Tips for online job hunters
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Employment
With the job market in deep flux and this year’s graduates in limbo, job hunting has gotten harder and harder. To add to those difficulties, job sites are becoming shadier by the day. Here are some things you should look out for.
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Personal information
Many job sites collect personal information including addresses, mobile number and government IDs, be assured of the website before handing over your information.
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Assurances
The best bet is to trawl through the website’s privacy policy, which should outline the way your data is being used to fetch jobs; if you see anything suspicious switch sites.
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Fake offers
There could also be job scams on websites, with many people getting word of government jobs that require a certain amount of money, disguised as a registration of an application fee.
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Phishing scams
The details you provide could be used for phishing scams, so avoid answering any suspicious emails or calls from odd numbers.