Job Search News

Do a Google search on “craigslist killings,” and Google will show you over 100,000 search results.  Yikes!  And the most recent event in the USA appears to have been related to a job posting on craigslist which has apparently resulted in at least 3 deaths.

Human predators have existed for millions of years, and they have adapted well to the Internet.  Like some people gifted with a talent for music or computers, people gifted with a predator’s ”talent” adapt to their environment and adopt the new tools available, modifying their approach to fit with the opportunities the new environment provides.

Right now a lot of people are job hunting, and that has attracted the human predators.  The unemployed are sometimes desperate which can make them more vulnerable.

So, is craigslist unsafe for job search?

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Job search scams come to you via email, but you also find scams posted on various assorted Websites as well, from the Big Names to a local employer (or is it?).

If you are unsure of a job opportunity you may find, or that may be sent to you by someone you don’t know, use this Sniff Test to see if the opportunity is real.  Yes, it is a P-I-T-A (as in, a pain-in-the-a…) to do this research, but right now you really don’t have other viable options to protect yourself.

6-Step Sniff Test to Verify Before You Trust: (more…)