For the past two years, legitimate job postings on Indeed and Glassdoor have been replaced by scams. If you’re tricked, the scammers aren’t satisfied with your contact info in your CV, they reach out via email to request that you connect on an encrypted messenger app where they can privately scam you out of thousands in pre-hire “fees.”

Applicants now have to add vetting job postings to their repertoire, which adds time and effort to an already stressful process. Things like researching the supposed company in need of labor, and digging into reports against them.

Protect yourself and assume any job posting is fake until proven otherwise. In the US, you should report any scams you became aware of.

Edit: add the following: @LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com recommends reaching out via phone or email to your nearest job service office, if you’re seeking employment. These places are federally funded by our taxes, so they should be able to answer questions and help guide you to whatever your best options are, even if that includes helping you find remote work with out-of-state employers.

  • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    9 months ago

    So many “sales” places reached out to me while I was job hunting, my god

    Clear scam mills designed to make you data harvest on people by canvasing door to door and if you fail to make a sale the company gets their data from you for free at least

    Went to their first day onboarding and it was 6 hours of introductions and repeated company slogan bullshit, left after hour 3 of doing shit in another window out of pure boredom