Why You Should Be Cautious of Newspaper Job Listings
Thursday, January 15, 2009
If you are looking for a new job or a career change, you may end up turning to the employment section of your local newspaper. Although your local newspaper is a great way to get access to local, up-to-date job listings, you need to be cautious of some of those listings.
When we think of scams in general and when they are associated with job opportunities we automatically think of the internet. Yes, most scams take place online, but what you may not realize is that some of your local newspapers may also be home to employment scams. Unfortunately, most newspapers do not have the time, the money, or the resources needed to check each and every one of their employment ads. That is what allows some employment scams to make their way into your local newspaper. However, the good news is that most scams can be spotted right away, at least with the correct knowledge.
Most commonly, employment scammers, those who use job listings to scam unsuspecting job seekers, try and target free or weekly newspapers. Although they still have to pay a fee to take out an advertisement, most of the fees associated with weekly or monthly newspapers are quite minimal. If and when the scam works, the scammer could either walk away with “required,” deposit, even your bank account number, if you were “required,” to sign up for direct deposit. The money that scammers make is actually quite high.
As outlined above, many scammers make money by stating that all job applicants or hired applicants must pay a deposit. You should never have to pay to get a job; it should be the other way around. Of course, with this in mind, a legitimate business opportunity, particularly one that is home based, may require that you purchase certain equipment, like a telephone headset, but you should be able to make your own purchase, anywhere you want. You are urged to avoid any job opportunity that asks you to pay a deposit, whether that deposit is for learning materials or “just because.”
When using your local newspaper, especially one that is a daily newspaper, most of the job listings will be for local jobs. You are advised to find a legitimate job listing, one for a local job, and compare it to one that may raise your suspensions. In most cases, you will find that real, legitimate job listings will contain as much information as possible.
In short, what you need to remember is that just about anyone can take out space in a newspaper’s employment section. By keeping the above mentioned points in mind, when examining your local newspaper’s employment section, you should be able to spot and avoid employment scams.
Labels: Career
posted by n.lestari @ 10:49:00 AM,
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Why You Should Post Your Resume
Saturday, June 21, 2008
When applying for a job, through an online career hunting or job hunting website, the application process will all depend on the website in question. In most cases, you will be required to fill out a small form. That form may ask your full name, your address, your telephone number, as well as a little bit of information about your work experience and the education that you received. In addition to this information, which in a way resembles a standard job application, you will need to attach your resume. Many career hunting or job hunting websites allow you to upload your resume to their system or have you create a new one in their system. This resume is what will basically determine if you get an interview; therefore, it is important that you always make sure to attach a resume when applying for a job online, even if the employer in question only says that one is optional.
Although it is advised that you attach a resume whenever applying for a job, especially online, there are many job hunting or career hunting websites that allow you to do more than that. For instance, many also allow you to post your resume online or make it searchable; searchable to employers who use the website in question. What does this mean for you? It means that you and your resume could get exposure without you having to do any work yourself. The simple uploading of your resume, the clicking of the searchable box, and you should be good to go. As a reminder, most career hunting or job hunting websites do not make your resume available to the general public, just the employers who use their services; therefore, you shouldn’t have to worry about your resume falling into the wrong hands.
As previously stated, uploading your resume to a job hunting or career hunting website and making it searchable may be help you land a job or at least an interview with little or no work on your part. This is because many employers actually find it easier to search for the perfect candidates themselves, instead of having to go through hundreds or thousands of resumes and job applications, many from those whose are not even qualified for the job in question anyways. So, that is why it is important that you have your resume posted and made viewable by employers on career hunting or job hunting websites. You never really know who may come across your resume or what type of job they will offer you.
Labels: Career
posted by n.lestari @ 12:13:00 PM,
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Should You Pay to Get Access to Job Listings?
If you are currently unemployed, you may actually be desperate for a job, especially if you have a family to support or bills that need to be paid. When it comes to finding job listings, especially online, you may find many websites that want you to pay to gain access to their information. When it comes to paying for job listings, the decision is yours to make, but it is important that you know that you don’t have to do so. There are a number of different ways that you can get access to an unlimited number of job listings free of charge. As previously stated, the decision as to whether or not you want to pay to gain access to job listings is yours to make, but you are advised against paying for information that you should be able to get free of charge.
There are also websites, which can be found online, that are sometimes referred to as careering hunting or job hunting websites. Two of these websites include Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com. These websites and many other similar ones are free to use and register for. They not only allow you to search through available job listings and apply for any jobs that you want to, but may also allow you to post your resume on their systems. By doing this, employers, who are looking for applicants themselves, are able to come across your resume, without you actually having to apply for the job.
Many of the online websites that request that you pay to gain access to their information don’t always allow you to apply for the jobs in question directly through their websites, like most career hunting or job hunting websites do. Sometimes, you aren’t even given information on to how contact the company in question! This is because these types of websites, the ones that want you to pay, unlike the above mentioned career hunting or job hunting websites, do not work directly with hiring employers.
As a reminder, the decision as to whether or not you want to pay for job listings is yours to make, but you are advised against doing so. In fact, what you may not realize is that some of the websites that ask you to pay to gain access to their information are like scams. Many of these individuals running these websites find the information for their sites online, without paying a dime. With a small amount of time and work, you should be able to do the same.
Labels: Career
posted by n.lestari @ 6:08:00 AM,
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