How Fake Jobs Exploit the Desperate

Job seekers underestimate still underestimate the value of asking the right questions, doing the necessary research, and noticing erratic behavior of fake recruiters. Getting to the interview could be a trap because your mind creates a irrational of any positive occurrence as validation. Our episode is very informative this week as we discuss LinkedIn’s updated efforts to purge fake profiles and eliminate fake company pages. Please follow my co-hosts, aka “The Zero Trust Panel” on LinkedIn: Ashley Price-Horton Jay Jones Russ Irby Here are some of the highlights: * Linkedin’s announcement stating company pages have the ability to remove people who are not really affiliated with their company. * Fake companies created LinkedIn pages easily that look very real with the past verification process. * Job seekers using outside sources to verify people who approach them on LinkedIn and LinkedIn job postings. * Fake candidates who are using the same resumes to apply to the same job. * Ashley shared about someone in her tribe was able to detect a fake company through the questions they asked. * We warned about avoiding the fake interview. Once you’re in it, your mind wants to believe the entire process is real. Career Jam Join me today, 3-3:45 pm on LinkedIn and YouTube as I present on job scams at “Career Jam,” sponsored by Career Thought Leaders and Resume Writing Academy, an organization of career services providers (resume writers, career coaches, college advisors, and more). The theme of the three day event is Global Career Brainstorming Day, used to prepare career professionals to service their clients for 2027. You can sign up for the LinkedIn event here. Listen to these past episodes: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markanthonydyson.substack.com/subscribe