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Sunday, October 25

Beware of Phony Job Ads


Many college graduates end up in interviews for what they think are PR jobs because they respond to a bogus ads seeking “entry-level PR professionals.” These jobs, being hailed as "sports PR/marketing positions" range from doing phone sales for basketball season tickets, door-to-door sales of regulatory signage, or even catalog sales!

While job seekers feel compelled to follow through on every potential job opportunity, it’s wise to analyze any that seem too good to be true–especially those that don’t mention the company or agency where the opening exists.  Most organizations today include their names and locations in job postings.  Always make sure a job sounds like a legitimate position before sending your resume.  Don’t send resumes to unidentified organizations or post office boxes.  Never pay for job lists or a fee for submission of an application.

If you do run ino this, remember it is a consumer age!  You can contact the Better Business Bureaus and alert them to phony come ons. Perhaps a more interesting site is aptly called the Ripoff Report . Here you can post companits concerning phony job ads to online.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The most recent post you posted about phony jobs..um yeah that was me back in June. It was terrible. I was SO excited I got a "call back" for a second interview. On that second interview, I went on a drive along with one of the so called managers. We literally had to walk around an industrial section of NJ and try and get people to sign up for "Appreciation Events" where we sell those season tickets and spa packages for a huge discount...I couldn't believe it. One day i was even going door to door selling makeup! I was like i didnt go to school for this and got out asap.