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2. It’s almost impossible to search for employment or change jobs without conducting
an online job search. In fact, it’s now pretty much a given that you can’t find work in
today’s labor market if you don’t use the tools the internet provides.

3. As you know, life often requires that you have to take the bad with the good. Well,
perhaps not take the bad, but at least be aware of it. It’s no different when
conducting your online job search. There are, believe it or not, those who will take
advantage of your job search efforts if you’re not careful. We know you’d rather
not think about that, but you should.

4. “Wait’, you say, “what could someone possibly do that I wouldn’t know right away
was a scam? I’m careful, I lock down my passwords, I use Private Browsing
whenever possible (well, when I remember to, anyway), and always clear my browser
history when I use a computer at a hotel or outside office.” Great! As well you
should. But online job search scams are pretty sophisticated.

5. Who are you? Who? Who? Who? Who?
I really want to know
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Often, scammers are able to make it
through the screening process of job
sites. Their job posting looks legit. A
common scam “job” involves driving
for the “employer”. Not surprisingly, a
copy of your driver’s license is
requested.When combined with
your resume, your drivers’ license,
especially if it includes your SSN,
provides the faux employer all the
tools necessary to steal your identity.

6. No deposit, no return.
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Or, rather, if a job opportunity
requires you to make a deposit (for
uniforms, supplies, tools of the
trade, for example), you’ll get no
return. Remember, you don’t pay
employers to work, they pay you.

7. Psssst, wanna buy a job listing?
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This particular online job search
scam is very effective and, as a
result, very popular
with crooks. They charge you an
application or admin fee for a list of
“unadvertised job openings that are
usually “only posted in-house”, for
example. Or the posting claims
that the list of
contains government jobs not
available to the public (untrue-listings
of government jobs
are publicly available).

8. Make hundreds of dollars per day in your pajamas!
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We’ve all seen the postings: No
experience needed, make $1,000-
2,500 per week. It sounds too good
to be true because, of course, it
is. While the earnings potential may
be real, it’s more than likely that
making that kind of money requires
hours and hours of sales work, almost
always on a commission
basis. While this works for some
people, it’s not a career for which
most of us are suited.

9. Online job search scams:
Stay aware to stay
protected.

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