Comments on: How to keep your job search safe http://www.theworkbuzz.com/featured/keep-your-job-search-safe/ CareerBuilder Job Seeker Community Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Beware of Scams! « The Job Quest http://www.theworkbuzz.com/featured/keep-your-job-search-safe/#comment-3722 Beware of Scams! « The Job Quest Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:14:04 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3169#comment-3722 [...] job hunting weren’t stressful enough, you have to worry about being scammed! (The post “How to Keep Your Job Search Safe” on Career Builder’s blog, The Work Buzz, talks about the scams that target job seekers [...] [...] job hunting weren’t stressful enough, you have to worry about being scammed! (The post “How to Keep Your Job Search Safe” on Career Builder’s blog, The Work Buzz, talks about the scams that target job seekers [...]

]]> By: Megan Gentille, Public Relations - LaSalle Network http://www.theworkbuzz.com/featured/keep-your-job-search-safe/#comment-3610 Megan Gentille, Public Relations - LaSalle Network Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:46:43 +0000 http://www.theworkbuzz.com/?p=3169#comment-3610 Great tips! According to Pew Internet Project, 52 million Americans have hit the Internet in search of a job. That's a 60-percent jump over the number of people who used the Internet in their online job searches in March 2000. On an average day, more than 4 million people search out new opportunities on the Net, which is 33 percent higher than the daily job-search traffic two years ago! So job seekers need to be careful out there! To add to your article, here's a few ways job seekers can protect themselves from online scams: 1. Read compliance act within all job boards (all major job boards have this, Monster, CB) 2. Research all openings before applying (Can you find company online? Is the job posted on the company’s website? Do the job duties match up with what would normally be expected in that position?) 3. Delete references from your resume 4. Use a disposable email address that can be deleted 5. Never include personal info on resume 6. Keep a record of where you posted your resume online 7. Post your resume “privately” online, masks your contact info 8. Limit cookies on your computer that allow tracking of the sites you’ve visited Hope this helps! Great tips! According to Pew Internet Project, 52 million Americans have hit the Internet in search of a job. That’s a 60-percent jump over the number of people who used the Internet in their online job searches in March 2000. On an average day, more than 4 million people search out new opportunities on the Net, which is 33 percent higher than the daily job-search traffic two years ago! So job seekers need to be careful out there!

To add to your article, here’s a few ways job seekers can protect themselves from online scams:

1. Read compliance act within all job boards (all major job boards have this, Monster, CB)
2. Research all openings before applying (Can you find company online? Is the job posted on the company’s website? Do the job duties match up with what would normally be expected in that position?)
3. Delete references from your resume
4. Use a disposable email address that can be deleted
5. Never include personal info on resume
6. Keep a record of where you posted your resume online
7. Post your resume “privately” online, masks your contact info
8. Limit cookies on your computer that allow tracking of the sites you’ve visited

Hope this helps!

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