Be Aware of Fraudulent job postings!
As you conduct your job search, please continue to be alert that scams on the internet include fraudulent job postings designed to draw an unsuspecting job searcher into disclosing confidential financial/personal information. Remember:
- Always do some research to satisfy yourself that an announcement is legitimate. Visit the organization's Web site. Are their job postings consistent in style and content with any information you received via the internet?
- Are you able to speak with a number of people that work in the organization?
- Do not provide bank /credit card / financial information when applying for a job. There should be no requests for fees or money associated with a job application.
- Do not provide a social security number or other personal identification information until you are sure of a legitimate offer of employment.
- Be very skeptical of job offers that do not include an interview of some kind. Do not accept such an offer at face value; further investigation is warranted.
- If you have concerns about the legitimacy of an announcement, please let us know at fasocs@fas.harvard.edu .
