World Voice News Job Offer Scam

Another letter with the promise of a job and all the charm of a bot generated scam. Not a lot posted on the web about this one, one poor soul who decides it is probably worth pursuing and another who pointed to the article linked above. Moral of the story: applier beware.

Thanks to JJ Allen who wrote the article.

Been busy on my Hawks Trace Farm site

Horse, horses, horses. Love my horses! :-)

Ok, back to bogus job offers.

Sandy , concerning a Technical Director Position

This looked promising. A letter from the lovely and talented Peggy Marshall. Nothing I was qualified for, but a great starting salary and a lot of responsibility. Finally! Someone has recognized my true worth!

I recently saw your resume online and I feel you would be an excellent candidate to apply for Technical Director position we are offering at AdministrativeSolutions. We are a company that combines the best of both worlds; high tech and business support services in order to provide the best administrative services to businesses and executives worldwide.

As a Technical Director you will oversee a staff of 12 to 16 programmers providing technical services to clients. We offer the following:

* $90 - $115k salary and bonuses
* Paid Vacation
* Medical and Dental Insurance
* Tuition re-imbursement
* Advancement opportunities

If you would like more information or would like to apply for this position, please follow this link. If the link does not work in your browser, you may copy and paste the link to go to the webpage.

http://jobsadminsolutions.com/careers.aspx?J=5945975

I look forward to hearing from you soon and I wish you the best in your future endeavors.

Peggy Marshall
AdministrativeSolutions Human Resources

A google search offered two ASG paid for links to sites defending themselves against hate-mongers and libelous attacks. Not good.

Next came: http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/jobscams_ebandsearch.php

SweetJesusTunaSalad! Job seekers beware.

Thankfully I am not actually in need of a job, just looking for new scenery, new challenges.

We're going to need a bigger boat.

Last weekend I posted my resume to several major job boards thinking that it might be a viable way to find a new position, possibly even in a new area of the country. I was delighted to see that by the next day I had a few letters from potential employers. As I read along, it was pretty clear that most were "make money from home using your computer while you sleep" (nice trick, btw) and insurance brokers seeking potential salespeople.

No big deal, clearly just the bottom feeders. Delete, quit, sprinkle fairy dust on my computer and know that tomorrow will be a better day. HA!

Tomorrow not only did not bring better things, it brought an alarming amount of seemingly promising letters. Next post... the poison in the promise.