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Find a Location

The Retained Search Group LLC has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • The Retained Search Group LLC

      2202 N West Shore Blvd STE 200 Tampa, FL 33607-5749

    • The Retained Search Group LLC

      4522 W Village Dr # 553 Tampa, FL 33624-3429

    Business ProfileforThe Retained Search Group LLC

    Recruitment Services
    Multi Location Business

    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    Mr. Joseph Hodowanes, Managing Director and Ms. Sandra E. Mooney Registered Agent of The Retained Search Group LLC., are also listed as the President and Managing Member of JMW Executive Development Search Center, LLC.

    In addition to shared ownership these business also are sharing the same phone number of 813-644-6820.

    A separate BBB Business Profile for this business is available at:

    https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/tampa/profile/executive-search-consultants/jmw-executive-search-development-0653-48000339
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    1 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    The Retained Search Group LLC has 2 locations, listed below.

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      • The Retained Search Group LLC

        2202 N West Shore Blvd STE 200 Tampa, FL 33607-5749

      • The Retained Search Group LLC

        4522 W Village Dr # 553 Tampa, FL 33624-3429

      Location of This Business
      2202 N West Shore Blvd STE 200, Tampa, FL 33607-5749
      BBB File Opened:
      8/23/2018
      Business Incorporated:
      7/18/2018
      Type of Entity:
      Limited Liability Company (LLC)
      Business Management
      • Ms. Sandra E. Mooney, Vice President
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Joseph Hodowanes, Managing Director

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Joseph Hodowanes, Managing Director
      • Ms. Sandra E. Mooney, Vice President
      • Ms. Victoria St. James
      • Mr. Joseph Michael

      Customer Complaints

      1 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      05/03/2022

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Unresolved
      Over several dates in March and April 2022, I engaged a Mr. Joseph M. at The Retained Search Group LLC to write a new resume and help search for an executive sales position. I paid him $750 in advance via Amex. He did rewrite the resume, but I had to make typo corrections on the final copy. I also received negative feedback on the resume format and content from some hiring managers. Also, I had received no communication since regarding the job search. Nothing, silence. I called Mr. Michael 5/03/2022 and asked him to give me 50% refund (told me to keep 50% for his sloppy work). He said no. I would like a refund to my Amex card for the entire amount ($750) now.
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      Customer Reviews

      1 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Fred B

      1 star

      11/19/2021

      They claim to be a placement agency/recruiter but they are really more of a career counselor. When I realized this, I canceled their services within an hour of their initial call but they still charged my credit card $750. They told me twice that a refund had been entered but after two weeks with no credit I had to dispute the charge with my credit card company. Quite shady

      The Retained Search Group LLC Response

      11/19/2021

      Addressing Mr. ******** 1 star review. He set up an appointment and we did process his card since his appointment was shortly. He did call back to cancel appointment - card was already processed. This was on a Friday, so on Monday I called to have the credit issued to him, the money had not hit our account, they told me a couple of days. He did call several times and emailed. His call on Wednesday was very rude and threatening, and sounded like blackmail. He mentioned that if he did not have his credit by noon that he was going to SPAM the shit (his words) the hell (his words) out of us, He was going to give negative reviews in as many places as possible, including the BBB, which he did, so I was not surprised. I did email him on Wednesday and replied that the credit card process company had already issued his credit. I mentioned that to him in my email and also thanked him for the 'very pleasant' message he left on our phone, and wished him a blessed day. He emailed me last night and said thank you for the sarcastic email and wished me a blessed day as well. He informed me that he had gone to his credit card company to dispute the charges. So today I found myself on the phone with our credit card processing company to see if they could reverse the credit I requested since he had already requested a credit as well. For Mr. ****** to say we are a shady company insults me, since we work so hard in obliging our clients. We have worked with thousands of clients over 20+ years and have very grateful for our services and after years of working with us they still call us for information for themselves. Mr. ****** NEVER gave us a chance to provide our service.
      Thank you
      Sandi M*****

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