The digital age has made it easier, easier for people to sign up for apps that function as job seekers, Both companies and applicants can contact each other regarding job offers.
Apps like LinkedIn are available to everyone, from the smallest companies to large multinationals. Post your potential job openings and get information from your recruiters personnel suitable for the position.
In this way, it became possible for thousands of users looking for new job opportunities to browse the platform every day and apply to hundreds of offers in the system.
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This is a great advantage because it optimizes employability processes in one click. But, Its popularity and constant use have made it a center of attention for cybercriminals Those who lie in wait to steal your personal data.
Forms of theft include fake job offers; They contact people, request money, fill out pages or download files to their computers, which then trigger viruses or malware, affecting their information.
Therefore, if you are a regular customer of this network, these tips on how to spot misleading job offers They can be very useful to avoid becoming a victim of digital fraud.
According to ‘AP Moller’ Marketing Manager Oscar Grondona, the first actions you should take when you suspect that an offer is not legitimate include: The first action is to analyze the profile of the bidding company or personnel.
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“Review the profile of the recruiter posting the job. Look for red flags, such as newly created profiles. lack of professional details, limited links or generic, copyright-free photos“says the businessman in a LinkedIn post.
Carefully review the links you click because if the link does not contain the name of a company or organization and If it suddenly changes to another name, it could surely be a trap.
Please note that it is very rare for companies to send vacancies via WhatsApp or text message when first contacted online with this offer. For this reason, it is always best to verify from the official websites of the companies.
Vacancies that only mention the position but do not include information such as program, profile, salary, or on the contrary, do not include information such as extremely high salary, are a way to defraud people by asking them for money in order to apply.
In fact, there are those who are asked to pay for unnecessary courses that will supposedly help them in their selection process and gain more knowledge for the position. Don’t be fooled, this is also wrong, recruiters do not need to ask for any monetary amount This is also a sign during application.
In some cases, digital criminals manage to create fake positions to establish credibility in non-existent companies. In this sense, it will be very important for you to visit the company’s official website and see if the same position is available on its website.
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Many of these offers may not necessarily be available to you, on the contrary, These same criminals may pretend to be recruiters and contact you, For this reason, you need to be very aware of the words they want from you and what kind of demands they make in their communication.
With this in mind, avoid transmitting or disclosing any personal information such as telephone number, document or address, as well as downloading links or documents if necessary.
NATHALIA GÓMEZ PARRA
DIGITAL COVERAGE EDITORIAL
TIME
Source: Exame
