Identifying Scams
- Use of the dollar sign in the title of the job:
- The word “Yours in the job title:
- Odd characters in the title
Increasing Your Chances
You should stay away from job postings that have a full page of details if it's not a very technical position. Postings that have lots of details are typically posted on other job sites such as Monster.
If you're looking for freelance work, it's best to reply to postings that only have a line or two of a description. It's even better if there are a couple of typos. That way you know that it's a real person looking for real help. They don't copy and paste a job description into Craig's List.
Dealing with Scams
In order to help other people who are also looking for jobs, if you come across a scam, please flag is as either prohibited or spam/overpost.
