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Kim B.

Phoenix, United States

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160

2 Reviews by Kim

  • Mandy

4/17/24

This is the second time I have engaged the promise of Mandy.com and again the results are disappointing. Ten years ago I created a professional profile to assist my 30 year career in the film industry as a union member of the Art Directors guild and Local 44. After receiving multiple job alerts each week for art department positions as a "free member", I chose to pay for an account only to discover the job posting vanished. Of the entire year as a paid member, I received less than 5 alerts that fit my profile as a production designer or art director, where as a free member I would see at least 2 or three each week. Based on a suggestion from a colleague and thinking Mandy.com had changed their policies, I created an account once again only to discover the very same practice of a "Bait and Switch". As a "free member" you are restricted from applying to any position or inquiring even for at least (1) one position. Fearing the worst and asking others in the industry, again the very same situation occurs that once you pay the fee, the promise of work vanishes. Mandy.com may work for some other professions, however for the film professional on a personal level, a professional has a 1,000% greater chance of obtaining work by going to local mixers and community events than wasting money on a service that has zero results. For the money, the service is just a waste of time, a professional has a far greater chance of projects posting on LinkedIn than posting on Mandy.com

Tip for consumers:
There are other services that post positions and those positions are "verified" as legitimate employment such as LinkedIn, Staffmeup and others. The business practice of Mandy.com promises the potential of work, however once a member pays the fee, the film production listings vanish thus becoming a complete waste of time.

Products used:
Mandy.com for film production employment

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  • Bluehost

3/23/24
Verified purchase

Too many clicks to get to the control panel to edit and control the account. The old user interface was for more efficient and did not have all the extra un-needed steps. The new design sucks, it slows the process down and makes things more complicated.

Reason I chose this business:

Been a customer for 20 years and am not ready to start looking again for a hosting company. Though with the new pricing and the change in my legacy account, should anything more change or another price increase, I will be looking for other solutions.

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