Searching for a job on the Internet, you can easily run into scammers. False vacancies, imaginary employers, and as a result - wasted time and nerves. To avoid disappointment in your job search, you need to take a closer look at job advertisements.
How to distinguish a standing job from a false one
Often, sites offering job search services do not have time to verify the accuracy of information about any employer. The applicant himself must be vigilant.
The first thing to look out for is the job title and requirements. If you see the position "Assistant Manager", and the requirements for it are minimal: "Experience and age do not matter," such a vacancy should alert you.
Any self-respecting employer clearly prescribes the requirements for the applicant, since further cooperation depends on this. In the vacancies of companies engaged in wholesale trade, the direction must be indicated: medical goods, household appliances, clothing, etc.
In order not to get caught by scammers and to distinguish a standing vacancy from a false one, it is necessary to compare and carefully check the specified information. If the vacancy says that the company is stable, large and has been on the market for more than 10 years, and there is no detailed information about it on the Internet, then the information in the vacancy is false or embellished. A steadily developing company should have its own logo, website and landline phone.
How not to get caught by scammers at a job interview
If you nevertheless decide to go for an interview and check the company in person, do not rush to fill out passport details and other personal information in the proposed questionnaire. Take a closer look at the details.
A dummy company and network marketing can be evidenced by a small office without any identification marks, empty desks and the presence of many managers in this cramped state, each of whom has an individual entry.
A smiling leader (usually too young to be in a leading position) will be kind to you, like a loved one: “How did you get there? How are you? etc. All these personal questions are necessary for a person's disposition to himself.
Further, you will be offered completely free training, during which a pleasant-looking lecturer will long and persistently talk about how difficult it is now to get a decent job and what unrealistic opportunities you can achieve with their company in a couple of years.
You may be asked to donate a small amount for a study guide, pass, training disc, etc. If you do not want to become a victim of employment scams, never contribute funds!
How to recognize an insolvent employer
There are times when the company seems to be stable, all information is verified, the interview does not raise any suspicions or doubts, but you are asked to “work for a week or two to take a closer look”. According to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, there can be no question of any unpaid internship. The probationary period is included in the work experience, and the employer is obliged to register the employee within 5 working days from the moment you started your duties.
With such unpaid part-time jobs, the would-be company is trying to relieve the workload of full-time workers. In this case, the main concerns will fall on your shoulders, and they will receive a salary.
To recognize an insolvent employer, talk with other employees: how long have they been working, what is the salary level, and whether the enrollment takes place on time. Only by studying in detail the vacancy, the leader and the team as a whole, you can avoid mistakes.
