Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Beware Veterans!

A recent episode of the PBS show FRONTLINE investigates for-profit colleges that are now targeting veterans just to get their GI Bill funds. Beware of the sales pitch.

Recruiters' Sales Pitches to Vets
To get a sense of what it's like to be on the receiving end of a call from a for-profit admissions rep, listen to these late 2008/early 2009 call excerpts from Westwood College recruiters acquired by FRONTLINE. They offer examples the kinds of pitches that are made to active-duty and recently retired service members

Read more: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/educating-sergeant-pantzke/recruiters-sales-pitch/#ixzz1n8ZnkW8J