Avoid These When Applying for Jobs! The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security Releases Eight Trap Prevention Warnings

The China National Radio and Television Network (CNC) on January 24th, citing the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, released a warning against eight traps in job hunting, including vigilance against black intermediaries, fake headhunters, fake part-time jobs, and excessive fees.

Specifically:

One, Vigilance Against 'Black Intermediaries''Black intermediaries' refer to illegal institutions that, under the guise of introducing jobs, charge job seekers various fees.

Worker Xiao Xu went to a recruitment company looking for a job, paid 200 yuan as a deposit, and received a task of spraying company advertisements on power poles. However, he was halted by security personnel after only working for 1 hour because it violated city appearance management regulations. With no money and no way to support himself, Xiao Xu turned to the intermediaries for help, but was told that the deposit could not be refunded. Subsequently, he contacted the staff of the Administration for Market Regulation, and learned that the company had been banned by the authorities as a black intermediary.

Prevention Tips:Job seekers should verify whether the recruitment agency's business scope includes vocational services and whether it possesses a 'License for Human Resources Services'.

Two, Vigilance Against 'Fake Headhunters'

'Fake headhunters' refer to scammers who falsely claim to be 'talent hunters' or 'senior headhunters,' promising job seekers high salaries and advanced positions, but requiring upfront service fees.

Mr. Chen received a phone call from someone claiming to be a 'Senior Headhunter,' who accurately provided his detailed personal information and promised to offer high-paying jobs. Mr. Chen, believing him, submitted his resume to the 'headhunter' and soon received an interview notification, but was asked to transfer 2000 yuan in an online bank account for service fees, with the promise that he would receive the money upon entering the company for 3 months. After transferring the money, Mr. Chen went to the interview location, only to find a foreign trade company, which stated that it had not commissioned a 'headhunter' to recruit and, when he tried to contact the 'headhunter,' the phone was unavailable.Prevention Tips:

Job seekers should fully understand the information about the employer and the recruitment position, especially high-paying, welfare-rich positions, and try to query work content and nature through the official website of the employer or verify salary levels to avoid being deceived.

Three, Vigilance Against 'Fake Hometowns'

'Fake Hometowns' refer to scammers who, under the guise of being 'hometowns,' actively approach job seekers, providing them with job introductions and specifically defrauding job seekers of money.At the train station and bus station, there are often people on motorcycles or in cars who see migrant workers dragging luggage and proactively approach them to make friends, offering jobs. Mr. Xiao, a migrant worker who had just arrived by train, asked him if he was looking for a job and promised to help him find a job in a nearby factory or hotel. Because of his hometown accent, Xiao Xiao believed the 'hometown''s words. 'Hometown' drove him around, stopping at a factory with a recruitment sign, and forcing him to get off the car and demanded 200 yuan in fares. Later, the factory said that 'hometown' was actually a liar.

Prevention Tips:

Job seekers should choose public transportation when traveling to unfamiliar cities and avoid trusting 'hometown's' words, and seek employment through regular human resources service agencies.

Four, Vigilance Against 'Fake Part-Time Jobs''Fake Part-Time Jobs' refer to scammers who use high-paying part-time jobs, mouse clicks to earn money, and rebate refunds to conduct financial fraud.

Scammers publish information such as 'part-time rebate refunds, instant income, monthly income exceeding 10,000 yuan' to create 'part-time rebate refunds' traps. A victim said that after receiving the 'part-time rebate refunds' message, he followed the instructions in the message to rebate refunds by clicking on the mouse, resulting in a loss of more than 18,000 yuan. The police investigation found that people were being defrauded of their rebate refunds every day, with the number of victims reaching tens of thousands.

Prevention Tips:

Job seekers should not believe 'easy money' schemes; they should cultivate a correct attitude toward job hunting and employment. It is also important to protect personal information and not rashly disclose bank card information, online banking accounts, and Alipay passwords, or click on unfamiliar website links.Five, Vigilance Against 'Excessive Fees'

'Excessive Fees' refers to the employer or recruitment agency charging registration fees, clothing fees, physical examination fees, training fees, deposits, job security fees, material review fees, etc.

Some recruitment companies cooperate with scammers or 'shell companies,' first collecting registration fees and service fees from recruiters, and then allowing 'shell companies' or 'shell companies' to pretend to recruit employees, collecting physical examination fees, clothing fees, and deposits, and then fabricating various reasons to refuse job seekers or dismiss them halfway through. Some recruitment companies also post attractive recruitment notices with high salaries and good benefits at conspicuous locations to attract job seekers to pay a certain service fee and training fee and then claim that the position is full and promises to contact suitable candidates later.

Prevention Tips:Job seekers should remember that there is no cost for employment itself; they should be cautious about any recruitment that requires registration fees or training fees. Physical examinations are usually at the expense of the job seeker, and regular units will not charge physical examination fees.

Six, Vigilance Against 'Secured Certificates'

'Secured Certificates' refers to the employer or recruitment agency using the custody or handling of social security and salary card issuance as an excuse, detaining job seekers' identification cards, graduation certificates, degree certificates, etc.

Mr. Li went to a company for work, and the company manager asked him to deposit his ID card, and Mr. Li gave the ID card to the manager. Soon after, when he went to work, the so-called 'large enterprise' was actually a small workshop. The actual work did not match the initial promise of the job type and working intensity, and working environment, and Mr. Li requested to resign and return his ID card, but the manager not only refused to return his ID card, but also directly started to demand breach of contract compensation.Prevention Tips:

Any unit or individual does not have the right to detain the original copies of others' personal documents, job seekers should not hand over their original documents to others, and if necessary, only show copies or photocopies to the relevant personnel.

Seven, Vigilance Against Illegal Recruitment

Illegal recruitment refers to the act of promoters or operators recruiting personnel through the recruitment of personnel, requiring them to pay fees or obtain qualifications by purchasing goods, illegally obtaining profits.

Illegal recruitment is generally spread through the channels of recommendation by friends and family, and most of them use the bait of high income and no interview requirements to directly enter the job. Interview or work locations are generally located in remote areas and frequent changes, and business operations cannot be clearly explained. Mr. Zhang was about to graduate and heard from his classmate Mr. Chen that there was a high-paying job. Although the work location was remote, Mr. Zhang was still attracted by the high salary. When he arrived at the work location, he was controlled by the recruitment organization.

Initially, everyone treated Mr. Zhang as a friend, but did not mention the job content, and later introduced 'Internet marketing' to Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang realized he had been deceived and wanted to leave, but the door was locked by someone, and Mr. Zhang was beaten by several people. Mr. Zhang reported to his parents, and the police rescued him.

Prevention Tips: Job seekers should understand the relevant national regulations prohibiting recruitment fraud, master the basic knowledge of identifying recruitment fraud, and consciously resist various temptations, firmly believe that 'there are no free lunches in the sky,' and cultivate a correct attitude toward hard-working and rich, and reject recruitment fraud.

In summary, job seekers can seek employment through local public employment and human resources service agencies, such as labor markets, recruitment centers, and human resources centers.

Secondly, after receiving information about the desired job, it is important to verify the information online, especially to check the registration or registration status of the employer on the official website of the market regulation department. If there is no relevant information, it means that the unit may not exist.