Shine.com Complaints & Reviews

I have purchased the 1st Service on 29th March 2023 informed by agent that one of the representative will assist you to activate the service.

After that I have got a call saying that the service activation will take an 40-45 min. And also available on call with Laptop saying that all the information regarding your career will be taking and then they will assist for the services.

In that call, I have given all...

I got the call from Shine.com and they insisted frequently in that they will provide Resume building services.

Firstly, I paid 3657 Rupee for Resume booster Services on 1st Apr 2023.

Order ID - CP523066

Later i got call from them that they will build the resume.

And they insisted me to take Job profile verification and Interview test and asked me to make payment of[protected]+9674)....

On march 6th, I got Scammed by Shine, the similar pattern which had happened with other users. I had sent following mail to the them explaining the whole scenario but no resolution from their side.

Subject: Request for Immediate Refund of Payments with Interest

Dear Shine Team,

I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to address a deeply concerning and distressing situation regarding the services I have availed from your platform, and to request an immediate refund of all payments made, along with applicable interest.

To provide context, I recently engaged with your sales department and subsequently with a relationship manager (RM) with the intention o[censored]tilizing your services for job hunting assistance. Initially, I made a payment of INR 4195 with transaction ID IN20240306_951481_12360, under the assurance that an RM would guide me through the job search process.

However, the experience quickly turned sour as I encountered a series of misleading tactics and coercive practices. The RM assigned to me spent a significant amount of time boasting about the potential recruiters associated with your platform, only to later pressure me into making further payments for what was described as a mandatory service, priced at INR 6999 with transaction ID IN20240306_951643_153506. I reluctantly complied, believing it to be necessary for accessing the promised benefits.

To my dismay, this was merely the beginning of a manipulative cycle. Subsequent demands for additional payments followed, each time justified under the guise of essential services crucial for securing employment opportunities. I was coerced into making payments totaling INR 37660, under the false pretense that failure to do so would render me ineligible for the services promised.

The culmination of this ordeal occurred when I was presented with yet another payment demand of INR 21000, at which point I recognized the deceptive nature of the transactions and refused to proceed any further. It became evident that I had fallen victim to a predatory scheme designed to extract exorbitant sums of money under the guise of assisting with job placement.

Furthermore, the continuous boasting about your association with HT Media, as if it were a mark of superiority, only served to exacerbate the sense of manipulation and exploitation I experienced throughout this ordeal. It is unacceptable for a company to rely on its reputation or affiliations to justify unethical practices and take advantage of vulnerable individuals seeking genuine assistance.

Despite the pressure exerted by your representatives and the promises made regarding the benefits of these services, I have not utilized any of the offerings provided by your platform. It is evident that the payments made were a result of deceptive practices and coercion, rather than a genuine desire to avail of your services.

Given the circumstances outlined above, I demand an immediate refund of the entire amount paid, totaling INR 37660, as I have not utilized any services from your company. along with applicable interest accrued due to the inconvenience and distress caused by the misleading tactics employed during the sales process. I expect this refund to be processed within 7 days from the receipt of this email.

Furthermore, I urge your company to review its sales practices and take necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such unethical behavior. It is unacceptable to prey on individuals seeking legitimate assistance in their job search endeavors, and I implore you to uphold the integrity and trustworthiness of your platform.

Failure to address this matter promptly and adequately will compel me to explore alternative avenues for seeking redress and restitution.

I have attached screenshots of all the payments made.

I appreciate your immediate attention to this urgent matter and anticipate a swift resolution.

Sincerely,
Vishal Bhardwaj

Hi, Today on 3-Apr-2024 i recieved a call from Shine.com website and asked me if I'm looking for any job change or a domain change, I told him that I'm looking for a Job in some domain. He asked me to take the premium services in order to get a better opportunity. I took the premium service and I recieved a call from Shine portal and his name is Vicky Goel. He asked me to provide me some details like my Name, contact details, Mail-id, last CTC, company name, Designation and Updated CV for which I provided him with all the details. After verifying those Mr.Vicky Gal asked me to make the payment of Rs-3657 for Application Booster Package. After I did the payment, he asked me to pay Rs-6838 for Job Profile Verification Plus Package, which I paid the amount again he asked me to pay Rs-8495 for Education Verification Plus Package 2. With this I felt suspicious and asked me to provide in writing whether it is the Last payment or not. By this he gave me by Mail saying that

"Dear Sir,

Greetings of the Day!!

NOTE:THESE ARE THE ONLY SHINE SUGGESTED SERVICES.AFTER THIS NO MORE PAYMENT FOR THE SAME SHINE SERVICES.THE PAYMENT PART WILL BE COMPLETED.

1 × Career Assessment Test with Expert Counselling Resume Writing With Cover jobs on the move

Regards,
Shine"

Because of the above mail which was sent me on writing basis, even though I felt suspicious which I paid the amount. Again Mr.Goal asked me to pay for Rs-12849 and in response I asked why I should do the payment as it is clearly mentioned in the Mail stating that all the packages are included in it but in response he told me this is one time payment and the last payment you have to make. After making the payment he again asked me to the payment of Rs-19700 and I did it after speaking with his suprior and as per the Sr.Manager the last payment would be 19, 700 only. They are asking to make the payment of 24779 is for Jobs on the move for which I asked to refund all the payment as I dont have money to make any payment. Shine team is reluctantly telling me, they don't have refund policy.

Please help me in getting my refund

[protected], this call I was received for naukari paid service pls tell this is from your side or fraud.pls do the needful

Regards
Rajesh Sharma
Mob-[protected]...

Bought on: 14 Mar 2024
Order ID: CP520019
Total Amount:4660.00

After taking the services and multiple followups still no service is being delivered and even executive is not picking up the call.
I want my money back from this fraud site....

Ref : Order No. 521895 Dt.[protected] – Job Search Guidance with Job Thought Report Course

I am writing to express my deep concern and dissatisfaction regarding the recent services provided by Sh. Virendra of your company, specifically concerning the misrepresentation of charges and the fraudulent acquisition of payment.
 I purchased your “Application Booster Package” after paying Rs.3, 757.00 (Rs.3, 099.00...

I have taken job assistance package of 4600 from shine and the pathetic followups and no action being taken by the executive assigned and even after wasting 1 hour on call, My profile is not actively updated .
I am fedup with the service and want my money back....

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am again writing another formal complaint against Shine.com regarding unethical business practices and a dispute over a refund for services rendered since previous one was unfairly resolved by shine team in the portal which is exactly not resolved .

On [15-Feb-2024], I engaged with Shine.com to avail myself of certain services, for which I made a payment of [INR 3292] . However, subsequent...

Dear sir,

i have contact shine team regarding job support. initially the have informed to pay Rs 3567. After that relationship manager contact to me. he manipulating to me to pay Rs.6357. Again he forcing to me pay, i regret to pay . he blackmailing me .if you are not paying before paid to be waste based on his black mailing I have paid upto Rs40000. paid upi transaction attached for reference

Why these things...

Dear sir
i have contact shine team regarding job support. initially the have informed to pay Rs 3567. After that relationship manager contact to me. he manipulating to me to pay Rs.6357. Again he forcing to me pay, i regret to pay . he blackmailing me .if you are not paying before paid to be waste based on his black mailing I have paid upto Rs40000. paid upi transaction attached for reference

Why these things is not...

Dear sir/Madam

Ihave contact shine team regarding job support. initially the have informed to pay Rs 3567. After that relationship manager contact to me. he manipulating to me to pay Rs.6357. Again he forcing to me pay, i regret to pay . he blackmailing me .if you are not paying before paid to be waste based on his black mailing I have paid upto Rs40000. paid upi transaction attached for reference.
so kindly please...

Dear All, I firstly paid 2352.82approx. for Job services, later executive call me to upgrade to 3600 approx. for Featured Services and Asked me to pay addtional 1299 INR.

I said Okay as I am looking desparately for Job. He mentioned that there is no hidden charges.

Later I got a call from my Relationship Manager and to help me he asked me to pay addition for Education verification 5192 INR and Then sent a bill of 10000 plus for Experience Verification.

I understood this seems to be fraud and these executives will lure into paying more and more.
I asked for Refund and they reject to return my money back saying there is no refund policy at Shine.com. And Call themselves to be Hindustan Times group company. Which I am not sure.

Need help in recovering my Money Back.

Hello Sir/Mam,

Similar to this complaint:
https://www.consumercomplaints.in/shine-com-return-back-money-c3497915#

Here are the payments I made:
1st Payment : 5840/-
2nd Payment: 13592/-
3rd Payment: 23680/-
When demanded for additional payment of 42479.00/- over the same call, I refused and the executive had the audacity to talk to me rudely after I asked why he couldn't tell me the cost of the whole package at the first place and while demanding 3rd payment kept repeating this is last payment. It turns out these are just services on learning.shine.com by third party providers and these people are using unethical methods to make you buy these services while getting personal details from you. When asked for refund they said the payment until now cannot be refunded and you have to buy the remaining services so they can provide the services they promised at the start.

I demand a refund of the 2nd and 3rd payments as they were taken fraudulently. I don't require resume verification services but was coerced into buying that in the garb of the package (which apparently I wasn't apprised of the total cost despite repeatedly asking.
Now seeing similar experiences with other customers, the HT brand image no longer holds the same value as it did earlier.

I am writing to file a formal complaint against Shine.com regarding unethical business practices and a dispute over a refund for services rendered.

On [11-Mar-2024], I engaged with Shine.com to avail myself of certain services, for which I made a payment of [INR 3300] . However, subsequent to this initial transaction, I have been consistently pressured into acquiring additional services, each requiring further payments (Order...

Gmail Kaushal Singh
Miss Guide and Mis-Representation while Purchasing package
10 messages
Kaushal Singh Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 12:24 PM
To: [protected]@shine.com
Cc: [protected]@shine.com
Dear Shine Team,

Yesterday I received a call from shine "Computerized Call" to press 1 for a call back. Then your executive called me to explain the journey of Shine paid services.

Today i have received a call from Mr Suraj Sharma (HR Executive) He asked me my career journey and achievements, After that i requested me to pay small amount 5192/- for Education Verification Plus Package To process journey
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For trust point of view i have paid 5192.00/-

After payment he request to pay one more amount for Job Profile Verification Plus Package of amount: 9556/-
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from a trust point of view I have paid the same.

After this payment i again i have received payment link of 15987/-
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I requested him that I do not have sufficient money for the same. He requested me to arrange this last payment.
I borrow money from someone and pay the same amount.
After payment of 15987/- I have received one more payment link of 24779/-
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After seeing this mail, I was shocked and told him that I don't have money right now. If you told me earlier while starting the process, I will start this process letter when i have sufficient money.
He forced me to pay that amount and many times he told me that I don't have money and i am not capable of making payment.

My question is this:
When I was asking before starting the journey, What amount would I have to pay, He told me just a small amount you have to pay.

I have paid 5192/-+9556/-+15987/-= 30735 after this he sent me 24779/-
Is this small amount for a salaried person who is getting 50000/- per month salary.

I requested him to please cancel my journey and refund my amount, Then he said there is no refund policy, "He did not told me while process my application about that"

Now I am requesting you to please help me to cancel the process and refund my amount of 30735/-
I have many liabilities and medical costs with me.

Single penny is a very big amount for me.

I will be able to buy your package and not have such an amount to process the same.

Please do the needful.

Kaushal Singh Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 2:31 PM
To: [protected]@shine.com
Cc: [protected]@shine.com
Dear Shine,

No acknowledgement received from your side.
I am getting reminder to make payment: Please find below snapshot:
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Please help to refund my amount.

Regards
Kaushal Kumar Singh
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mohammad.[protected]@shine.com Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 4:18 PM
To: "[protected]@gmail.com"
Cc: "[protected]@shine.com", "[protected]@shine.com"

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Thank you for availing of services from shine learning.

We value your trust in our company, and we will do our best to meet your service expectations.

With reference to your services, we tried to contact you to confirm the services purchased by you, and to explain the overall
process of the services but the call was disconnected during the discussion, we tried again but again the call was disconnected from your end.

Hence, we request you to kindly provide us a convenient time slot.

So that we can get in touch with you and explain the process of the services/discuss the issues.

--

Thanks & Regards
Mohammad Taiyab

[protected]/[protected]
www.learning.shine.com
Shine Learning is India’s largest professional courses and career skills portal. Launched by Shine.com, Shine Learning has a vision to up-skill the Indian talent pool to adapt to the changing job market. Our services have helped many customers over the years. We do not guarantee any interview calls or assure any job offers with any of our services.You are advised to be cautious of calls/emails asking for payment from other web sites that claim to offer similar services under the name of Shine.com. We have no associates/agents other than the partner sites that have been specifically named on the homepage of the website Shine.com. We have no refund policy. We also recommend that you visit Privacy Policy, Security Advise, Disclaimer and Terms and Conditions for further details.

For any other queries, please contact us at : [protected]@shine.com

From: Kaushal Singh
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:24 PM
To: Contact Us
Cc: RECRUITER SERVICES
Subject: Miss Guide and Mis-Representation while Purchasing package

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Kaushal Singh Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
To: "mohammad.[protected]@shine.com"
Cc: "[protected]@shine.com", "[protected]@shine.com"
Dear Shine,

I completely agree that called me, but after a 10 min call discussion i have disconnected the call, because i did not get any satisfactory solution.

Please help me to refund the amount that I have paid to you.
You and your team mentally harassed me for payment refund, you all are saying that the refund policy is not available.

My question is at the time of discussion, I asked Mr Suraj sharma, How much is the tentative amount i have to pay for this service? He did not disclose it to me, and when i paid 1st installment, then 2nd installment, then 3rd installment.

During the course of discussion he did not tell me that this is non refundable cost and did not disclose a tentative amount.
Or I did not receive any Disclosure and any document that I can refer to for this package.

Kindly refund my money. I did not need this kind of services which are hidden or not disclosed by your employee Mr. Suraj Sharma.

Regards
Kaushal Kumar SIngh

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mohammad.[protected]@shine.com Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 8:05 PM
To: Kaushal Singh
Cc: "[protected]@shine.com", "[protected]@shine.com"

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Greetings from Shine Learning.

With reference to your mail, we again request you to kindly provide a convenient time for tomorrow, so we can get in touch
with you.

Without any discussion, we will be unable to provide you any resolution.

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Thanks & Regards
Mohammad Taiyab

[protected]/[protected]
www.learning.shine.com
Shine Learning is India’s largest professional courses and career skills portal. Launched by Shine.com, Shine Learning has a vision to up-skill the Indian talent pool to adapt to the changing job market. Our services have helped many customers over the years. We do not guarantee any interview calls or assure any job offers with any of our services.You are advised to be cautious of calls/emails asking for payment from other web sites that claim to offer similar services under the name of Shine.com. We have no associates/agents other than the partner sites that have been specifically named on the homepage of the website Shine.com. We have no refund policy. We also recommend that you visit Privacy Policy, Security Advise, Disclaimer and Terms and Conditions for further details.

For any other queries, please contact us at : [protected]@shine.com

From: Kaushal Singh
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 4:26 PM
To: Mohammad Taiyab (Resume Non Sales-Noida)
Cc: Resume (Resume Services- Gurugram) ; Contact Us
Subject: Re: Miss Guide and Mis-Representation while Purchasing package

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Kaushal Singh Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 8:39 PM
To: mohammad.[protected]@shine.com
Cc: Shine Resume, [protected]@shine.com
Dear,

Please try to understand my situation. I am already suffring from illness. And your Suraj singh miss guide me.
In that case i am not agrre to.pay any single amount and i want to.refund my money.

pleaae process my refund.

I dont want to.continue with Shine.com.

And i will not use your services and Job applivation in future.

This is second time happening to me.

Firat Time i loosed my amount.

you and your department only confusing Eployees and never suport them.

You can check this is second time.

Thats why i am requesting you to pleaae refund my amount.

if your listen call recording. You realize that from staring of conversation i.asked Mr Suraj that How Much amount i.have to pay.
He does not disclosed.
And
when.i.received 1st payment link. Again i.asked what total cost.

he said 1 more payment link is coming . and i paid that amount.

after second payment. I received 1.more.payment link. He said please arrange amount. than i.borrow from.my friend.
I paid 3rd payment.
After 3rd payment i received 4th payment link.ok 24k. I.was worried that this person miss-guiding me for his KPI.and Incemtive.

He did not told me in starting that you have to arrange 50to60k in this process.

amd i am middel class person. My salary is 50k per month.
Already i have paid large amount in my treatment aprox 12lac.

i am already in financial crises.

please refund my.amount.
My daughter school is pending. Also.i.leaving with medical expenses.

if you want my medical reports. Ill share.

please help me to refund.my.money.

thanks
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Kaushal Singh Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 9:24 PM
To: mohammad.[protected]@shine.com
Cc: Shine Resume, [protected]@shine.com
Dear,
You can call me any time.
but my request to you please refund my money
Today I borrowed moneu from my friend account. And i didi not want your.services. I will.deactivate my account from shine tomorrow.

pleaae refund my amount

regards
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mohammad.[protected]@shine.com Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 12:18 PM
To: Kaushal Singh
Cc: "[protected]@shine.com", "[protected]@shine.com"

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Greetings from shine learning.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the confidence that you have placed in us. It will be our pleasure
to serve you as our valued customer.

Refer to the discussion on the welcome call, we have explained the service in detail, and on the basis of your verbal consent,
we are going to initiate the services. We would urge you to utilize the services and take the greatest advantage of it and we are sharing with you the important steps to get a better result, however, there is no job or interview guarantee.

- Click on https://learning.shine.com/, visit your dashboard where you can check the status of your service. User Id will be
your mail ID and if you have the password, then ok otherwise you can reset the password with the help of the " forgot password " option. You will be able to view your dashboard in the inbox option.

- If courses are included in your package, then you need to log in to the account with the help of login details which will
be provided by the Course Provider.

- If you get any calls regarding payment refund don't entertain those calls, those could be fraud calls, Shine doesn't have
any payment refund policy.

- You have enrolled in the below services of shine learning.

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Thanks & Regards
Mohammad Taiyab

[protected]/[protected]
www.learning.shine.com
Shine Learning is India’s largest professional courses and career skills portal. Launched by Shine.com, Shine Learning has a vision to up-skill the Indian talent pool to adapt to the changing job market. Our services have helped many customers over the years. We do not guarantee any interview calls or assure any job offers with any of our services.You are advised to be cautious of calls/emails asking for payment from other web sites that claim to offer similar services under the name of Shine.com. We have no associates/agents other than the partner sites that have been specifically named on the homepage of the website Shine.com. We have no refund policy. We also recommend that you visit Privacy Policy, Security Advise, Disclaimer and Terms and Conditions for further details.

For any other queries, please contact us at : [protected]@shine.com

From: Kaushal Singh
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 9:24 PM
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Kaushal Singh Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 6:20 PM
To: "[protected]@shine.com"
Cc: "[protected]@shine.com", "mohammad.[protected]@shine.com"
Dear,
As i have received a call from your team, Miss. Akansha to initiate a refund, I received a link and tried to initiate and make payment of Rs 10/- But due to some technical issues, OTP was not received on my registered mobile number.
Kindly help to process and deduct Rs.10/- from my refundable amount i.e. 27200/-
or provide me another payment method like UPI.

Regards
Kaushal Singh


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Kaushal Singh Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 10:48 AM
To: "[protected]@shine.com"
Cc: "[protected]@shine.com", "mohammad.[protected]@shine.com"
Dear Shine,

I am sharing a recording (91-[protected]) and whatsapp(+(91-[protected]) snapshot as I have received communication from your department as mentioned in trail mail.
I am not satisfied with your services and do not want to continue with your Job portal.
To i have received another call your your department (+91-[protected]) Mrs. Harshita and she told me that none of our employees called me for a refund.

Kindly help me to refund my amount, i am not satisfied with your services and all.

Regards.

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I got a call from shine.com and the agent mentioned that i need to pay 3657 for application booster package and when i checked the website shine.com there was indeed a package with same amount. the agent clarified that this amount is final and they would do all the needful process my resume. I payed the amount through the proforma generated from the email id
[protected]@shine.com for an amount of 3657.

then an email was...

I have raised job assistance request with normal package but now company agents forced me buy more packages to get normal services. Now, I have already paid 48723 (INR) now sending me more emails for payment of 24000. I'm completely helpless, shine.com company Ankur and Virender looting money from JOBSEEKERS in term of premium service....

Hi Sir,

lot of fraud call coming with relevant like shinecare.com name and till now no body supporting for profile setup and account partner not spending time to close this issue.

requesting to get shine.com account partner to validate my resume properly by spend valid time on my end. and enable to shine.com for my valid jobs instead o[censored]nnecessary mails.

Same story -Hi my name is Rajen i had uploaded my resume on shine and Long back i got a call from HR solutions hiring for many co, Initially they told me to pay 3197/- registration which i paid later they wanted more 5192/- for which i was not really sure, again some verification and other process they charged 7197/-
so my total amount 15586 - they again want me to trap in to more & more amount - they share me their Invoice copy also - I understand this was total scam from shine -- after lost of Rs.15586/-
Mean while this recruiter was so impatient he was calling me back to back.
Being HT medial group of company very very shameful - NO TRANSPERENCY AT ALL - I WILL NEVER RECOMMED TO SHINE ANYONE ELSE- they don`t have courtesy to reply even - I put my redressal to HT media grievance officer waiting for that reply-

I want my refund right now!!! This is a recruitment company if this is how you behave with the candidates i'm sorry i will never be interested in working with such ill-mannered unethical unproffessional people. This was the first time i uploaded my resume in shine and this is what i get i will never recommend shine to anyone else if this matter is not resolved.

Kindly refund my money its harden money-