Comments on: Searching Online for Jobs? Read This.

By: Jeff W

Jeff W — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:17:16 +0000

I’ve been getting responses from jobs I apply to on Craigslist. The problem is they want me to give them a credit report BEFORE they set up an interview. They even recommend a specific credit reporting website. RED FLAG!!!
I wouldn’t be surprised that there are other job searching websites with phony job ads that want a pre-interview credit report.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:05:54 +0000

Elaine, no, continuing is NOT the only choice you have. How much time does each of those $5 articles cost you? If you continue to do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’lve always gotten.

By: Elaine Carmack

Elaine Carmack — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:18:06 +0000

Joe: I didn’t KNOW that this was what IGM was doing… Especially the part about WHO owns the content for a given website… This is scary!! But having gotten this far into it, (1 year) about the only choice I have is to continue writing those stupid $5 articles to try to re-coup the exorbitant fees I already paid…

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:49:04 +0000

DUH,excuse my brain fart Joe , I was thinking of temporary services and not recruiters. My allergies are killing me right now. Great info on industry job boards too.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:31:23 +0000

Jon, are you a job seeker? Recruiters should never charge you–their fee is paid by the employer.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:49:32 +0000

Any suggestions to recruiters that don’t charge? checked out about 10 of them and they all charge a fee.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:41:29 +0000

I used to work in the recruiting industry, so I have a bit of insight as to how the job boards work. First of all, CB has better rates than Monster, which is why it’s more attractive to scammers. Also, when you post your resume on any job board, people who have signed up as employers can search your resume using any search terms they want. Posting your resume is just asking for it. Company reps may post legit jobs on the boards, but they almost never search the boards for candidates. If you do get a legitimate response, it will likely be from a recruiter, so don’t rule them out because they can connect you to a decent job. Just remember what’s been preached on this site – NEVER pay anyone to get a job. Recruiters should get paid by the hiring company, not the candidates.

If you do want to use job boards to find a job, pick more industry specific boards. An online search can help you find them.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:27:04 +0000

Many thanks for your brilliant article about Career Builder. Last year I originally thought they sounded like an excellent source only to find out that what a mistake I made in posting my resume. There were actually several jobs listed for which I knew the company and the principals. I called one of the Human Resource departments only to find out that Career Builder was using their name without being under any type of contract.

How frustrating–I see the spam for the Nigerian Lotteries, the pleas for help and my personal despised one–the Western Union scam but then we find an employment agency that sounds so very plausible. and yet another scam.

I think I will go work for 7/11 and dumb down:) Only teasing I have ideas to run by Steve and it is just a matter of time.