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“RED FLAGS” TO TO AVOID FRAUDELENT EMPLOYERS

 

  • The employer does not have a working phone number, website, address, or point of contact.
  • The employer is contacting you in unconventional ways (texting, through an app, or from a personal email account).
  • Requests for personal or financial information (Driver’s license, SSN)
  • Requests for payment by wire or courier
  • Offerings of large rewards for allowing use of your bank account
  • Receipt of an unexpectedly large check or deposit to your bank account

RESOURCES:

  • Scam reports: www.ripoffreport.com.
  • Google the employer’s phone number, fax number, and/or email address, if it does not appear connected to an actual business organization, this is a red flag
  • Use websites to include Better Business Bureau, Hoovers, Anywho and Glassdoor.com to verify organizations and search for feedback and complaints
  • Use social media to research each employer, e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and LinkedIn-
  • ALWAYS report an employer if you believe they are SPAM or FRAUDULENT

WANT TO LEARN MORE WAYS TO FIND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES? CHECK OUT THESE RESOURCES:

  • The O-Net – Published by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, the O*NET has detailed descriptions of the world of work! Browse across 900+ occupations based on your goals and needs. Learn about requirements, characteristics, and available opportunities for your selected occupation
  • Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor matches qualified job seekers with employers and collects data to help businesses, economic developers, planners, and the workforce make quality work-related decisions.
  • Explore Great Georgia Jobs: Join the Georgia Workforce Team and Dale Cardwell of TrustDale.com as we travel across Georgia in search of Great Georgia Jobs. Whether you’re just entering the workforce or have reached a turning point in your career, each episode of this new television series will focus on great Georgia jobs and the Georgians who have landed them.
  • Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency: The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program helps eligible individuals with physical and/or mental disabilities obtain and/or maintain employment in a competitive integrated work site.

Next Step…..Job Search Preparation