Red Flags for Job Listing Websites
Important Red Flags for Job Listing Websites
- The Job is with a US company but is written by someone for whom English is obviously not a native tongue. This means it's automatically time to investigate further. Humans should review all Job Postings.
- The contact email is a Yahoo.com, Hotmail.com or Gmail.com or other free email account.
- The Phone number given with the credit card does not agree with the address given when a reverse address lookup is performed or the credit card billing email does not produce a verifiable match when authorization is attempted.
- The name on the credit card does not agree with a reverse lookup for the address.
- WhoIs domain name lookup at DNSStuff.com on the domain name yields either a non-US business, a non-US address or a hosting company with a non-US address. Also do a whois lookup on the name server address.
- The Company hides their WhoIs contact information using a domain proxy service. My rule of thumb is to refuse to do business online with a company whose physical address cannot be verified.
- The Company uses a PO Box for resumes or only a PO Box for snail mail contacts.
The Company posts only a toll-free number or cell phone number with no land line.
The Company is not a Better Business Bureau member or member of any chamber of commerce or trade association that can be verified.
The Company does not own the most logical .com that matches their company name. Many fraudulent listings use the .net, .biz or other TLD for a known company; they may also add a dash or an "inc" or make other changes to a well-known company website domain name - then they steal their logo and content and put it on their own website. It is not possible for most companies to buy up every possible trick name a thief might deam up.
You cannot find the company in the Yellow Pages by exact the company name and address.
No website is listed at all.
The salary offer or earnings potential claimed in the ad is disproportionately high in relation to requirements for education or experience level.
You call the toll-free number provided and get an answering machine.
Why should you pay attention to these warning signs?
