Comments on: Buying a job with Haverhill Home Staging? Questionable.

By: janine

janine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:11:35 +0000

i completed the course and was COMPLETLY DISAPOINTED from start to finish. i conveniently recieved a 79 as my grade, one point shy of being accepted for employment. i learned nothing i did not already know. the course leaves you without any idea of running the business end of staging.

walk away from this expensive mistake. it is a sham. class action suit sounds like a good idea.
there is no way of knowing if your test is actually scored fairly as you never see it.
i could go on and on. STEER CLEAR INDEED!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:59:55 +0000

I am just now completing the course. I feel sick that these posts were not around when I signed up for Haverhill’s course. I studied Interior Architecture and Design at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco with excellent grades. I am good at design but had to put work on hold for starting a family. Now my kids are older and I thought it would be good to expand my repertoire by doing home staging as well. Everything that has been taught in this course could just as well have been learned in a thirty dollar text book on home staging. It is impossible to be able to communicate with the instructor Kimberly Uksik except by using the FAQ section. How can effective training be done this way? The final exam also seems to be rigged so that very few can pass. They only way to pass is to memorize the text on all the books. It took me a few minutes to find the exact answers, killing my chances of finishing the test on time. Some say that I must not have done well, I must not be good at design/staging. My clients would beg to differ. I would suggest if anyone is interested in Home staging, train with a reputable accredited program backed by the BBB. Steer clear of Haverhill!!!

By: Ann Corion

Ann Corion — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:02:04 +0000

I can soooo totally relate to the current student who had an 81% pass.
In my case, I feel that my marks were lowered as the comments did not match the marks they gave
me. I was fortunate that I did not get graded with 1’s or2’s but from 6 – 9. Then they ignore you..the support isn’t there WHATSOEVER! I WANT MY MONEY BACK! ALL OF IT
What i don’t understand is how can 55 ?’s give you a 9 as an answer score and a resit only gives you 2 points extra….If I took this to court I would like my answer to address this ISSUE.
I have done open book exams before and I score higher in these than revision text, and I had only just completed a Medical Lab science course..So I guess home staging is ROCKET SCIENCE! Go figure,
but something is definitely wrong here. I’m ready for any libel/civil action if we can get it off the ground
EMAIL ME!

By: MONA

MONA — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:50:43 +0000

Well Mary….
How much are they paying you..????
I fyou did pass and graduated with 92% how come you did not take the job since you’re just starting????…Ummm…I wonder!!!

By: mary

mary — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:06:47 +0000

Why would any of you pay for a job? Shame on all of you that think you can buy a career! I took the Haverhill Course and graduated with 92%. I was offered a position and declined. I have my own agend for the knowledge I gained. The program is a course to obtain knowledge not anything more. They do offer you a position if you meet all the ceriteria. My experience with Haverhill was nothing short of wonderful. I learned a lot and am using all my knowledge eveyday.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:07:37 +0000

I signed up and completed most of the course work in the allotted time and requested an extension.
Never received so much as an e-mail back, but I did just get a letter saying that I didn’t finish in time.
A VERY deceptive company. I don’t see their ads on HGTV so much anymore…wonder why?

By: Edie

Edie — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:50:27 +0000

I signed up for the course in late May. i completed all of the exercises, tele-class and test.
I completed the course with a score of 86. I then applied for employment per the guarantee.
I was offered an Independent Contractor position with no expense reimbursement and no
guarantee of hours$$. They say this is comparable–I do not think so–they will not refund my $$ even though their guarante say s “Successful completion of our Home Staging Course guarantees that you will be hired as a Professional Honme Stager that pays $24/hr, or your money back!”
Anyone know HOW I can get my $$ back?

By: Dee Dee Ness

Dee Dee Ness — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:26:11 +0000

I am a college professor with, in addition to my teaching credentials, over 20 years of experience in private industry. For years I’ve been staging the homes of friends and families for “fun” and decided that the Haverhill course / employment opportunity would be a great way to spend my summers. To complete the course I staged four homes. I spent most of the summer completing the exercises and documenting my work. When I received my grades I was shocked. When I took the exam, I timed out. In the end, I passed the course but failed to qualify for employment. Over 50% of the courses I teach are online – I know a thing or two about establishing objectives, delivering high-quality material, defining metrics, measuring results and providing feedback. Had I known then what I know now… the Haverhill course would not have been my choice. They may known staging… they don’t know adult education. As for a class-action suit, complaints with the BBB etc., I recall that the terms of the course require arbitration of disputes under the laws for doing so in Toronto. A better solution is to start your own business, compete against them and let HGTV know that you had an unpleasant experience with their advertiser. They say that a satisified customer will tell one person and that an unhappy customer will tell ten. I’m satisfied that I’ve now done my part to encourage potential students to look elsewhere.

By: Craig Hansen

Craig Hansen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:36:08 +0000

Diane,

Against my will, I have seen a lot of posts in defense of scam-a-rific companies, like Haverhill. I find your defensive post lacking in some key areas.

First, use more common cliches. For example, instead of “Take what life gives you and make it work”, try “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!”

Second, make your post longer. If you can’t think of anything else to say, then just repeat yourself. Long posts show just how wrong everyone else is.

Third, provide more real-life examples of success stories. Make them up as you go along. Give them names, like “Joyce Hamilton”. I just made that name up, but I’ll let you use that one.

With work, I bet you could single-handedly defend Haverhill from all the Tracys in the world (call them “naysayers”), and make everyone forget about the jobs that never appear.

By: Diane C.

Diane C. — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:37:01 +0000

To all of you negative people who posted, life is too short to be negative. Take what life gives you and make it work. I know those who have taken the course and have seen the work they had to do – it’s very in-depth instruction. A lot of people blame others and want to get even.

Attitude is your choice. You’ll live longer and attract positive situations and people with your good attitude!