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“Caveats for Job Seekers (managing security measures while using online employment search services)”

Filed under Job Hunting, Resumes and Cover Letters
Posted by Libraries, December 05, 2005
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Carol A. Mangis, PC Magazine, 11/8/2005, Vol. 24, Issue 19/20, p25.

Job hunters: Beware phishing expeditions —
Cyber thieves are targeting job hunters who post their applications online. The thieves, in a new form of phishing, make phony job offers, then request that you send information that is invaluable to them to steal your identity. Learn what to look out for and what to do to avoid this.

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