The online scam job hunters need to be aware of
LinkedIn, the social media site, warned users about a deception that many business hunters fouls online.
The professional networking site has shown that it contains CVS writing or development offers, which are of a third (37 percent) work fraud, which is globally reported on the platform.
These frauds can also risk personal information and CV writing fraudsters will ask LinkedIn members to ask them to remove the conversation from the platform.
The warning prevents typical annual jumping in recruitment during the month of September, workers return from summer holidays and new graduates enter the labor force for the first time.
According to LinkedIn, hiring increases by an average of 44 percent in September.
However, the group said that it is now half of half of the application compared to 2022 and that recruitment has become more competitive.
Oscar Rodriguez Vice President of LinkedIn Güven said: “Business hunting may be a stressful time, which may leave people vulnerable, especially new graduates entering the labor market for the first time.
“Scammers hunt concern and inexperience, including providing services that can endanger or cost money without value.
“While the overwhelming majority of the counterfeit accounts in LinkedIn is prevented before being reported, it is important that job seekers know which red flags know what red flags to remain awake and detect frauds and to remain safe in business hunting.”
LinkedIn called on 99.7 percent of the counterfeit accounts before being reported, but he called on to be awake to those who offer these services and to be awake to come to five times from outside the Network of a job on the site.
The latest data emphasized the worrying explosion in recruitment fraud, Lloyds Banking Group showed last month that “advanced wage” has increased cases of work fraud by 237 percent since the beginning of this year.
Recruitment SCAM Reporting Service Jobsaware President and company director Keith Rosser said: “Jobsaware has witnessed a sharp increase in business fraud for the last few years.
“It is very important to find ways to make a job search safer, especially as recruitment becomes more digital and frauds become even more sophisticated.”
Five ‘Red Flags’ was drawn by LinkedIn to pay attention to business hunters:
- Frauds usually use fake profiles that do not have very little or no activity: Is this person on your LinkedIn network? Are there a profile picture, followers and meaningful connections? Are they sending them to their feed?
- Frauds will try to remove you from the platform: be careful if you want to visit another website other than LinkedIn or to continue to speak elsewhere, including a messaging application.
- Frauds will behave in suspicious or non -professional ways: unwanted messages, offers that look good to be real, uncertain job descriptions or weak grammar and a syllable scam.
- Frauds may request your personal information early: a legitimate organization does not require personal information such as your national insurance number, passport or bank account information in early talks.
- It is unlikely to verify scammers: Search for reliable signs of service. Is the person or organization confirmed in LinkedIn and is there a verification badge?
