FEP like Sterling Life Sciences are SCAMS.  They use multiple metatags to cover a very broad range of industries such that when you use the search term "nutraceutical" in careerbuilder.com, it returns over 600 positions.  All are exact duplicates - verbatim - listed in multiple cities and extremely vague.  The only way to move forward is to follow their "CEO" on his Twitter - so really, he just wants to fluff his narcisistic feather by building a large following.  I have reported them and hope that others do as well.  If there are any good reports on these companies, it was undoubtedly authored by themselves.  They are ruining the purpose of the job search engines.  Scam artisists....

blank voicemails left at 4am constantly on my number. please stop hassling and call numbers at appropriate times if you are serious.

the number 416-979-7575 keeps calling my cel every night between midnight and 4am. i don't know this number. when i answer they always hang up

Please quit calling me.  I do not appreciate getting calls at 3:00AM.

So, this sham of company has logged the following calls over the last few days:

Friday - 19 calls starting at midnight
Saturday - 22 calls starting at midnight
Sunday - 16 calls stating at midnight
Monday 29 calls starting at 00:07....guess someone got to work a little late

Executive search firm or not, simply stated its harrassment.  I am actively employeed and I am not looking for a new position nor have I applied, advertised, or sent a resume to anyone within the last two years seeking employment.  I have had zero contact with the FEP Search Group ever.  Calls to my office phone start around midnight EST and continue through around 5:00am.  A total of over 160 calls over the last week alone.  Blank messages on my service, never a word from FEP.

Executive search firm or not, simply stated its harrassment.  I am actively employeed and I am not looking for a new position nor have I applied, advertised, or sent a resume to anyone within the last two years seeking employment.  I have had zero contact with the FEP Search Group ever.  It would be interesting to know how this company secured my office phone number, or they could be blind calling.  Calls to my office phone start around midnight EST and continue through around 5:00am.  A total of over 160 calls over the last week alone.  Blank messages on my service, never a word from FEP.

This number calls my office every night at between 9-10PM, leaves a message that says, "hang up and try again".  Has to be auto dialer and makes no sense it calls every evening when there is nobody ever in the office.  Is there any way to stop it?

I received a call from this company at 11:16 PM to my office landline.  Whoever would call that late and not leave a message is disrespectful.

They keep calling every day and hanging up. What can I do??

I received a call from FEP Search Group at exactly 2:50 am (PST) and I find that pretty disgusting.  You should track down who made that call and make them accountable for their actions.

Brent Jorgensen
brentrj1@comcast.net

If this is a serious business...STOP CALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!

I got the same thing at 1:30 AM. Since it rang on my cell phone, I shut it off at night. They should put an end to automated phone calls.

I have been getting the same calls only at night on my business line with no message, just regular phone rings.  i called and left a message on an answering machine, and told them i was going to report it if they didn't remove my phone number from the list.  i will have their number blocked by the phone company.

For several nights in a row I have been receiving a call from 416-979-7575. They have awakened me at 4AM and now 1AM last night. I am mightily upset. I am contacting the BBB and my attorney today. These are harassing phone calls with no purpose. When I called back, I left them messages to remove me from the list and stop calling me... especially at unacceptable times as those.

Whoever you are... please provide me with your home and cell #'s so that we all can call you and wake you up for no reason at all.

I found that the phone number is out of Toronto Canada through Bell Ontario carrier. Maybe I will try to call Bell.

They call my office line in my house at 6am and never leave a message.   If they were real, they would know that it's too early to get me in my office.  SCAM

Sorry, this company can have each of their employees list 10 chirpy 'positive reviews' on every one of these boards, that's hardly going to offset their SCAM CALLS.  If you pick up a business' landline, say "Hello!", and get hung up on, THAT is called a SCAM CALL, because that auto-dialer machine is only looking to leave a voicemail/message.  Period.

If you don't want people posting on these boards about your scam calls, stop using an auto-dialer machine!  Hardly rocket science, folks . . .

Of course it is a scam call - ANYTIME you get a call at on a company landline, and when you say 'Hello', they just hang up, THAT IS CALLED A SCAM - they are using an auto-dialer that hangs up when it doesn't get a voicemail/machine!

It's hardly rocket science, folks.

And, YES, the call to us was a SCAM - we are in DALLAS, no where near TORONTO, so they can have their employees reply all they want!

Claimed to be from FEP Search Group "Mandy Sinclair" supposedly responding to an email. The fact that they didn't specify a name of the person they were after, it's a pretty good bet it was a recorded message and more scam BS.

FEP Search Group is a good recruiting firm and I disagree with the abusive comment above, it should be removed. Everyone who is in any way intelligent understands that Recruiters serve their clients, not the job seeker.  I was looking for a Sales Director position and applied to 5 jobs via FEP Search Group. They turned me down 4 times. So? The fifth time I got an interview and I turned FEP down! So should FEP Search Group get angry at me? No.

They are an excellent executive recruiting firm, that is the bottom line, because they are connected to everyone in the CPG industry.

Good Recruiters are always aggressive. Yes they call you every day if they have a job for you but I was job hunting so was glad to hear from them. I can only speak for their Toronto office though - very professional and smart group of recruiters. It seems like all of us were asked to post here by FEP Search Group but frankly as a job seeker I'm happy to do it because they are a really good firm and there is no scam here at all.

I sent my resume to FEP Search Group for a Quality Engineering Manager position. It take them a few weeks to get back to me but when they did they helped me a lot to find a good job so it is not scam. They have lots of good contacts in the Quality industry.

As CPG Recruiting firms go, FEP Search Group is great. Just spoke to one of their partners who asked me to come on and document my experience so happy to do that.

I am an Operations and Manufacturing professional who has worked in the diary industry for over 20 years. Most of my career was with HP Hood and Gaylea. I was interested in moving into a VP-level position which is why I sent my resume in to begin with as there was a bit of a ceiling in my last organization.

The job I applied to was on Indeed.com - and it was listed by FEP Search Group as a Senior Director of Operations with a company specializing in whey protein products based in Chicago.

Short story: I agree with some of the 'negative' comments listed on this site: yes, FEP Search Group is hyper-aggressive. Yes, they called me 3x in one day to confirm interviews and follow up. And yes, they are sometimes then hard to reach because they are busy.

But all in all, I am happy I sent my resume in because this firm is damn connected. I did not get the original job offer, but after sending my resume to them, I got calls from 5 different recruiters in the company who introduced me to 5 different positions across the country.  I am still interviewing with one of their clients now.  The most important thing about any headhunter is that they are connected and networked - and FEP Search Group definitely is. No scam whatsoever.

Do they have offices across the USA?? I applied to a job they had posted for a Brand Manager via SimplyHired.com and was happy with the FEP Search Group's service. (But I agree I can only speak for the Recruiters in Toronto - if they have other Recruiters in the USA, I have no idea if they are good or not).  But what was interesting is, the recruiter from FEP Search Group got me an interview with a snack company in Atlanta - even though the recruiter was in Canada!  I don't understand how they did that, but frankly I don't care. They helped me get a job and so I'm happy to come here and write something positive.

Sorry, the above message is from me - i put FEP Search Group's name in the wrong field, just realized, and it is not letting me edit my comment.

High quality Executive Search firm. Good service. No complaints. The number belongs to FEP Search Group and I'm happy to write a positive review about their service because they helped me find a job at a time when life was getting pretty tough. I got laid off from a mid-sized food company around Jan 2009 and they found my resume after I applied to a job. After 15 years in the CPG / Food industry, I can say that FEP Search Group is probably the best connected group of recruiters I've ever seen in my life. Yes, they're aggressive and yes, they only work with job seekers they know they can actually help - which is good because they don't waste your time.  

Short story, FEP Search Group is a good recruiting firm and I would recommend their services to any senior manager who is starting a job search. I don't care what anyone says - just do some proper research and you'll see they are well respected.