Phishing scams might also appear as phony job ads, used to convince job hunters to send them personal information. Cyber criminals post their ads on legitimate job sites and often use familiar-looking or convincing company logos, language, and links to fake websites that appear to be those of real organizations.
These sites might also charge fees for services they will never render. Typically, after a few days the thieves close down the scam and disappear.
Best practices for online job hunters
• Never provide any non-work related personal information such as your social security number, credit card number, date of birth, home address, and marital status online, through email, over the phone, in a fax, or on your resume.
• List your resume on a job site that allows only verified recruiters to scan them and uses a privacy policy.
• Verify a prospective employer, recruiter, or recruiting agency through another source such as the Better Business Bureau or a phone book, and then contact them directly—or better yet, visit them in person at the company location during regular work hours.
• If a prospective recruiter or employer requests a background check, agree to do so only after you have met with them at their company location during regular work hours.
• Beware of anyone who asks you for money up front in exchange for finding work for you. You should never have to pay for "exclusive" job leads or for a job itself.
• If you are paying for job placement services, don't provide credit card or bank information or engage in any monetary transactions unless done in person, onsite, with a prospective recruiter or job agency.
• Carefully evaluate contact information in job ads or related email messages, watching out for spelling errors, an email address that does not feature the company's name, and inconsistencies with area or zip codes.
• Create an exclusive web-based email address and account for all non-personal communication.
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Avoiding On-Line Job Hunting Scams
Phishing scams might also appear as phony job ads, used to convince job hunters to send them personal information. Cyber criminals post their ads on legitimate job sites and often use familiar-looking or convincing company logos, language, and links to fake websites that appear to be those of real organizations.
These sites might also charge fees for services they will never render. Typically, after a few days the thieves close down the scam and disappear.
Best practices for online job hunters
• Never provide any non-work related personal information such as your social security number, credit card number, date of birth, home address, and marital status online, through email, over the phone, in a fax, or on your resume.
• List your resume on a job site that allows only verified recruiters to scan them and uses a privacy policy.
• Verify a prospective employer, recruiter, or recruiting agency through another source such as the Better Business Bureau or a phone book, and then contact them directly—or better yet, visit them in person at the company location during regular work hours.
• If a prospective recruiter or employer requests a background check, agree to do so only after you have met with them at their company location during regular work hours.
• Beware of anyone who asks you for money up front in exchange for finding work for you. You should never have to pay for "exclusive" job leads or for a job itself.
• If you are paying for job placement services, don't provide credit card or bank information or engage in any monetary transactions unless done in person, onsite, with a prospective recruiter or job agency.
• Carefully evaluate contact information in job ads or related email messages, watching out for spelling errors, an email address that does not feature the company's name, and inconsistencies with area or zip codes.
• Create an exclusive web-based email address and account for all non-personal communication.
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