The most common schemes of fraud in the labor market. And we have something to tell you.
Yes, it happens. If job seekers cannot find work on their own, they turn to intermediaries or out of desperation agree to dubious offers from employers. Unfortunately, such cooperation does not always bring real help in finding a job, but more often turns out to be a deception. How can you avoid falling into the trap?
Let’s take a look at what schemes are being used by recruiting scammers and why you shouldn’t pay anyone to get a position or get started.
Scheme No. 1. Guaranteed employment
This is a strong and tempting formulation, it can mean anything, but not real employment. For example, a job seeker is offered to undergo training under a special program, after which he will be 100% accepted for the position. A person pays for a training or course, and after that the fake employer disappears. As a result, no training, no money, no work …
Unfortunately, job seekers still fall for this marketing gimmick and fall straight into the hands of scammers. Remember – in principle, there can be no guarantees that you will definitely get the coveted position . Neither your many-sided experience, charisma, nor high qualifications can guarantee that you will be suitable for this or that company.
Scheme No. 2. Pay for vacancies
As a rule, this is done by scammers masquerading as recruiting agencies or commercial firms. Such organizations, for a fee, allegedly help jobseekers in job placement. In fact, candidates are offered vacancies that are freely available: from job search sites, social networks, newspapers. Or, even worse, they are sent for interviews to non-existent companies.
But in the entire civilized world, it works differently. Jobseekers do not pay for recruitment agencies, employers do it . Therefore, if you are asked to pay for access to the “vacancy database” – run.
Scheme No. 3. Easy work at home, for which the salary of an IT specialist is promised
The purpose of the scammers working in this scheme is to lure money from the applicant for the opportunity to start work or to force them to invest in goods that are too expensive. Such offers are mainly distributed on the Internet and in print media, where it is difficult to verify the legality of the employer.
The most popular option is to collect pens, toys, some simple appliances, glue stamps, envelopes, wrap gifts and even sort beads by color. The false employer offers to pay for the material before the start, promising to return the money spent with interest from the very first salary. When you bring what you have done, your product may not be accepted, as it is defective, and they will also force you to buy additional materials. Perhaps scammers will disappear from the radar with your money altogether.
This scheme is as old as the world, but desperate job seekers continue to believe in miracles and easy money. But alas, a miracle will not happen. If you are asked to pay for something before starting work, it should be alarming. You don’t have to pay for anything .
Scheme No. 4. Paid calls and sms
If you find an attractive vacancy that does not include the employer’s contact information, do not flatter yourself, you may be lying in wait for deception. For example, to contact a recruiter, you may be offered to send an SMS instead of a resume or make a call. Send or call – and the entire amount will be charged from the mobile phone account.
More options. The applicant is invited to the office of the company to fill out a questionnaire. Do you want to know about the fate of the application? Please send an SMS. Or you will receive a letter from a supposedly large and reputable company with the message that you have been selected and accepted for a super position. To comply with the formalities, you will be asked to register on the site and send an SMS for this. You should be alarmed by such a tempting offer, especially if you did not participate in the contests. And “large and reputable” firms are not so petty as to demand payment for communication services, coffee or document scanning.
Scheme No. 5. Documents first, then work
It happened, you got a call / wrote and invited to work in a well-known company! And they ask to send a copy of the passport or other documents with personal data, and in return they send an employment contract for signature. Consider if this offer smells like deception. After all, this agreement may turn out to be a document for a bank loan. Never provide documents, personal information to a potential employer until you are sure that everything is official, carefully read the papers before signing .
To avoid becoming a victim of recruiting scams, it is worth remembering one simple rule – a bona fide employer or recruiting agency will never ask applicants to pay for a position and services provided.
But it is worthwhile to understand that in the process of employment you can pay, for example, for writing a competent resume, translating a CV into English, sessions of a career consultant. This is not a scam, but successive steps towards the dream job. But the final result is entirely up to you.