So how would you be able to tell that this offer was not real, and further, the job posting was also fake?
To begin with, there was no interview process. Whether it’s a maid job or a manager position, any serious employer will always ask for an interview especially since this ‘job’ was purported to be an international position. Secondly, for international jobs, the visa application process is always initiated by the employer and processed at the official embassy, not through a fictitious immigration consultant. The fact that the employer demanded that you call the consultant or else forfeit the position was a tell-tale sign that they just wanted to part with your hard earned money.
Other job scams such as this one at Hitachi offered a position with a final interview session slated at the company headquarters but you had to send money in advance (refundable of course) to ‘secure’ your position as part of the human resource management process. This was obviously a lie because not only would Hitachi not offer you a job via email, but they would also never charge you to facilitate their hiring process.
There are many more job scams that look to lure desperate job seekers so be on the lookout for fake job agents. You should be skeptical when they ask for money in advance or when they ask you to sign contracts stating you will give them your salary.
To begin with, there was no interview process. Whether it’s a maid job or a manager position, any serious employer will always ask for an interview especially since this ‘job’ was purported to be an international position. Secondly, for international jobs, the visa application process is always initiated by the employer and processed at the official embassy, not through a fictitious immigration consultant. The fact that the employer demanded that you call the consultant or else forfeit the position was a tell-tale sign that they just wanted to part with your hard earned money.
Other job scams such as this one at Hitachi offered a position with a final interview session slated at the company headquarters but you had to send money in advance (refundable of course) to ‘secure’ your position as part of the human resource management process. This was obviously a lie because not only would Hitachi not offer you a job via email, but they would also never charge you to facilitate their hiring process.
There are many more job scams that look to lure desperate job seekers so be on the lookout for fake job agents. You should be skeptical when they ask for money in advance or when they ask you to sign contracts stating you will give them your salary.