Education: a Link to Telemarketing

My current interest is only in finding gainful employment, but unfortunately, during my diligent search for work, I have encountered aggressive offers that are not job-related. Certain job boards (e.g. www.careerbuilder.com; www.indeed.com; www.simplyhired.com) are contaminated with aggressive advertisements for various colleges and universities --geared towards those interested in furthering their education. If you're not interested, it can be a real distraction and nuisance. When completing online applications, it’s important to pay attention to the application information on a given site, while making sure to close out the educational pop-ups you might encounter during the process. If you don’t pay attention, you will be providing information to a college or university seeking new students and end up receiving unsolicited phones calls or emails.
Although, I clicked NO THANKS during the application process and selected the option, which said: I am not interested in furthering my education, I still ended up being a target for education telemarketers/advisers and the calls started. There must be an electronic alert that is sent in cyberspace--even when one declines the offer-- resulting in unsolicited phone calls. At present, I  using a mobile phone yet, it seems that I have been getting as many calls as I did, when I was using a land line. 

A friendly reminder: Don't forget, whenever you visit a website and provide contact information, you set yourself up to receive unsolicited calls and/or emails. The people calling don’t always leave a message and can call up to three or more times per day. If you’re like me, you’re not that quick to take calls from anyone not in your Contacts. Of course, I found these calls to be very annoying and it didn’t take long for me to come up with an effective solution for my problem. I went to Google Play and found an app that has been working very well: SPC (Super Private Conversation).  Just follow the instructions to add any unwanted number from your call list to have transferred to the Blacklist.  The next time the caller attempts to reach you, the phone might ring once, but the entry is immediately added to the Blacklist log. The next time the call comes in from that number, the phone will vibrate and another entry is added to the Blacklist. Because, the app is free, it does come with unwanted ads, but the benefits of the app outweigh the inconvenience of annoying ads.
Telemarketers sometimes call from various toll-free numbers and other times, local numbers from their state. I have attempted to call back with my number blocked (*67) to see who was calling, but only received an 'out of service' message, which is probably a way for them to reject blocked calls. If you choose to call without blocking your number, you might be more successful. The most recent call I received came from South University, Savannah, GA: (912) 659-5697.  A message was left, which said: I had indicated online an interest in furthering my education. That was NOT true (I know I declined all the offers, while I completed job applications)! I was provided a number to call if I was interested in either furthering my education or to have my number removed from their database. Of course, I took the second option. Fortunately, since my request, I have received no further calls from this university. Honestly, I find unsolicited calls from educational institutions just as annoying as traditional telemarketing calls.

Some people are not aware that education is about number crunching. There is much money to be made from each person, who decides to enroll, apply for financial aid (or pay out of pocket) to attend a college or university in the nation. Another money making area I discovered is working  from home. Take it from me, don’t sign up for anything on these websites (no matter how promising the opportunity sounds); don’t give your personal information online or you will end up receiving numerous emails and some calls from aggressive telemarketers -- wanting to add another member to their team. They are seeking unsuspecting newbies, who they hope will believe the lies about how much money can be made with their Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) plan (scheme). It usually takes money to make money and in the telemarketing game, there are many loopholes that could cause extra unwanted expenses and unforeseen problems. If you’re unemployed or need more income, why should you be expected to shell out any cash before you get paid, right? Well, it’s all a part of the marketing game and the beat goes on . . .


I encourage you to take any available measures you can to stop your unwanted calls like: National Do Not Call Registry and helpful mobile apps- both of which are free. Don't forget that the World Wide Web is a massive network with a plethora of resource information. Because of the countless Internet opportunities available, you must do your due diligence: use wisdom always to guard yourselves against online predators (they make a living off of the unsuspecting web surfers) and those innocent looking offers about going back to school.If you're interested in returning to school to furuther your education, contact the desired college or university directly. Surfing the Internet is like fishing: you must beware of sharks, take what’s really fish and refuse the bony or phony offerings.

I'm sure you not too discouraged to continue your online searches, because just like me, you know that there are some helpful resources on the Internet. Although, I am not interested in furthering my education by going back to school, I do appreciate the positive and helpful resources that are searchable and available online. One area I have always found interesting is English (e.g. grammar and parts of speech). Yes, it is my primary language, but I don't know all there is to know. Also, there are many things I have forgotten, so I could use a refresher with good tips to help me in my areas of deficiency. If you believe you could use some helpful tips to better your English skills, feel free to click the link below.

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Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to read my post and I invite you to visit again. Happy surfing and be safe!