My name is Harry Karnofsky and have been in corporate executive management roles in 4 of the…read morelargest recruitment advertising agencies nationally for 40+ years. I have had a business relationship with Roberta Renard for more than 30 years, and have respected her business ethics as well. I have been retired since 2000, and not once have I heard anything negative about Ms. Renard. We often discussed joining her but could not move east from California. Harry Karnofsky harrykarnofsky@comcast,net

Do not consider employment with this company. Here's my story:…read moreThe company name is Renard Communications and they are based in Springfield, NJ. They publish a product called Diversity/Careers in Engineering and Information Technology. I am writing because I am not the only one this has happened to but perhaps the first who has come forth to voice the misrepresentation and unethical practices of this company by it's publisher, Roberta Renard. I was hired as an Account Executive with the anticipated start date of May 13, 2013. I left my former employer on May 7th for this opportunity as it appeared to be more financially lucrative, however I had some skepticism from the start because she refused to furnish me with an offer letter which committed her to agreed terms and start date. Be that as it may, I accepted and was looking forward to starting this new opportunity which I found on a niche media website. On May 8th, one day after my last day at my former employer, Roberta (publisher) contacted me to say that because of deadlines of their current issue, she would have to postpone my start date to May 20th. Disappointed, I had no choice but to accept. Around May 15th, she called me again to say that she had to push my start date yet again to May 31st. I was very frustrated as I had left my prior employer on May 7th, had forgone any commissions I could have earned had I stayed 2 weeks longer and now was told that for the same reason - deadlines - I had to wait until the 31st. I had no choice but to accept. Did she not realize the implications of starting a new employee in the throws of deadlines in the first place? Once on board (finally) I began to be trained to sell their product. Was given a list of companies to pursue - majority with no business contacts or phone numbers which I had to research on my own. I ultimately was scrutinized for spending too much time on the computer and not enough on the phone. The computer time was to research contacts and build my database which there was virtually none after 20 years in business. I then insisted that if she wanted me to spend more time on the phone that she would have to provide me with the contacts and phone numbers that I can call upon. She finally did however many of the names and numbers were old and required updating. In trying to keep with her demands of "staying on the phone". I would call and ask for people who may or may not have still been with the company, retired or passed away. I had to conduct research in order to avoid such embarrassment. Selling to human resource professionals, planting "seeds" and building relationships in this industry takes time. After 2.5 weeks under her employ, she told me it "wasn't working out". I was upset because I left a good company to come here for a "better opportunity" and she had unrealistic expectations of how long a sale, from cold leads, should take to materialize. I expressed my frustration and told her that she needs to give me more time. She agreed to give me 7 more business days but the reality was only 3. After only 3 weeks of employment, the ad director (she wasn't even "woman enough" to do this herself) told me that as per her instruction, they had to let me go. He also told me that she "does this all the time" and "most people don't make it to 3 weeks if they don't produce an ad". The other Account Executive was told by Roberta that "making your goal doesn't guarantee you employment here". She was given a warning too after 8 weeks and that's after making her goal and selling ads into the next issue. The ad director said that she requires an ad sold within 2 weeks which I told him I was given 3 months probation and never informed of this other practice. He said the job is "not a long term gig and the longest anyone lasted was 1 year". I told them during my interview that I was looking for a long term opportunity. They never spelled out these strict guidelines. Many before me have lost their jobs after leaving other jobs and I don't want to see her do this to anyone else. In this job climate, especially in the business of advertising sales, this is unethical and unfair. She should not be allowed to do this to anyone anymore.

I recently had a very bad experience with your Los Angeles client manager, Michelle Fang. I was…read moreattempting to get information about your services but she had little patience with me and was condescending. I normally do not bother with negative reviews but her sarcasm was not necessary. Please do not allow employees to treat the public or potential clients in this manner. It is most unprofessional.

I went in for an interview for a producer role for the lifestyle section. This was actually a…read moreglorified internship they had about 20K to work fullltime to shoot edit star in sound the works for videos every day. They said don't worry - we will give you a camera!!! The people interviewing me were 12. I only got water. I saw janitors on hover boards which was the only cool thing there. Also they had a full on Mexican catered lunch and I only got WATERRRRR. And at the end of he interview they asked me about Tribeca film fest because I've been to it and they hadn't!!!!! HOVERBOARDS ONLY!!!!!!! So u know what???? I could write a LISTICLE ABOUT THIS BUT I WONT. I'll leave you now.

If I could give this product a minus score I would! I purchased this item from CVS Pharmacy for…read morearound $10. It promises that you just plug it into your USB port and you get 5000 free internet channels. I plugged it in, took me right to a log in page. You have to register before you can log in. I then tried to follow all of their convoluted instructions to get to the registration page. Didn't work. So I contacted live chat. I have never encountered such a slow, dim-witted person in live chat! I'd wait and wait for a response and they wanted me to send the device back so they could diagnose the problem! Hello, I just got it, I'm not going to sit here and wait. I got so frustrated with the incompetence I finally just told them to forget it, I'm taking it back to the store for a refund. Instead of saying they were sorry, or trying to work with me further, they just closed the chat. Basically like, hung up on me! Rude, inept, product is a load of garbage. Don't bother!

Got Rabbit TV a few months ago and I'm loving it. Basically it's a guide to everything you can…read morewatch online - tells you where to find episodes from the latest shows (and lots of classics too), pulls in free movies from a hundred different movie sites, just all-around convenient for finding and watching stuff online. Might be able to replace cable for some people, but for me it's just a great addition to my entertainment lineup. Definitely worth the $10.

I had the pleasure of working with Amanda Besemer and her team several years ago. They hit the…read moreball out of the park and saved our start-ups butts prior to a Series D round. Blunt, strategic and true pros. If you can convince them to work with you do it!

my father's cousin's daughter's godsister's husband works here. so every once in awhile, i'll open…read moreup this badboy and see pictures of people i know. oh wait. maybe that's the filipino express.

DraftFCB handles advertising campaigns for Del Monte and Gerber. The 2010 census is also part of…read morethe company portfolio. Its New York office has its own cafe with televisions. It spans at least two floors They have branches in Chicago, London, and San Francisco.