What is a Scam Job?
The careers service reviews each job advertisement it places in an effort to ensure jobs are genuine, lawful and non-discriminatory. However, you may see during your job hunting occasional job advertisements on the internet and in other places which are not genuine and whose only purpose is to take advantage of you as a job seeker, usually financially. Sometimes these are illegal, but often they exploit loopholes or grey areas in the law, or rely on the applicant not reading and understanding what they are getting into. These are often called ‘scams’ or in some cases ‘phishing’ if they are attempts to obtain your financial/personal data for fraudulent purposes.
