Safeguarding against job scams, Onboarding and Beyond, and the latest legal hiring trends

Empowering Jobseekers: The Ultimate Guide to Safeguarding Against Application Scams

Many benefits have come with the shift to a remote-friendly business environment, but one of the biggest drawbacks is the increase in job application scams. While they may have been common pre-COVID, they are an epidemic in the post-pandemic world. Job application scams have more than doubled since 2020 and more than 14 million people were exposed to these scams in the first quarter of 2022 alone. 

Avoiding job application scams should be a top priority for all job seekers. Though it can often be hard to know if a job post is real or not, there are a few major red flags to watch out for as you search for your next role. 

Requesting financial or other sensitive information up front - Every job interview process will require you to give up some of your personal information, but a request of very sensitive information like bank accounts, social security, or other information that only an actual employer should have should scare you away. Always ask for specific details as to why the potential employer is requesting these numbers from you.

Asking for payments  - If a so-called “business” asks you to pay them during the application phase, chances are they’re a scammer. Never send money to anyone claiming to be a recruiter or HR department. A legitimate job application process will not include requests for money as part of the candidate experience. 

A sketchy email address - The email address listed on a job posting could be a good clue about the job’s legitimacy. If the email address includes the name of a business (like Amazon), is the name misspelled? Does the domain name match the real business website? Alternatively, fraudsters might try to reach out via a generic personal email address. However, recruiters or hiring professionals will almost always contact you using their organization’s email address. 

Pie-in-the-sky promises - There are a lot of great jobs out there. But if the opportunity sounds too good to be true, it might be because it is. Fraudulent job posts might offer an unrealistic salary or benefits (especially for minimal hours or responsibilities). 

A job “offer” that happens way too fast - Similarly, if the hiring timeline seems too good to be true, it likely is. Watch out for immediate job “offers” that come after minimal effort or information from your side. If you’ve been “offered” a job without ever talking to or interviewing with someone from the organization, this is a big red flag.

Grammatical errors - It’s not uncommon to catch the occasional typo in a job post. But if the application is littered with awkward phrasing, bad grammar, or mistakes, that could be a sign something is amiss. A professional organization should have a professional-looking job post.

Check out the rest of our article on how to avoid job application scams to learn how to do your due diligence and protect your personal information.

Wizehire Launches 'Onboarding and Beyond' Solution to Improve Employee Retention

"The onboarding process is the first impression an employee has of a company, and it's our only chance to get it right. With the Onboarding and Beyond platform, we're empowering businesses to make that first impression count.”

Have you heard the exciting news? We recently launched our new Onboarding and Beyond solution! Designed to streamline the onboarding process and create a best-in-class experience for your employees, our Onboarding and Beyond Solution offers tools like a centralized team dashboard and payroll integration to springboard your team’s success from day one. Check out our mention in Yahoo Finance to learn more!

How Legal Employers are Keeping Up with Industry Trends to Recruit Talent

Young lawyers are getting burned out, with 54% considering changing roles and 20% looking to leave the profession entirely. This could create a huge labor shortage in the legal industry if these trends continue.

That’s why it’s vital for hiring managers in the legal industry to keep up with the latest hiring trends to attract new talent for their law firms. Victoria Collier, founder and CEO of Quid Pro Quo, gave us some tips on how to keep up with hiring trends including:

• Turning to social media - private Facebook groups for lawyers are popular ways for attorneys to share the latest trends and tips in the industry
• Offering remote work opportunities - On-site only firms tend to struggle to find talent in this remote-friendly business environment
• Creating standout job posts - “Standard job posts are boring,” says Collier. Let your company’s personality and values shine through in a job post
• Investing in employer branding - Having a strong employer value proposition is an important first step in branding for law firms, because it allows you to tell candidates what matters to you.
• Leveraging technology in legal talent acquisition - a hiring platform, like Wizehire, can give you an advantage when it comes to finding and hiring the best talent.

Click here to learn more about legal industry hiring trends.

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