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I scan Craigslist daily for jobs under "general labor" and "manufacturing". It's shocking how many potential employers will not offer the name of the company or any direct contact information. One I just looked at said nothing other than a brief job description and a link to an online application that was linked to something called Job Resources Recruiting.
Why all the mystery? These ads always leave me a bit skeptical. Why won't a company be up front and say who they are? Do they lose face or something by posting on Craigslist?
A lot of jobs are scams on Craigslist. It surprises me how many times this topic is brought up here. There are legitimate jobs to be found on CL but you must be careful. Its pretty easy to find the scams.
I've applied to a lot of jobs on CL and so far no scams. Ineed IMO is a waste of time as the jobs are outdated and never updated or taken down. I guess in a sense that is true of any job board, but for those of us without any kind of job, we will grasp at straws and keep plugging away, scam or no scam.
Main thing to watch for on CL is if you get a response asking you to go to some other website, those are usually scams.
As I've mentioned before, smaller companies sometimes won't give contact info for fear of getting so many calls/visitors that it could interfere with their business.
I've had okay results with both CL and Indeed. The only one I've found to be a complete waste of time is Monster.
There are "mysterious" employers not just on Craigslist but on many other sites too. Same thing in the newspaper print ads. They provide no contact name or anonymous emails on yahoo, aol or gmail, so you can't trace the company info. In this economy, you literally have to try to get blood from a stone so you absolutely must answer all ads if you think you're a good fit for the job, regardless of the type of email they've listed. Of course if you even have a quarter of a brain, you should not provide your social number, credit report without an interview, or even home address on any online ad responses.Online applications of legitimate employers who can be traced and verified is another story for another thread.
There are "mysterious" employers not just on Craigslist but on many other sites too. Same thing in the newspaper print ads. They provide no contact name or anonymous emails on yahoo, aol or gmail, so you can't trace the company info. In this economy, you literally have to try to get blood from a stone so you absolutely must answer all ads if you think you're a good fit for the job, regardless of the type of email they've listed. Of course if you even have a quarter of a brain, you should not provide your social number, credit report without an interview, or even home address on any online ad responses.Online applications of legitimate employers who can be traced and verified is another story for another thread.
Yup, scams abound. I spent hours on Indeed today looking for legitimate work and found nothing today. There's a new scammer out posting bogus jobs, they actually have gotten smarter, they take real jobs specs instead of what they used to list with poor english...easy to spot and list receptionist jobs for 18-20 an hour...scam, in my area a receptionist would be lucky to get 8-9 an hour.
There are so many scams, data mining etc on these job boards anymore it takes hours every day to wade through them just trying to find a "real" job to even apply to.
...There are so many scams, data mining etc on these job boards anymore it takes hours every day to wade through them just trying to find a "real" job to even apply to.
That's why I ignore Indeed, Monster, Careerbuilder, and the rest, for the most party. I find company websites and apply that way. If I see a link or email to a company website, I apply directly at the website, not the job board. Once the hours of wading through the crap are lost, you can't get them back. That's irreplaceable time. The internet has become a wall that keeps the applicants out, not gets them in. It's used to brainwash us to waste our time applying at home, while the real jobs are gotten by nepotism, cronyism, networking and probably just walking into the place and being aggressive. The internet is a smokescreen. Time to pound the pavement the old fashioned way.
That's why I ignore Indeed, Monster, Careerbuilder, and the rest, for the most party. I find company websites and apply that way. If I see a link or email to a company website, I apply directly at the website, not the job board. Once the hours of wading through the crap are lost, you can't get them back. That's irreplaceable time. The internet has become a wall that keeps the applicants out, not gets them in. It's used to brainwash us to waste our time applying at home, while the real jobs are gotten by nepotism, cronyism, networking and probably just walking into the place and being aggressive. The internet is a smokescreen. Time to pound the pavement the old fashioned way.
I tried pounding the pavement after I got my phlebotmist certification and not one hospital, lab and even the red cross would take it, they all said I must apply online at their website, wern't even courteous about it.
Since I live rural, "pounding the pavement" consists of driving mega miles just to one place and I no long have bucks for gas $$$ to do it. So online is my only option, I do follow up with emails and phone calls.
I have nothing but time to look for work and I spend 8 hours a day or more following leads, checking company websites, and yes wading through indeed.
I did go to McD's to apply but of course, they aren't hiring in my area none of those 50,000 jobs made it to my neck of the woods.
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