10 Tips To Help You Identify And Avoid Job Scams

One of the most agonizing things that could
happen to an unemployed fellow is for him/her
to fall victim of unscrupulous recruitment. Apart
from the emotional trauma attached to this,
there is also the financial extortion associated
with it. Some people will travel across states to
attend scam job interviews.
The following are some of the tips you could
use to identify fake jobs:
1. Referral system: Some of these scam jobs
have referral codes. These codes are the unique
code of the marketer that posted the job.
2. Contact: Legitimate jobs usually carry
corporate emails or other means of contacting
the firm. However, individual phone numbers or
emails are usually provided in the case of scam
jobs.
3. Reluctance to disclose information: Job
scammers are always reluctant to disclose their
company’s identity and what they stand for.
They will likely tell you that the information you
seek will be provided when you come for
assessment.
4. Unfamiliar jargons: Another way of
knowing job scammers are the terms they use.
Some of the jargons they use include, “career
chat”, “job briefing”
5. Research the firm: To save yourself the
agony of scam jobs, try to research the
eligibility of the company. You could google the
firm or ask people on online forums. This has
been helpful for many people.
6. Locations: This is not a foolproof way of
identifying scam firms, however, it’s a pointer
for further information. Certain locations are
known to accommodate higher number of job
scammers than others.
7. Excessive motivation: If peradventure you
find yourself in the company of such fellow, one
of their identifying features is excessive
motivation. They will talk about how to make
millions and ballooned vocational benefits. They
could even show you pay slips. They will make
you see how useless you are by not making
millions and how useful you could be by been
part of their team. They are heavy fan of Brian
Tracy’s quadrants i.e employees, self employed,
business owners and investors. They are skilled
in the art of using motivational rhymes.
8. The snake bite: Are you familiar with the
biblical Moses serpent that saves lives? Well,
this one takes them. Their serpentine nature will
be revealed after a day or two of the sham.
They will introduce you to a different platform
from what you applied for. They will ask you to
make some payments which will qualify you for
some unscrupulous positions and benefits.
9. Pay for Training: With this scam, a job
seeker is told there’s an opening in a client’s
company or something close to that, but before
he/she can be given the job, he/she must
attend a paid training.
10. Upfront Payment: Beware, any job that
requires you to make an upfront payment
before you’ll be offered a job is a scam, run! No
legitimate employer will ask you to pay money
before giving you a job.
Closing remarks
Job scammers are evolving every day. They are
developing strategies to stay relevant. Some of
them belong to both national and international
certified organizations and have fully registered
companies just to make them look real to
gullible job seekers. You must always try to
decipher what they are not saying to avoid the
agony associated with it.
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