How to spot job scam warning signs on LinkedIn and Indeed

By Arianne Cohen
Published 5 Min Read

Stefan Wermuth from Bloomberg

Last fall, Aaron Perkowitz applied for a job as a technical writer. The hirer asked him to compose a paid test article — and when he finished, requested his banking information, to pay him.

Perkowitz asked why so much information was needed — couldn’t they just mail a check? No response. “The article took me three hours,” he says, “but I’m glad I didn’t fall for their scam.”

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