| Here is the truth, "Online job search sites can be | | | | clicking the submit button, I sat back and looked at |
| dangerous!" | | | | the page for a moment and that's when it hit me! |
| Yes, although sites like Monster, Career Builder, | | | | There was no contact information what-so-ever for |
| Hotjobs and Indeed are all reliable and trustworthy | | | | this company. No address. No phone number (not |
| site when you're looking for work. Some of the | | | | even a toll free #). Not even an email address. I then |
| companies that advertise for employees through | | | | opened another tab on my web browser and |
| these sites may not always have the best intentions. | | | | Googled the company name and the only information |
| Here's what I mean: The prospective employers link | | | | Google gave me was the job posting that was listed |
| they provide may at times not even be for real | | | | on this major job site. |
| companies. But for con artist whose sole purpose is | | | | Just to be sure I wasn't crazy though, I Googled the |
| to steal your life away. To get your full name, social | | | | name of one of the top companies in the same |
| security number, birth-date and your home address. | | | | industry this company was supposed to be apart of. |
| I'm talking the whole shebang. | | | | Guess what I found? |
| All so they can do only god knows what with your | | | | This second company had its contact information all |
| identity. | | | | over its site. They had an 800 number, they had a |
| Here's a true story... | | | | regular number. They had a physical address and an |
| I just moved to an up and coming part of the | | | | email address so that you could contact them. |
| wonderful state of Texas from the cold dreary town | | | | Comparing these sites confirmed my suspicion. I |
| of Toledo, Ohio. Anyway in planning for the move I | | | | believe (and its just my opinion) that this website |
| searched most of the online job search sites to see | | | | was setup to steal my personal information and that |
| what jobs were available. | | | | of any other person seeking employment online at |
| As I reviewed the open job results, there was | | | | job search sites. |
| something quite weird about this one particular link I | | | | So in a nutshell, my advice to you is pay attention to |
| clicked through to from a major job site. Something | | | | who you're giving your personal information to... |
| about it just didn't sit well with me, but I filled out | | | | especially when you search for work online at job |
| the online application anyway. Once finished, before | | | | search sites. |