Job scams have been on the rise in recent years. Scammers have been using artificial intelligence, also known as AI, to create fake job listings and steal personal and financial information from job seekers. Julie Shore, President and owner of Career Development Advisors, was a guest on The Spark Feb 13 and shared some tips to protect ourselves from scammers.

Shore says with the rise in technology, there’s been more than 20,000 jobs a year that have been reported as scams since 2020.

“Especially with the rising age of technology, people are receiving texts, email, some common industries I've seen are for, especially work from home jobs, sales related, potentially tutoring. I've heard in the technology industry as well.”

As a job seeker, Shore shared a few red flags to look out for when applying for positions online.

“As a job seeker, you should never, ever, ever be paying money for anything unless, for instance, you want, you know, premium access to, like, LinkedIn for job search purposes. But you should not be paying in for a job, number one. Number two, you should never feel pressured into making a decision. Number three, if something's too good to be true, it probably is. And number four, sharing any personal information such as social security number, date of birth, none of that is legally permissible in most cases on a pre-hire basis.”

Listen to the podcast to hear more tips from Julie Shore.

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