don't attract scammers

Happy Wednesday 📰 

I'm seeing a lot of job seekers on LinkedIn posting about recruiter scams they fell for or almost fell for. I think it's great that people are sharing to warn others, I really do. The more people talk about it, the better prepared others can be when deciding whether or not to proceed when approached by one of these "recruiters".

But I've noticed something - almost everyone posting about scam recruiters or resume writers has one thing in common: they have the "open to work" banner on their profile. That is like chum to a shark (it's Shark 🦈 Week, I had to toss that in 😂). 

For those who don't know, there is a place in your profile where you can let recruiters know that you're open to work without using the public banner on your profile. Legitimate recruiters pay for LinkedIn Recruiter (I'm not sure if that's the name of it) and can search for candidates who have indicated that they are open to work. LinkedIn Recruiter costs money so while it's not impossible that a scam recruiter would pay for it, it's pretty unlikely.

I'm not telling anyone to not use the open to work banner, that's a personal choice, but if you do, you have to be extra cautious when a "recruiter" reaches out to you.

LinkedIn isn't doing much about the scammers so it's up to us users to help protect everyone.

#JobHuntingChronicles 

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