Setfocus

I agree with the other postings. I asked to be removed
from the SetFocus email list, but they kept spamming for years.
The reason I chose not to go to Setfocus is, first they offered a reduced price but only for remote training. Second they stopped offering the option to work for SetFocus in exchange for tuition, it made me suspicious about whether I could find a job after training.
Ten thousand dollars is a lot of money to spend for remote training if you might not get a job after investing the time and money.
It seems the only tech schools left in NJ that teach advanced BI training and job placement assistance are the H-​1B /​L-​1 schools in the Edison/​Jersey City areas. They train people to find jobs (no fluff). But the catch is they only help non-​citizens that are in the US on work visas (H-​1B/​L-​1). The schools post ads on Craigslist looking for ‘freshers’ to train SAP, SAS, Oracle, Java, C# .NET, Tibco, BI, etc. Fresher is an Indian slang term for someone who is just out of college and is looking for a job. The ‘freshers’ need a job sponsor to stay in the U.S., the schools need an indentured servant that will work for cheap. This practice of only training non-​citizens should be illegal, but our government could care less.

If I could give this place negative stars I would.
They pretend to have jobs, but just end up wasting your time and trying to get you to sign up for expensive classes and other b.s. services like «resume branding.» All this in a field where you can be an iguana and get a job if you have experience.
Much worse than your average lousy recruiter who just wastes your time– these folks try to get you to pay for classes and other useless crap. OOOH, they even have financing options !!! Meta nonsense !!! Then, even if you call them on their bull, they send you endless email for years.
I really hate people/​organizations who try to take advantage of people looking for work. Kick people when they are down and vulnerable… but hey, you offer financing, so it is affordable.

This place should change their name to Setup because I feel like I just got punked.
After posting my resume on one of the online job boards, I got contacted out of the blue by a «recruiter» for a «technical interview» for a job and was sent a «skills assessment» test.
They never said exactly what jobs were available nor do I think they even read my resume.
The skills assessment test had nothing to do with technical skills. Do you need to know programming C#, Java, php, windows, linux, project management? NO! It was a bs test with GMAT type analytical questions.
Thank goodness I was able to find other postings online for this place which warned me what this place was all about.
Shame on you for preying on poor unemployed folks looking for a job.
I wouldn’t given this place a bad review, and I might have considered going here if they tell you up front they’re a training school. Instead, they tell you you’re interviewing for a job and making you jump through hoops, and then they tell you later your skills need to be updated and their training can get you there.
This is entirely shady and how can I trust someplace if all they’re doing is a BAIT AND SWITCH scam. Hopefully this review will help someone else looking for a job in case they want more info on this place.