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Are there obvious clues in how to spot a fake IT job advert?
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Are there obvious clues in how to spot a fake IT job advert?
Last edited by Boolean; 8 May 2006, 11:20. -
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Given that 95% of ads on Jobserve are fake anyway, it would probably save a lot of time if you just assumed it was.
You used to see ads that said something like "don't phone, just email in your CV" - that is highly likely to be fake. Obviously any statement that references are required up-front means it is a fake for sure.Comment
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If it gets you on the agency database, and subsequently into a contract then wgas? Although with more agencies using online searches (e.g. CW Jobs) there's less need to post "CV attractors".His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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In addition to the above try asking the agent some searching questions on the contract role that they would have the answers to if they were in contact with a client - and of course the name of the client. The wrong mix of skills and too many skills quite often give clues ie I once saw an add to deploy Websphere on Weblogic - that would have been fun.
You may also find that the same job has been advertised with several different locations.
The biggest clue is if the add is from a certain group of recruitment companies.
I don't see the need for fake advertising - all they have to ask is register with us and if they are good enough people will. It shows me fake job posters have no faith in their business skills. Fake advertisng only gets peoples backs up when they find they have wasted their time and its exceptionally cruel to those who have not worked for a while.Comment
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Anything that bigs you up in the advert is guaranteed to be crap because they're trying to sell it too hard!Serving religion with the contempt it deserves...Comment
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I don't really care about that... i work on the sales mans approach
1000 leads = 100 call backs = 10 potentials = 1 contract
Gotta love the numbersCoffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by SpacecadetI don't really care about that... i work on the sales mans approach
1000 leads = 100 call backs = 10 potentials = 1 contract
Gotta love the numbers
Then again I am an agent's cum receptacle as far as "in skills" go and I'll work for peanuts and take abuse for a wage.Serving religion with the contempt it deserves...Comment
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Originally posted by privateeyeIn addition to the above try asking the agent some searching questions on the contract role that they would have the answers to if they were in contact with a client - and of course the name of the client.
I generally find that agencies are extremely cagey about revealing their clients identity, generally because just like we don't know if they're 100% genuine, they can't be 100% that we aren't another agent trying to bum an easy lead.
The only time I think an agent revealed the client to me straight off the bat, the agent turned out to be a complete noob who had just got into the game.
I would agree with the refs up front thing though. I generally never supply refs unless I've sat the first interview.Comment
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Originally posted by SpacecadetI don't really care about that... i work on the sales mans approach
1000 leads = 100 call backs = 10 potentials = 1 contract
Gotta love the numbers
100 applications -> 10 interviews -> 1 offerComment
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