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please be careful of (agency in phils) both office is at enterprise before but transfer already , still in makati somewhere in buendia ave. they have the same office. lot of promises like 1 month free housing. free ielts, nclex. the people working there know how to talk you into signing a contract. very good sellers (sales talk). please pass the word of caution to other nurses. instead of helping us to leave for us, they only add headache and problems. i was victimized by them. be careful. very very careful. editing name of these agencies to conform to the tos. feel free to share any information about them via pm function that we have here. suzanne4 05/09/08

Hi! I agree with Suzanne. But i'd like to add some things..sometimes the exams are really free, well not exactly free per se...it's already being paid by the Hospital that will hire the nurse. so the Nurses do not have to pay for the exams. that's why the agencies call them "free exams"...because included in the package that the Hospitals are paying the agencies are the exam fees already. that's why you should be careful of agencies saying that they will not be paying for the exams anymore. because they are now taking the money allotted for the exam fee of the nurse.. and suzanne, you are so correct regarding the housing facility. i have heard of one agency who sent the nurses into their housing/apartment and they didn't even have beds. the nurses were just given foams. and just as you said, they were twelve in that one house. the housing was also far, you had to walk a far distance before you can get to a bus stop or the are where there is a public transportation. and the food would be canned goods..and the owner of the agency is even proud of the canned goods that they are providing the nurses!! we really should be careful in choosing the agency...

I know of an agency ( they do not call themself as an agency tho), they ask the nurses for a post dated check for $1600 so that the agency will pay for the nurses’ NCLEX. The agency wants the post dated check so they are assured that the nurse will take and pass the NCLEX within 6 months. I find it dumb because the nurse would really want to pass the NCLEX ryt?! We all do. So why do they need a post dated check to make sure of that? And I find it funny because if ever you fail, you already feel bad that you failed ryt? But then you also need to look for the money (the $1600 is equivalent to around 80,000pesos) so you can put money for the post dated check you gave the agency. Please dont be fooled into agreeing into this kind of agreement.