Tet holiday job matrix
Tran Quang Anh is an employee at the media center of a private university in Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi. Because Tet is the low season for the school's media recruitment, Quang Anh's work is quite light. Wanting to earn extra income during Tet and test himself, Quang Anh went online to try to find a part-time job.
“After typing, in just a few seconds, I had thousands of results, feeling like I was lost in a maze. From sales staff, administrative staff, call center staff to engineers, there were even very simple, light jobs like receptionist for year-end gala dinner events... I tried to ask for 2 jobs, 1 with the highest salary, 1 with the simplest requirements, both asked to be friends on Zalo to give instructions. I asked for the company's headquarters address to go to the workplace, but the person doing the transaction (via messenger message) said the headquarters was in Ho Chi Minh City and then tried to evade. I didn't trust him enough, so I didn't do any more transactions," Quang Anh recounted.
Ms. Lai Thi Ha Linh (from Vu Thu district, Thai Binh) is currently working as an accountant for a mechanical company in Yen Nghia ward (Ha Dong, Hanoi). At the end of the year, wanting to increase her income, she joined the group of the apartment building where she lives to find a job. Reading information about "easy work, high salary", Ms. Linh was shocked by the tricky tricks of the "recruiter".
“They said they were recruiting customer service staff for a dental clinic, with a fixed salary of 7 million VND and many benefits, and no requirements for qualifications or education, just good looks. I was interested because the clinic was very close to the apartment I was renting. However, when I asked carefully about KPIs, I realized that to get a fixed salary of 7 million VND, my personal sales had to reach at least 30 million VND/month; not to mention dozens of additional requirements…”, said Ms. Linh.
According to Ms. Linh, skeptical about the employer's request, she went to the previously posted information and saw all the comments like "thank you for giving me a good job", "thank you, last month I earned 15 million VND"... all from fake accounts.
“Most of them are fake advertisements, fraudulent deposit solicitations or unreasonable demands from employers… to trap gullible people,” Ms. Linh concluded.
Job scams are getting more complex
According to Deputy Director of the Hanoi Employment Service Center Vu Quang Thanh, the problem of labor recruitment fraud, especially at the end of the year, is not new. However, the explosion of social networks and the rapid development of technology have made the problem more complicated.
“To avoid recruitment fraud, workers should prioritize submitting their applications through the company's official recruitment channels or through formal job fairs,” Mr. Thanh shared.
Another note from Mr. Thanh is that workers need to be careful when recruiting workers through intermediaries and charging fees. For businesses that have a real need to recruit, they usually do not require a fee when applying. When wanting to apply, workers can contact the business directly to confirm recruitment information. This not only helps workers understand the information but also creates opportunities for direct interviews, avoiding unnecessary travel time. Along with that, recruiting businesses also need to announce official recruitment channels and how to identify them so that workers can avoid confusion.
Some typical recruitment scams pointed out by the recruitment site vietnamworks.com are: impersonating large companies by faking email addresses and sending emails to candidates; impersonating large companies through phone conversations and communication platforms; impersonating large companies to post jobs on job search platforms; or even impersonating reputable job search websites.
