Is This Job Real?
A Job Scam & Ghost Posting Check
Check a posting, a recruiter or an offer before you share your information or your money.
Not every job that goes nowhere is a scam, and not every scam looks suspicious at first. This check helps you tell fraud apart from a real employer with an unclear opening, spot the stop signs, and verify through channels you find yourself.
Free
- Format
- Fillable PDF · 5 pages
- Best for
- Job seekers weighing an unexpected message, posting, interview or offer
- How to use
- Type directly into the fields in a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader or Apple Preview, save as you go, or print it.
What’s inside
Built for real work.
- Start here: a job scam versus a ghost posting, and the right response to each
- Stop signs: the requests that mean you should pause before going any further
- P · The posting and R · The recruiter: does the job hold up, and is the person who they say they are?
- O · The offer: is anyone asking for money or personal data too early?
- V · Verify it yourself: your decision, and what to do if something already happened
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