We all get
scammed at some point of our time but among many other scams we face, the most
hurtful one is, when we earn our degree by sheer hard work and enter the online
job market only to realise that every job application turning out to be an
another opportunity for scammers to give you fake job promises and demand cash
for giving interview chance or employ-ability in your dream company.
This blog will deal
with a popular website named Indeed.com which
I think is one the best online job portal out there, if only used keeping some
important things in mind. The guidance and tips which I will be sharing is
applicable to any job portals in general and not just Indeed so make sure you
read till the end.
Before
I begin let me make it clear that I am from India and scams here might vary
that from your country but at the end of the day all scammers aim at the same
two things which are:
We all get scammed at some point of our time but among many other scams we face, the most hurtful one is, when we earn our degree by sheer hard work and enter the online job market only to realise that every job application turning out to be an another opportunity for scammers to give you fake job promises and demand cash for giving interview chance or employ-ability in your dream company.
- To get your hard-earned money and not give you Interview
calls/Promised job.
- To get your personal information and use it for business
purposes.
Suppose I am a mechanical engineer and want to find an
Entry level job in my domain.
I will type in “Mechanical Engineer Fresher” in
Mumbai (India) After searching the results, I found the below job
posting to be from someone who have no relations with mechanical industry.
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How did I guess it correctly? Well, it’s simple you just need to have that eye which will point out
the mistakes made by the recruiter in job posting and also some past experience
is needed that’s why I am here to guide you and help you take the right
decision.
Things I observed from
above job posting:
1)Not a proper
sounding name of the company. (first India hr solution sounds vague and
definitely not a mechanical Industry name)
2)Poorly written
English and grammatical mistakes which is not the sign of a professional HR team
of the company.
3)No Job
description and company details leaving candidate confuse about the job profile
and type of Industry (Any professional company always mentions about the type
of work profile they are having vacancies for)
4)Unrealistic openings
(90 Openings in this case) also no official looking company email id and website.
These are just few
points which I have observed which if, you notice while applying for your next job
is sure to help you.
Now some might say, what if the above job is posted by some consultancy who have contacts with
Industries and have legal rights to hire candidates and send them to the respective
industries for Interviews. Well it can be a case but again it's waste of time
to even think of consultancy when industries are already posting real jobs.
Some points to abide
by while dealing with legal consultancy are as follows:
- They will never ask for your money to get you an interview
because they get paid by the industries from which they have contacts.
(So, if someone asks you money it’s a warning sign)
- Never get fooled by fake call letters which the HR
recruiter gives you taking interview at some weird looking location.
(Always try to be in contact with Industry and give interview only at
Industry which are you going to work for)
Finally,
to sum it up, here is a quick summary of, what a fake and a real job posting
looks like and things you should be aware of, before applying for that next
well-paying job which seems too good to be true.
·
Never
pay to consultancy or recruitment agents (Not even for registration form)
·
Always
try to find company information via proper medium (Google search, Company
website, LinkedIn are some of many resources available)
·
Unprofessional
way of communication (A professional company follow ethics and have proper
channel through which they contact candidates, which is often missing in
scammers mode of contacting)
With
this blog you are all set to scan and reject all those fraudsters and scammers
who are preying on you. I wish you all the best for your next job application also
comment down below your own experience of scammers so our community will learn
more and become wiser.
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