New book exposes vicious career marketing racket

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ATLANTA, GA: "The retail side of the career marketing industry has exploded since the 2008 economic crisis" says Zane Smith, author of Retreads: A Business Novel Exposing How Predatory Career Marketing Firms Scam Unemployed Job Seekers. "Unfortunately so has the number of scams. Dishonest firms in the business charge job seekers (most of them older and out-of-work) thousands of dollars in up-front fees, then fail to honor their 'guarantees' to find them jobs, or put them directly in touch with executives of hiring companies as promised." Honest firms providing genuine career advisory services find their reputations tarnished by such frauds.

Smith is a former career marketing executive, so he has an insider's understanding of the business. Nowadays he investigates, writes and makes presentations on scams. His articles on health insurance and hospital billing scams have appeared in leading magazines and newspapers. Scambusters, a book he wrote uncovering sixty common scams and how to prevent them, was published by HarperCollins in 2006.

Smith is seeking ways to pass on this important information to job candidates before they get stung. So he's turning to career professionals and appealing for their help. If you have any ideas they would be most appreciated. You can contact him through his website's blog, or directly by email.

His new book Retreads received rave reviews from those who know the field best: career professionals. You can review their comments and add your own to Smith's blog and website