How do I evaluate whether a paid career transition service is actually legitimate or just a scam taking advantage of desperate unemployed people?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How do I evaluate whether a paid career transition service is actually legitimate or just a scam taking advantage of desperate unemployed people?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
FTC career coaching services scam warning job placement guaranteed career coaching consumer advice Google ↗
Texas Attorney General consumer complaint career coaching employment services scam Google ↗
- FTC Halts Fake Job Opportunity and Resume Repair Operation · ftc.gov
- Career Step to Pay $43.5 Million in Cash and Debt Cancellation to Resolve Charges It Used Deceptive Advertising to Lure Servicemembers and Their Spouses · search.ftc.gov
- Job seekers: Avoid executive placement scams · consumer.ftc.gov
- When a Business Offer or Coaching Program Is a Scam · consumer.ftc.gov
- BBB Tip: What to know about hiring a career coach · bbb.org
- Tips About Career Consulting Firms for Job-hunters | Georgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division · consumer.georgia.gov
- Find a center · careeronestop.org
- SCORE · score.org
- Explore services · workforcesolutionsctx.com
- Explore courses · linkedin.com
- FTC · reportfraud.ftc.gov
- Texas Attorney General's consumer protection division · texasattorneygeneral.gov
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FTC career coaching services scam warning job placement guaranteed career coaching consumer advice OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Texas Attorney General consumer complaint career coaching employment services scam OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |