Tips for a Safer Job Search

by Yahoo! HotJobs


Yahoo! HotJobs strives to provide you with the widest range of job opportunities available online. Unfortunately, fraudulent job listings might appear from time to time. Posting fraudulent jobs violates Yahoo! HotJobs' Terms of Service and might be a violation of federal or state law.

To protect yourself from fraud, Yahoo! HotJobs encourages you to:

• Make informed decisions before sharing your Social Security Number with a potential employer. Most employers will not ask for personal information until you arrive at their offices for an interview and are given a formal job application, so be wary if you are asked to give your Social Security Number by phone, email, or online.
• If you have doubts about a company's legitimacy, research the company using web sites operated by the Better Business Bureau and the United States Federal Trade Commission.
• Refrain from providing credit card or bank account numbers or engaging in any financial transactions over the phone or online with a potential employer/recruiter.
• Withhold offering personal information (such as marital status, age, height, weight). Such questions might violate federal hiring standards, and job seekers are not obligated to answer them.
• Exercise caution when dealing with prospective job contacts outside of the United States.* If you suspect that a job posting is fraudulent, please contact Yahoo! HotJobs.

If you think information about you might have been used illegally, report the details to your local police immediately and contact Yahoo! HotJobs.

To learn more about protecting yourself from fraudulent job postings, please consult the following resources:

    * Better Business Bureau
    * U.S. Federal Trade Commission

To get more information about protecting your online privacy, visit the Yahoo! Security Center.

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