Fake Network Engineer ? :)

[tdhgeek007]

Sorry to bump this one temporarily back up the list Andy , but I just HAD to:

Fake Network Engineer - IT Contracts United Kingdom - Mobile Contractor

The 'job' has been 'filled', but not quite.....

Although there might be others with more experience of this, it really is very sad, when you have to try and gauge whether a job is real or not

I'm actually starting to wonder whether to go the same direction as another poster on here, and just delete all CF, Progressive etc 'jobs' I come across now?

[northernladuk]

Looks like they aren't the only ones guilty of this,,,

Fake Jobs | Simply Hired

Fake Network Engineer

None

I am looking for a VoIP Engineer for a 6 month contract in Derby Key Duties; Respond remotely to resolve critical system failures in line with SLA's Working directly with Clients ...


5 days ago from Xpat Jobs


Fake GM Of HSE Job To Advertise

Perth , Perth And Kinross

GM of HSE Fantastic career prospects Perth $250K $300K Bonuses Manage major projects Mining as well as Oil and Gas Perth Based My client, a leading construction ...

30+ days ago from Xpat Jobs


Account Manager (Fake)

Alpha Financial - London , Greater London

Technical Consultant-Financial Systems -ASAP-London -60k Our client has arrangements in place with a number of top financial institutions to provide financial support ...


30+ days ago from Alpha Financial Jobs

The listing for this site from Google is rather amusing as well...

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Fa...rk+Engineer%22

Fake Jobs | Simply Hired

Fake Jobs | Simply Hired

Fake Network Engineer. None. I am looking for a VoIP Engineer for a 6 month contract in Derby Key Duties; Respond remotely to resolve critical system failures ...

[MrMarkyMark]

Although there might be others with more experience of this, it really is very sad, when you have to try and gauge whether a job is real or not

Looks like they aren't the only ones guilty of this,,,

Yep, may seem sad.
As NLUK suggested, there are plenty at it.
Unfortunately been going on for years, is usually particularly bad during a slowdown / recession.
As recruitment is one of the most unregulated industries out there, I don't expect this to stop soon.

[tdhgeek007]

Yeah, but I think they're both from the same place? Xpat jobs?
Which looks like it's just another job board/site?

Could just be the 'remnants' somehow of what was advertised originally by CF?

[tdhgeek007]

Yep, may seem sad.
As NLUK suggested, there are plenty at it.
Unfortunately been going on for years, is usually particularly bad during a slowdown / recession.
As recruitment is one of the most unregulated industries out there, I don't expect this to stop soon.

Yeah Mark, I fully realise that, and I know it's been going on for donkeys years. Not new practice at all.

[Andy Hallett]

As I understand jobs get syndicated by aggregation sites which take feeds from our brand sites and other job boards, this one could be making us blush for quite a while.

In the UK we have over 600 recruitment consultants, unfortunately I can't put my name to every job and validate every advert (I haven't got as much time on my hands as contractors do ). I can however put my name to the culture of service we are seeking to create, posting false jobs is not needed, not acceptable and will not be tolerated.

[Yonmons]

I think every experienced contractor is aware of this practice. (always denied by agents of course) We all have our own "agencies" marked in our mind as bad. I am blacked balled by a branch of an agency in Leicester after I had a spat with one of its agents after he had been backed up against a wall by me and admitted they did it to "Harvest CV`s or in his "words" See Whats out there ! Thats after he had kept me waiting for 4 weeks on the bench in anticipation of a role coming up in my area as they had NO CONTRACTORS at all in my area and were desperate for them. I later found out he had given the same script to 3 other contractors in "my area" and when I named them he was dumstruck.
The Common theme running through this practice is that Agents/Agencies think "contractors" are stupid, they dont think that long term experienced Contractors have contacts amongst other contractors and get to know what work is about or up and coming. I find it particularly entertaining when one it "outed" in an act of stupidity as in the "fake" ad.

[tdhgeek007]

At least it's not a fake job this time..... I think?

Job Advert
Job Description : Director of Mental Health Services An excellent Opportunity has arisen with my NHS client based in the South East of England. For a period of 6 months my client will require an experienced interim Director of Mental health to lead the service in qual...
Advertiser : Real Staffing
Location : East of England
Salary : £550 - £700 per day + Negotiable

Job Advert

Wonder what the role of "Job Advert" involves? Anyone any ideas? Oh.... hang on a minute... the job description is there! Phew!

[quackhandle]

Real Staffing, another pimp to swerve big time.

qh