How to Spot Fake Job Listings During the Recession
False job advertisements are the last thing we need right now. Canvasing, cold calling, street promoting, work at homes, and security positions are just a few of the devil’s evil tricks in the career section of your newspaper or online job website.
I’m sure everyone has had this experience at least once in their life — You find a job listing online or in a paper, you know you qualify for it, it looks good, so you applied to it. A day or two later, you get called in for an interview. It wasn’t until halfway through the interview that you found out the hidden agenda which could involve anything from cold calling, selling products, working off of commission, and so forth.
So you kindly reject the offer and leave the interview, disappointed, discouraged, and just flat out upset that there’s companies out there who are willing to deceive so many unemployed people out there. I know how you feel, because I’m looking for a second job right now and I’ve been going through the same thing. Let this be a guide for you to follow while job hunting. Continue reading …
Article by, Stephen Brno and courtesy of Associated Content, Inc.
