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JobStreet Warns Users Against Job Scammers

                                  Image via Wikipedia JobStreet.com , the largest job portal in South East Asia warned its users against scam job offers circulating in the internet. In the email send by to its users, JobStreet warns that there is an increase in job scams recently. Here's the modus operandi or the method used by these crooks to catch unsuspecting victims is similar to the one below. - These scammers pretends to be legitimate multinational corporations looking for applicants. - They will contact you via email and will tell you that you have qualified to an interview abroad. - Since going abroad will be a cost applicants, the scammers will say that the company will 'sponsor' everything. - But before getting all that freebies, the applicant has to give an amount of at least 100 dollars that is fully refundable. - After the money has been paid, the applicant just realiz...

Warning: Scams on Freelance Writers on Craigslist

Image via CrunchBase AN EARLY NOTE: This is article is not against Craigslist but a warning to everyone that might encounter this type of scam on any other website like craigslist.org. WHAT’STHE SCAM? Craigslist is one of the major advertising websites in the world. But just like any other network, it can also be infiltrated by scammers. Have you seen job post on craigslist looking for writers who could write web content? We’ll if it is your talent to write, and you really enjoy, then this can be a good opportunity for you. You can earn extra money from these. You can be a freelance writer! I myself have tried and I got a payment of 2 dollars for each 400-word article on a particular subject. Well, I think I got the good one because I got paid but recently, there have been reports that there are job posters looking for content writers and to be able to apply for job , you have to submit…SAMPLE ARTICLES.

LOOKING FOR A JOB? WHERE DO YOU GET THE NEWS?

Image via Wikipedia Are you looking for a job? Whether you like it here in the Philippines or outside abroad, it’s always good to have fast and credible sources of information about job vacancies and opportunities. So where are you getting the news? The Classical Way—Friends Probably the oldest method of trying to have the information about job vacancies is through friends and acquaintances. Though much slower than the modern web-based information dissemination, friendly referrals are still effective today. In fact, many people agree that they even trust more the information coming from a friend than in the newspaper and on the internet. The Semi-Classical Way—Newspaper Classified Ads Most of us today still cling to our old method of finding job opportunities by scanning through the “ Classified Ads ” section of our favorite newspaper. We’ll, just like the “friendly referral way”, newspapers still proved to be an effective source of information. And personally, nest to “f...