Has anyone heard of Elaine R. Tinker??

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Hasho522

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Posted: 12.05.2011, 04:51

Hey guys!
I'm from Minnesota and received an e-mail from Elaine R. Tinker who claims who be an HR Administrator for Hamre, Schumann, Mueller, & Larson P.C., a law firm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I looked the law firm up and even found some news articles about the lawyers who work for the firm and found some of the employees on LinkedIn. Now I just want to make sure Elaine is for real, she could be just using a legitimate company's name to scam people. She wants to do a phone interview on Friday, just to see who they want to invite for a in-person interview. Is this normal for a company to do? I wouldn't know since I've been working for fast-food and retail places my whole work career (I'm only 22, don't judge! lol) If anyone knows anything, that would be awesome!!
SnowedFlake

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Posted: 12.05.2011, 07:04

I say look up that name..(google is your friend)...There is a profile on Linkedln with her name and that law firm...She is the HR department..But that could be a setup.....I had something on CR once that was an unusual item...I got a mail from someone claiming to be from one of the pawn store reality shows...Hardcore Pawn......Did some investigation into that and found that it was actually a real deal that was going on.....
Some companies will do that...
Hasho522

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Posted: 12.05.2011, 07:29

I googled the company and her as well. I only found news articles and some of the lawyers on LinkedIn, I also have a profile on LinkedIn. I tried to google her name but did not find anything. I also found their website and I found her name under the staff so I think it's a real deal. Unless someone would go through that much trouble to scam people...I hope not. When other companies tried to scam me, I found them right away on Flakelist or Ripped off but not so with this company.
ThePowersThatBe

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Posted: 12.05.2011, 18:48

It's not unusual for a company to contact you via email to set up a phone interview. I've been contacted 3 times, 2 were legit. Like you I googled the company, viewed the website and found the name, phone and email of the HR person then matched it up with the email address/contact info in the email.

The HR person got my contact email through one of the job boards. In the initial contact message they supplied a job description and the position was one had had experinece in. Before I replied, I also viewed the full header info and googled the IP address.

Can't hurt to do the phone interview. Of they ask you for a credit check, ss #, etc., it's a scam - hang up.
Hasho522

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Posted: 13.05.2011, 23:15

Thank you guys so much! It has really helped me. I had the phone interview today and it was legit! No asking for a credit check, ss# or any of that shady stuff lol. Then again I applied for the job through a career website for my school and not Craig's List! I don't think I want to go through CL at all anymore....almost every job I have come across has been a scam. Not trying to hate on people who like to use CL though! But seriously, I am SO GRATEFUL for FlakeList!!! Whoever set this site up, thank you!!!!
ThePowersThatBe

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Posted: 14.05.2011, 18:52

Hasho: Hope they call you in for an interview and you get the job. You are right about CL, most jobs are scams. CL should not be used as the primary source for looking for a job.
FlakeMaster

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Posted: 15.05.2011, 22:16

Quote said:
Whoever set this site up, thank you!!!!

You're welcome. Thank you for using it. We're glad it helped you. Good luck on the job, we're sending optimistic vibes your way. :)

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