I was contacted in response to my resume on upwork.com by andrew berry of ashland inc. Upwork.com is for freelancers who do all of their work remotely. So, to conduct an interview via skype or online, is not that unusual.
Andrew said that micheal brown would be interviewing me via google hangout.
"i'm mr micheal brown and i am the head of hr & admin of Ashland inc). I am responsible for expanding the venture portfolio of the company and in charge of briefing you about the job position you are yet to occupy and about the company."
"the name of the company is ashland inc and this is the company website Www.Ashland.com). Just follow the briefing and you can ask questions when i am through. Let me know when you have finished reading every line. You will be allowed to ask questions later.With each line just respond with an ok or yes...Okay?"
He wanted me to reply with ok or yes after each of his messages so he would know when to continue.
Micheal brown provided the company's website www.Ashland.com. He then proceeded to copy and paste sections from the website to tell me about the company.
"about our company...Ashland’s journey has been marked by significant milestones the acquisitions of influential companies and chemistries, our spread across over 100 countries, the creation of an extraordinary management team, and most recently, ashland’s separation from valvoline and re-launch as a pure global specialty chemistry company. Today, we are a pure, specialty chemicals company with a singular focus on making our customers more successful and the world a better place."
He asked me, "so what are your full names, sex, age and where are you located?" i told him that he's not allowed to ask those questions in an interview, and he already has my full name and location from my resume. He moved on.
This was the rest of his template:
The skills and experience on your resume would be a valuable asset to our company. Under your region for now we have 47 full time/part time employees, 25 flexible contract workers and 9 superior officers. The flexible contract workers are known as the younger workers and there training will last for one month, due to they only have the necessary skills, but lack the needed experience. Your training will last for just one weeks due to you already have the required skills and experience ..We have three working sections which are Morning, evening and full day ).. The morning section begins from 8am-1pm, evening section 2pm-7pm, full day section cover's both morning and evening sections with one hour break between 1pm and 2pm, monday to friday. You are to choose a convenient section weekly...Okay?
The closest office location to you will be completed estimated three months from now. The position and job done for now will be done from home till the office is completed and: as soon as you are confirmed qualified, the company will provide you with complete office equipments to setup a mini office at home. You will be assigned to the nearest office as soon as its completed, but that is if you are confirm qualified and accepted for this position... Okay ?
Benefits: health, dental, life and ad&d insurance, employee wellness and 401k plans.Paid time off and holidays with generous company discounts...That counts after working 90 days with the company..Okay?
Responsibilities/duties: heavy data entry/administrative tasks updating client information in computer system running and processing multiple documents utilizing microsoft word, excel, and access inputting purchase orders other various administrative tasks,inputs information from a variety of sources into a computer database.
May take customer orders and enter them into a pre-established tracking system assignments will be sent to you via e-mail or im and you will report directly to your immediate supervisor...Can you handle these duties?
$30 per hour ,working 30 to 40 hours weekly, if you are considered for this position you will be working as a full employee and not an independent contractor..Okay?
As for the home office equipment, he said they would mail me a check to pay for all the items needed.
My experience was exactly like what she had. But, i cut to the chase and didn't waste 2 hours with this guy. I told him to remove me from his list and that i had heard all of this before from other fake job posts. All he said was: alright stay blessed.
Fraudulent Interview via text message: I am Mr Mathew Peterson from Ashland INC ,The resume you posted on www.indeed.com has been reviewed and you have been selected for an interview,Let me know if you are interested with YES I AM , in proceeding further for more details Ashland INC YES I AM ur buddy list for the job briefing and online interview process...Do you have a Gmail ID ? Ashland INC I said yes and gave my gmail address Okay....The interview process is done online via Google hangouts or you are needed to set up a gmail account then have her added to yo Okay good Following our online screening,I need you to add Mrs Melissa Logan now on gmail hangouts on this ID(melissalogan.ashladinc. [email protected]) and here is your verification code for these interview ASHLAND_09753 and let me know once done.Okay Ashland INC You're welcome..Let me know once done Ashland INC Once I was finished adding Melissa Logan I was interviewed. Welcome to the company, I believe you are here and ready for the job interview and briefings where you will get to know all about the job position as well as the company information and history ?
The interview is a Q & A interview process so it will be done via text on here,Understood? Good let's get started..... I want you to know that your quick response is highly appreciated OK ? The positions Data Entry Clerk,Accounting Clerk,Administrative Assistant,Payroll, Medical biller, Bookkeeper,marketing sales,Bookkeeper,Human Resource Manager,Office Assistant,Management,Customer services and IT Jobs,Receptionist. Which of the above position is your field of speciality ? Alright.. Have you been interviewed online before.
For two hours I did an interview was promised: The good news is....you have just been confirmed qualified for this position You are now offered the job position...you are HIRED! You are welcome to ASHLAND INC You are now given a chance to show your commitment,charisma,diligence and be a productive employee. Myself and the entire Board of Directors welcome you to ASHLAND INC I need you to provide me with the following: Your Full name Address State City Zip code and Phone numbers to enable my secretary enlist them into the Company's Register for proper documentation. You will Earn $34 per hour, You will receive your pay via Direct deposit Weekly as earlier stipulated by you To enable you sit for this job and position, there are working equipment and software's which are required for this job position. This is because you will be working from home and you will not be using any of your equipment due to the new version of software's that is required for this job, note that all expenses are handle by the company. Is that clear ? Here are the name's of the softwares you will need to start working with LIST OF SOFTWARES: Agilent version A.6.1.1, A.7.1.1 and A.7.1.2 Affymetrix version MAS 5 (5.0, 5.1), GCOS (1.0, 1.1), and dChip 1.3 GenePix version 3.0, 4.1, and 5.3 NimbleScan version 2.1.16 SpotReader version 1.0 Peach Tree version 2013 Premium US Patent Single Users Pack BS 1 Accounting software. I believe you are familiar with these Software Programs ? Okay good....The company will provide you a free Laptop with a fast internet connection and your W4,i-9 form will be coming along with the working materials you need to start working with.
Before you start work you will receive a payment , you will be using this payment to set up your mini office by purchasing accounting software's plus the shipping logistics, because we will be sending you some equipment you will be needing to start work with, immediately you get this payment you start work. You will get started with work ASAP,The company will provide you a free Hp laptop with a fast internet connection and your W4 form will be coming along with the working materials you need to start working with,you are to purchase all your materials from a certified vendor we have been patronizing for years now. You will receive a paycheck for the purchase of the working materials,the company's accounting dept will issue the check and have it sent to your house via USPS,they will have it sent to the address you have just provided so i suppose the name you provided is same on your bank info?
NOTE: All software's are to be purchased from the software office the company has been buying from for years now. You will be notified with which of the software's office you are to purchase the software's from as soon as the check get to you. Once you receive the check, you are needed to have it deposited into your bank account and then the funds will be credited and available in your account for cashout the next day morning and it will be used for the purchase of the working materials.Okay? Then after that , you are to cash it out and i will refer you to the company's authorized vendor which you are to purchase the Automated Time Tracker and other complete set of your working equipment,Understood? Once the order for your working software has been made to the vendor, she will have the software's install on the brand new laptop and shipped to you overnight via FedEx,Understood? I will be providing you with the vendor info and instructions on how you will be making order for your Automated Time Tracker..Okay? The vendor will be responsible for installing the software/Time Tracker and any updates and patches,they will also need to perform manual data backups and secure the data to meet HIPAA standards.Okay? All we need from you is good work and trust and you will enjoy every moment working with us. This will be all for today..You are advised to be here online tomorrow morning by 9 am for tasks,updates about the check and how to get started with work.
Ashland, Inc. Reviews
I was contacted in response to my resume on upwork.com by andrew berry of ashland inc. Upwork.com is for freelancers who do all of their work remotely. So, to conduct an interview via skype or online, is not that unusual.
Andrew said that micheal brown would be interviewing me via google hangout.
"i'm mr micheal brown and i am the head of hr & admin of Ashland inc). I am responsible for expanding the venture portfolio of the company and in charge of briefing you about the job position you are yet to occupy and about the company."
"the name of the company is ashland inc and this is the company website Www.Ashland.com). Just follow the briefing and you can ask questions when i am through. Let me know when you have finished reading every line. You will be allowed to ask questions later.With each line just respond with an ok or yes...Okay?"
He wanted me to reply with ok or yes after each of his messages so he would know when to continue.
Micheal brown provided the company's website www.Ashland.com. He then proceeded to copy and paste sections from the website to tell me about the company.
"about our company...Ashland’s journey has been marked by significant milestones the acquisitions of influential companies and chemistries, our spread across over 100 countries, the creation of an extraordinary management team, and most recently, ashland’s separation from valvoline and re-launch as a pure global specialty chemistry company. Today, we are a pure, specialty chemicals company with a singular focus on making our customers more successful and the world a better place."
He asked me, "so what are your full names, sex, age and where are you located?" i told him that he's not allowed to ask those questions in an interview, and he already has my full name and location from my resume. He moved on.
This was the rest of his template:
The skills and experience on your resume would be a valuable asset to our company. Under your region for now we have 47 full time/part time employees, 25 flexible contract workers and 9 superior officers. The flexible contract workers are known as the younger workers and there training will last for one month, due to they only have the necessary skills, but lack the needed experience. Your training will last for just one weeks due to you already have the required skills and experience ..We have three working sections which are Morning, evening and full day ).. The morning section begins from 8am-1pm, evening section 2pm-7pm, full day section cover's both morning and evening sections with one hour break between 1pm and 2pm, monday to friday. You are to choose a convenient section weekly...Okay?
The closest office location to you will be completed estimated three months from now. The position and job done for now will be done from home till the office is completed and: as soon as you are confirmed qualified, the company will provide you with complete office equipments to setup a mini office at home. You will be assigned to the nearest office as soon as its completed, but that is if you are confirm qualified and accepted for this position... Okay ?
Benefits: health, dental, life and ad&d insurance, employee wellness and 401k plans.Paid time off and holidays with generous company discounts...That counts after working 90 days with the company..Okay?
Responsibilities/duties: heavy data entry/administrative tasks updating client information in computer system running and processing multiple documents utilizing microsoft word, excel, and access inputting purchase orders other various administrative tasks,inputs information from a variety of sources into a computer database.
May take customer orders and enter them into a pre-established tracking system assignments will be sent to you via e-mail or im and you will report directly to your immediate supervisor...Can you handle these duties?
$30 per hour ,working 30 to 40 hours weekly, if you are considered for this position you will be working as a full employee and not an independent contractor..Okay?
As for the home office equipment, he said they would mail me a check to pay for all the items needed.
My experience was exactly like what she had. But, i cut to the chase and didn't waste 2 hours with this guy. I told him to remove me from his list and that i had heard all of this before from other fake job posts. All he said was: alright stay blessed.
Avoid any job offers like this!
Fraudulent Interview via text message: I am Mr Mathew Peterson from Ashland INC ,The resume you posted on www.indeed.com has been reviewed and you have been selected for an interview,Let me know if you are interested with YES I AM , in proceeding further for more details Ashland INC YES I AM ur buddy list for the job briefing and online interview process...Do you have a Gmail ID ? Ashland INC I said yes and gave my gmail address Okay....The interview process is done online via Google hangouts or you are needed to set up a gmail account then have her added to yo Okay good Following our online screening,I need you to add Mrs Melissa Logan now on gmail hangouts on this ID(melissalogan.ashladinc. [email protected]) and here is your verification code for these interview ASHLAND_09753 and let me know once done.Okay Ashland INC You're welcome..Let me know once done Ashland INC Once I was finished adding Melissa Logan I was interviewed. Welcome to the company, I believe you are here and ready for the job interview and briefings where you will get to know all about the job position as well as the company information and history ?
The interview is a Q & A interview process so it will be done via text on here,Understood? Good let's get started..... I want you to know that your quick response is highly appreciated OK ? The positions Data Entry Clerk,Accounting Clerk,Administrative Assistant,Payroll, Medical biller, Bookkeeper,marketing sales,Bookkeeper,Human Resource Manager,Office Assistant,Management,Customer services and IT Jobs,Receptionist. Which of the above position is your field of speciality ? Alright.. Have you been interviewed online before.
For two hours I did an interview was promised: The good news is....you have just been confirmed qualified for this position You are now offered the job position...you are HIRED! You are welcome to ASHLAND INC You are now given a chance to show your commitment,charisma,diligence and be a productive employee. Myself and the entire Board of Directors welcome you to ASHLAND INC I need you to provide me with the following: Your Full name Address State City Zip code and Phone numbers to enable my secretary enlist them into the Company's Register for proper documentation. You will Earn $34 per hour, You will receive your pay via Direct deposit Weekly as earlier stipulated by you To enable you sit for this job and position, there are working equipment and software's which are required for this job position. This is because you will be working from home and you will not be using any of your equipment due to the new version of software's that is required for this job, note that all expenses are handle by the company. Is that clear ? Here are the name's of the softwares you will need to start working with LIST OF SOFTWARES: Agilent version A.6.1.1, A.7.1.1 and A.7.1.2 Affymetrix version MAS 5 (5.0, 5.1), GCOS (1.0, 1.1), and dChip 1.3 GenePix version 3.0, 4.1, and 5.3 NimbleScan version 2.1.16 SpotReader version 1.0 Peach Tree version 2013 Premium US Patent Single Users Pack BS 1 Accounting software. I believe you are familiar with these Software Programs ? Okay good....The company will provide you a free Laptop with a fast internet connection and your W4,i-9 form will be coming along with the working materials you need to start working with.
Before you start work you will receive a payment , you will be using this payment to set up your mini office by purchasing accounting software's plus the shipping logistics, because we will be sending you some equipment you will be needing to start work with, immediately you get this payment you start work. You will get started with work ASAP,The company will provide you a free Hp laptop with a fast internet connection and your W4 form will be coming along with the working materials you need to start working with,you are to purchase all your materials from a certified vendor we have been patronizing for years now. You will receive a paycheck for the purchase of the working materials,the company's accounting dept will issue the check and have it sent to your house via USPS,they will have it sent to the address you have just provided so i suppose the name you provided is same on your bank info?
NOTE: All software's are to be purchased from the software office the company has been buying from for years now. You will be notified with which of the software's office you are to purchase the software's from as soon as the check get to you. Once you receive the check, you are needed to have it deposited into your bank account and then the funds will be credited and available in your account for cashout the next day morning and it will be used for the purchase of the working materials.Okay? Then after that , you are to cash it out and i will refer you to the company's authorized vendor which you are to purchase the Automated Time Tracker and other complete set of your working equipment,Understood? Once the order for your working software has been made to the vendor, she will have the software's install on the brand new laptop and shipped to you overnight via FedEx,Understood? I will be providing you with the vendor info and instructions on how you will be making order for your Automated Time Tracker..Okay? The vendor will be responsible for installing the software/Time Tracker and any updates and patches,they will also need to perform manual data backups and secure the data to meet HIPAA standards.Okay? All we need from you is good work and trust and you will enjoy every moment working with us. This will be all for today..You are advised to be here online tomorrow morning by 9 am for tasks,updates about the check and how to get started with work.
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