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Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit News
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Apr 24, 2007 10:08 AM
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I have recently noticed a slew of Ads in the Detroit News from a outfit in Dallas, Tx. They are advertising for a lot of technical positions in the greater Detroit metropolitan area, including software, accounting, analysts, engineers, etc.
These are ads that average about 25 or more lines long - a long ad. They never list their name, but the address is always 700 North Pearl St., Suite 510, Dallas, TX 75201
It is unusual in that they are almost dominating the professional job advertising section in the Detroit News, and Free Press.
Is this outfit advertising in other cities also?
Anyone contacted them, or know who they are?
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit Ne
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Apr 24, 2007 11:51 AM
in response to: na
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If you google the address you will see they are spamming all over online and dead tree publications. And the name of the company appears to be consistantly obfuscated. A yahoo maps search for that address shows multiple business matches, none of which I recognize as a headhunting firm, but a few possibilities. It appears to be a rather large and fairly generic office building "Plaza of the Americas/Westin City Center" with retail (probably on the street level) and a bunch of tenants like law firms, dentists, etc.
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit Ne
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Apr 25, 2007 9:26 AM
in response to: softwarejanitor
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software janitor, yes, I've tried googling them, as well as looking up the address in yellow pages online, and several reverse address lookup sites, and still can't find out WHO they are.
Whomever they are they sure seem to value their privacy - and this is something that raises my suspicions.
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit Ne
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Apr 25, 2007 10:13 AM
in response to: na
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> software janitor, yes, I've tried googling them, as
> well as looking up the address in yellow pages
> online, and several reverse address lookup sites, and
> still can't find out WHO they are.
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> Whomever they are they sure seem to value their
> privacy - and this is something that raises my
> suspicions.
Yeah, their advertising policy leaves a bad smell in the air. I would not do business with companies that work like this.
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit Ne
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Apr 25, 2007 12:32 PM
in response to: softwarejanitor
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Don't even go down that road, who knows what's on the other end. I'm assuming the company probably doesn't even live at the address, it's probably just a mailbox. Many times suite is just a another name for PO Box at these private mail drops.
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit Ne
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Apr 25, 2007 1:10 PM
in response to: GFF
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> Don't even go down that road, who knows what's on the
> other end. I'm assuming the company probably doesn't
> even live at the address, it's probably just a
> mailbox. Many times suite is just a another name for
> PO Box at these private mail drops.
That is possible. Like I said, the building at that address is a very large (two 25+ story towers) office building with numerous retail and office locations. Who knows what all is in there. Could be the space is sublet or a company there is selling mail forwarding or processing services to someone else. It would be interesting if anyone is going to be in downtown Dallas sometime could check it out in person. I'm about 4 or 5 hours away and I don't have any business up towards DFW so I can't really take the time to do it.
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit News
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Apr 30, 2007 1:08 AM
in response to: na
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I am from Silicon Valley in California, and these ads dominate the San Jose Mercury. There are pages of these and they densely worded and very hard to read. The hiring company is never mentioned.
This is my opinion: I think it 700 N. Pearl , #510 is really a employment law office that handles foreign engineers. In order to stay and work in this country, they must advertise their client's qualification and show that because no non-foreign worker answers the ad, then no American's job is being displaced. This
would explain why they are sensitive about their privacy.
If you look at the ads, you will notice that there is job reference number and a "case" number also. Very unusual. Also, some of the jobs listed are
comparitively low on the pay scale considering the lofty qualifications wanted.
If you do a Google on 700 N. Pearl, Dallas, TX, you will come up with law offices,
although I admit this is not conclusive proof this is just a H-1B law firm.
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit News
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Apr 30, 2007 1:37 AM
in response to: na
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Look at what I just dug up in the Los Angeles Times classifies:
40. HOUSEKEEPER: Keep private home clean/orderly. Dust furnishings. Do laundry, mend/alter clothing. Clean furnishings, rooms & kitchen. Change beddings & make beds. Clean windows, floors & mirrors. Vacuum rugs/carpet, sweep & mop floor. Prep/ serve meals. Wash dishes, clean kitchen sink, cabinets & counter tops. Water indoor plants. Answer phone/doorbell. 8 am- 5 pm (1 hr. unpaid brk);40 hrs./ wk; $ 8/hr.; HS; Jobsite: Glendale, CA; Send ad/resume to: Att: 39926984 ETA CASE # D- 05209-55732, 700 N. Pearl St., Ste 510, Dallas, TX 75201 or fax to (214) 237-9116.
Apr. 23
Mark Ad:
Would a high-tech head hunting firm also deal with minimum wage jobs like the one above? Now I really do think this is a employment law firm
trying to get permits (green cards) to stay in the US for foreign workers.
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit Ne
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Apr 30, 2007 3:34 PM
in response to: tanguero
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I searched around, also, after finding a similar ad in the San Francisco Chronicle. At lawyers.com,
I found an employment law firm at the same address on Pearl Street in Dallas at Suite 520. Then I found the following ad in the Greenville, TX, Herald Banner newspaper, which sounds suspiciously NOT from the U.S. Dept. of Labor:
6117537
GREENVILLE
RESTAURANT
has one opening for Cook, Mexican cuisine. Responsibilities include: overview all materials to be used in the specialized Mexican menu, control and supervision over the preparation of different dishes and sauces to be used in the restaurant menu, cooking of different Mexican dishes as represented in the restaurant’s menu. Salary offered: $475.00/ week. 1 year experience required Work schedule: 8:30am-1:30pm; 5:30pm-8:30pm. Send resume to: US Dept. of Labor 700 N. Pearl St. Ste. 510 Dallas, TX 75201 or fax: 214-237-9116. (Refer to: AJB 38259144, Attention: D-05221-95304). AD paid by and Equal Opportunity Employer
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit News
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Apr 30, 2007 3:59 PM
in response to: na
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I live in Dallas and there is nothing in that Suite! It is now something of a folklore on this thread as to who these people are. I thought they were a law firm but was wrong.
Definitely weird.
There is a list of 700 results on a specified Google search.
Kilocycle.
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit News
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May 4, 2007 2:41 PM
in response to: kilocycle
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You may apply for these positions as these are foreign labor certifications. Companies generally will try to dis-qualify the applicant, but if the applicant is qualified they hire them for other available positions.
Good luck!
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit Ne
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May 4, 2007 5:18 PM
in response to: xyzzy
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Actually, sounds like a shell company. Maybe a money laundering scheme.
BTW, has anybody seen "The Truth About Log Management" presentation by the SANS Institue?
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit Ne
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May 7, 2007 2:37 PM
in response to: glensmith
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It is not a shell company. Please do some research, the FAX machine or mail office is located at Suite 510.
http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/times.cfm
Dallas Backlog Processing Center
If the area of intended employment is in the following states or territories, questions should be directed to the Dallas Processing Center at the address listed below:
Alaska Arizona Arkansas California
Colorado Guam Hawaii Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas
Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Missouri
Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico
North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon
South Dakota Texas Utah Washington
Wisconsin Wyoming
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
700 North Pearl St., Suite 400N
Dallas, Texas 75201
Phone: (214) 237-9111
Fax: (214) 237-9135
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit Ne
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May 7, 2007 3:38 PM
in response to: xyzzy
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Interesting. It does appear that these ads may be placed by the US DOL. But why are they so evasive and deceptive about who and why these ads are being placed? It is almost like they WANT to scare people off so that the employers can hire cheap imported labor.
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Re: Who are they? - 700 N. Pearl, suite 510, Dallas, TX - Ads in Detroit Ne
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May 7, 2007 4:34 PM
in response to: softwarejanitor
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The burden of proof is for the employer to prove that you are NOT qualified for the position. Hence they try to make the position sound so terrifically specific.
But don't worry DOL usually is careful and asks for specifics on every disqualification. Say if you know COBOL and the job asks for C++, they ask can the person who applied learn C++, etc.
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