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If you are in academia and happen to have a Linkedin account, you might have stumbled upon or been approached by the Cheeky Scientist Association.

You are confused between negative and positive reviews. You wonder why most of the members are foreigners. You see testimonies from the US and JAPAN,

Well, I am a member myself, and I can tell you if you ever went under the so-called "transition phone call" you will notice a pattern that is obvious to predatory marketing m combination of scare tactics and pressure of time, and the promise of 150k jobs.

I decided to take my time and reach out to many members of Cheeky Scientist m glassdoor, indeed and Facebook and google reviews, in a trial to make an objective report about Cheeky scientist. For the past 4 months, I have followed their reviews and their interactions with many PhDs and post-docs.

What I have found is,

- Their services don't worth 5000$. You can have a better shot at building your resume and investing in Linkedin Premium to reach recruiters and people in the field of interest, watch YouTube and master the academia-to-industry transition.

-They have deleted and hidden many of their reviews and most recently they disabled the review page on their Facebook webpage. Most of the people who took the time to write a review for those people were either enticed to write an amazing review or people who got swindled by some of Cheeky's employees. There were no in-between reviews, it was either 1/5-star reviews or 5/5-star reviews.

They don't tell you about the visa stuff. Well, no matter how great of an academic you are, having a working visa status in any country of interest is detrimental. If you aren't a citizen your chances are scarce compared to locals.

-There are hired people to vouch for them on Quora and Google reviews, and you can find these Indian-named accounts that give galactic recommendations from the cheeky scientist.

-The articles they published at Harvard Business and Nature are just articles formulated on their opinions, not scientific at all.

Last, they will offer a free "transit phone call", they will use zoom to share your screen, show you their walkie-talkie software and experiences, show you their publications and mind games, and hold you at gunpoint asking you to enter your credit card details in a recorded meeting. That is a huge red flag.

I took a few minutes to write this objective review as much as I could. I am a member and I joined them back in 2020 for 300$ for a lifelong membership. Till recently I started to hear from people about the 5000$, 4000$,3000$ prices for finding a 150K job or a career in the US.

This is my opinion and as honest as I could be. Please feel free to comment and write your own experience and let people read and form an informed decision.

PS : I know you are reading this, please explain why you are hiding reviews from Facebook and Google, and explain the 5 star reviews on your profile from people in Yemen and Africa. Did you buy reviews from a Nigerian prince? Notice I wrote your name in lowercase.

Don't you have a Ph.D. in anatomy and cell biology? How in the world did you become a transition specialist, from PCR and mice experiments? Why don't you find a 6 figure job for yourself?

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The Better Business Bureau has received a few 5-star reviews. However, it is important to note that some of these reviews may have been influenced by Cheeky Scientist's tactics. In addition, individuals who attempt to leave an honest review may face legal action from Cheeky Scientist's lawyers. I personally know three people who have experienced this.

http://chemjobber.blogspot.com/2016/08/does-anyone-know-about-cheeky-scientist.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/PhD/comments/m28gtu/is_cheeky_scientist_worth_joining/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PhD/comments/s88h2i/anybody_had_an_experience_with_cheeky_scientist/

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjQyIWmgNX5AhUsl4kEHQvaDB0QFnoECAQQAQ&url=https://www.facebook.com/mycheekyscientist/reviews&usg=AOvVaw2hLzBIere9zwKvh5sTx9uK