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12-18-2009, 01:45 PM | #1 | |
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Something smells fishy....
Dear Computer/Internet Whiz-Kids:
I recently applied online for a job and received this in response: Quote:
I have not clicked the link because, well, I'm not entirely crazy. Suggestions? |
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12-18-2009, 01:53 PM | #2 |
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link is to "tracking.strongerads.com?" Sounds like BS to me.
What was this, a "get rich from home in your spare time" type of thing? Edit: Oh, and when we hire people, we do background checks on them, but they have to sign a paper form, and we only do it after the interview, and only if we like them and plan to hire them, because it isn't free. |
12-18-2009, 01:55 PM | #3 |
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No way I would participate in that. Get away from that fast.
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12-18-2009, 02:08 PM | #4 | ||
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Yeah, I just reported it to Craigslist. The link address seems entirely odd, but I don't know much about such things, which is why I thought I'd seek outside advice! What I do know is I'm not about to go to some random/unknown website and hand over my SS number.
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12-18-2009, 02:17 PM | #5 |
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Glad this was a business question, not a medical one...
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12-18-2009, 02:25 PM | #6 | |
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:p
I'm considering writing back to this person. Here's a draft: Quote:
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12-18-2009, 02:42 PM | #7 | |
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Personally, I would make it slightly less accusitory.
YOU know it's a response to a dodgy request, but if you are replying anyway, you may as well play it completely naive. The 0.0001% chance that it is a real job will still be open to you, and if it's the 99.999% option that it's a scam, they will guess you're on to them anyway: Quote:
Point is, if they are dodgy, calling them on it doesn't get you anywhere anyway, so you may as well be straightforward, not narky and at least be satisified you spotted it.
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12-18-2009, 02:53 PM | #8 | |
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12-18-2009, 02:58 PM | #9 |
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As glatt stated, I have had to sign a relase form in original for all background checks of any kind. The company wants to relieve itself of responsibility for anything they find and be able to exclude you on those findings, so they are protecting themselves.
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12-18-2009, 03:09 PM | #10 | |
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As job scams go, this one is only somewhat dodgy. Check out the response I got from another "Administrative Assistant" job I applied to (the original job description seemed legit enough; don't know how it morphed into a "personal assistant" but whatever)!
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12-18-2009, 03:14 PM | #11 | |
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Besides the rest of the rubbish:
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12-18-2009, 03:14 PM | #12 |
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Question 4 is illegal in the UK!
ETA, Pie beat me to it. Question 8 is permissable, but only phrased in a way that asks what the employer might need to do to accomodate your disability.
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12-18-2009, 03:35 PM | #13 |
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Q.4 is illegal here too.
Q.8 is grammatically incorrect. Q.9 is a sentence fragment. Even if it was a real job, the person is a twerp. Good luck in finding a real job, Glinda, I'm glad to see you have your eyes open.
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12-18-2009, 03:43 PM | #14 |
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Right, the factor is the ability to do the job. If I have a bad back, it might preclude me from taking a heavy-lifting job with a moving company -- but not a typist/dispatcher position.
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12-18-2009, 03:51 PM | #15 |
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i can run your credit for you
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