I recently received these text messages on my phone about a job offer. Easy enough, right? However, I am always careful when job recruiters text me. To me it seems too informal, and that is proven by how they text me here.
I was texted by "Betty", who told me that they had received my application from Indeed for a job application for Data Entry, and that they would like to know my availability. "That's awesome!", I thought. I had been applying to dozens of jobs on Indeed over the last few months, with even a few Data Entry positions thrown in there, and I also understand that availability is an important question, so I answer with my availability (which is affected due to college).
"Betty" then texts me back pretty quickly with this: "This is home job offer. Can you do Data Entry if you are trained? The pay is $30 per hour you can work 30 hours a week. Are you okay with that?"
Now, I am a college student who has worked for a maximum of $11.50/hour. $30/hour seems like a dream come true, and also completely unrealistic. You can see that "Betty" seemed to completely ignore my availability, and went straight to the job. Even more, a home job where not only you are paid $30/hour and have a guaranteed 30 hours/week, but they will train you? All for a college student in Accounting?? Obviously too good to be true in my situation, so I decided to try and see where "Betty" worked at, and I asked.
"Betty" simply responds with, "knitexpressinc". Now, I had applied to a few Data Entry positions, but none of them for $30/hour, and none of them at "knitexpressinc". A quick Google search only reveals an "Express Knit Inc". Well I doubt "Betty" would misspell their own company, and Express Knit Inc is based in California. I live in NE Florida, and the phone number texting me has an area code of W Florida.
So after finding nothing on the company, I responded that I had never applied at a "knitexpressinc" and if they had a web page I could visit so that I could learn more about the company, that would be great. Now I responded relatively quickly, but it took Betty a whole day to simply respond with a link and an explanation that, "it's under upgrading". Of course, the link leads to nowhere.
That's the end of my post. Just a remainder to remain vigilant in your job search and to not be afraid to ask questions. If it seems to good to be true it probably is. Now then, what should I say next to "Betty"?
Submitted May 17, 2019 at 10:34AM by TotalChaos935 http://bit.ly/2VGtpF4
