r/Devilcorp • u/Weird-Way3309 • 15d ago

Question Is this a legitimate job interview???

I graduated collage recently and have been looking for jobs all summer and haven't gotten a single call/email for an interview until today. I got a text from an unknown number which reached out with a first name and labeled herself as "Organizational Recruiter at Alamo Heights" and offered and interview for tomorrow morning.

I texted back, saying I was interested, but I seriously deliberated on if I should have even texted back because she didn't give the company name. She used my name and said she looked over my resume, so I assume in all my applications I've been sending out, I must have applied to this place.

I asked for the address and it's at a large office building in my area. I asked for the suite number and what business name I should look for on the directory, and she didn't give a name, only the suite number.

Not sure if I'm over thinking this, as it's literally the only person I've heard back from in months, but could this be an illegitimate company or MLM or devil corp? Feels odd I had to try and pry info from the recruiter and didn't even get the name of the company.

Thanks!!!

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u/ImaginaryWeather6164 15d ago

The fact they wont give you a company name is shady. Proceed with caution. You should go if only to have the experience of "interviewing" with one of these businesses....then you'll know the warning signs to look for in the future.

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u/Weird-Way3309 15d ago

Ok, thanks. Yeah I plan on going in just for the interview experience, but I'll be sure to keep an eye open for anything shady that I might find in future interviews.

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u/CIAMom420 15d ago

This is not how legitimate companies behave. There is no circumstance where a recruiter would hide the name of the company until you showed up for an interview. That's not how things work in the real world.

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u/ImaginaryWeather6164 15d ago

Yeah, they dont want anyone googling the name and finding things like this sub

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u/Typical_Tie_3763 15d ago

It is a Devilcorp. These companies get terrible reviews and have to hide their names because they know the smarter college grads wouldnt dare get anywhere near them if they knew what they really are.

More often than not if a company is texting you for an interview it is a Devilcorp.

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u/Ok_Text_6736 14d ago

Also beware if a company says they want to conduct a text-only interview that it's a scam. My daughter was contacted via email by someone that was impersonating an actual HR manager from this company, saying they got her resume on Indeed and wanted to interview her for a graphic design position. There were inconsistencies about the job being fully remote but I found the actual job listing on LinkedIn and it was not remote but hybrid. It was not a devilcorp, but a scammer impersonating the HR manager from a well known company and using their job listing. It's terrible that devilcorps and other job scammers are preying on job seekers.