To read the first of this six part series, go to Part I.

Fraud Alert

There has been a small but increasing number of instances of fraud being perpetrated against job seekers who post their resumes at job boards. Most of the major job boards derive the vast majority of their revenues by selling job postings and resume searching access to employers so they're loath to eliminate resume searching as a product. Yet they'll also admit that there is a real problem with keeping out those who want to buy resume searching access simply to download hundreds or even thousands of resumes for identity theft purposes. Also problematic are legitimate organizations who purchase access in order to call and sell products or services to candidates.

Protect yourself by posting your resume anonymously at the job boards that offer that option so that employers and fraudsters who search the resume bank can't see your name, email, or other contact information. Better yet, patronize the small number of major job boards like CollegeRecruiter.com which do not sell resume searching access to employers so as to better protect the candidates who are using the sites.

(continued tomorrow)