Today there was a job posted on my site that immediately aroused suspicion. The job was for a “package manager”. Since I have seen many scams that involve shipping packages, I knew I should really look at this one. Here’s what they posted: Honest workers needed for a package processing company located in NY, but [...]
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The worse the economy gets, the more active the scammers are. Today someone emailed me to ask my opinion on a mystery shopper job they’d been offered. They had received this letter along with a check for $3,900: As you can (barely) see, the letter directs the new employee to cash the check and then [...]
The answer may be easier than you think, but there’s a catch. The truth is that you find a telecommute job just like you find any other job- with research, persistence and a bit of job search savvy. The caveat? Ever wonder why more companies don’t advertise telecommute jobs? In this competitive job market you’d [...]
Every day, I’ll get an email that goes something like this: “I’ve been looking for a home based job for x number of months now…with no luck. I just want something I can do in the evenings or on weekends so I can supplement my income. Can you help me?” You might be thinking, “Yeah, [...]
While identity theft is nothing new, the Web has opened up whole new world of opportunity for identity thieves. According the FBI, identity theft is the top online fraud. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says that identity theft is it’s number one source of consumer complaints – 42 percent of all complaints. The thief will [...]
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There comes a point where someone pushes you over the edge and you just want to scream. I want to scream right now. One of my long term subscribers, a woman who (no matter what I tell her) continually falls for work at home “data entry” ads. I don’t even want to know how much [...]
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Tired of wasting your time on work at home job leads that turn out to be scams? Me too. A big part of what I spend my time doing is looking for new clients who hire telecommuters who will post their job listings on my site. One way I do that is to search for [...]
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It’s bad enough to be one of the growing number of jobless, but to be scammed by a con artist offering a work at home job can mean complete financial ruin. Most work at home scams fall into one of two categories: The Phishing/Money Laundering type or the Pay A Fee To Get Started type. [...]
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Today I discovered Climber.com, an interesting career site that is different from the usual suspects. It’s like a matchmaking site for job seekers and recruiters. It’s a place where you can connect to people and companies anonymously and you can research companies and salary information.
A really cool feature of this site is what they call the Career Fingerprint.
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In a recent article, Anthony Balderrama outlines the 8 Worst Things To Say in an Interview. I’d have to say that there are waaaay more than 8, and especially when interviewing for a telecommute job. I once posted a part-time telecommute job listing on my own site. You would not believe some of the responses [...]
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