtack is a website that claims it’s “a new way to hire local services.” The site serves as an online cork board, where consumers can post help-wanted ads for caterers,…

MLM News Alert

TINA.org’s curated list of MLM info and news of note.

Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay

More than 97 percent of DSA member companies use or have used misleading income claims.

Plexus Worldwide

TINA.org investigated Plexus Worldwide, an Arizona-based multilevel marketing company that sells nutritional supplements and weight-loss and personal care products, and found that the company has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to…

Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

Under a continued crackdown on Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your…

Duracell Batteries at Ocean State Job Lots