Hello everyone. I apologize if this isn't the place for this, but I am just looking for some guidance, and I always see great people on this sub.
So I have been applying like crazy for jobs in the Orlando, FL area. I have been using sites like Indeed, ZipRecruiter, as well as individual sites for companies.
Last week, I applied for a Data Entry position on Indeed for a decent sized company (will remain nameless for now). The job fits well within my resume, as I have worked as a medical office coordinator as well as a research specialist, so it isn't out of the realm of possibility that I garner interest from them.
Here is where the "too good to be true" part comes in. It is a work-from-home position. Completely flexible as to what hours and how many hours you work. The pay seems quite high to me, as I've been low-middle class my whole life. Training pay is $24/hour, and bumps up to $28/hour after training is complete. And, after sending in my application and getting a response to set up an interview time, they give me an info letter about the job that says they will send me a MacBook (complete with software I will need to work with) and a printer to complete the job, at no cost to me whatsoever. I know, seems pretty awesome.
I am rightfully suspicious. Like I said, I have applied for a ton of jobs recently, and a bunch of them have proved to be not reputable or not what they seem on the outside after a quick Google search or reading some reviews on GlassDoor. However, I do as much research as I can think of on this position. I looked into the company itself, and it is a real, publicly traded company. I looked into the person who sent me the email originally, and found her on the company's website as well as LinkedIn, both showing the position she claims to have. I looked into the position itself, and found nothing. I have found reviews of the company and various jobs within it, but nothing specific about a Data Entry position from home. Reviews for the company as a whole were generally favorable, though.
Cautiously, I set up an interview time. No private information was given at all, beyond what is included in my resume. She informs me that we will be conducting the interview through Google Hangouts. Nothing too fishy yet.
The day of the interview comes, and I log onto Gmail to go in the interview. I am expecting a video conference call, so I am dressed to impress. The interview was at 11am, and I was signed in and ready to go at 10:45am. She did not come to the interview until about 11:50am, where she apologized for the delay. No reason given.
She then informs me that the entirety of the interview will be a typing/chat interview, as I will be doing a lot of typing in the position and they need to evaluate my skills. I guess this is fair, but this is rather unconventional in my experience. But, like I said, nothing too fishy so far, so I participate.
All the questions were standard interview questions really, nothing too out of the ordinary. I am able to ask her questions after, and she answers them to the best of her ability. During this portion, she informed me that this work-from-home position is brand new, as they have expanded their software as their company has grown. After the interview concludes, she asks for something to verify my identity and my address, but nothing more. I send her a scan of my driver's license. Felt a little strange about it, but I did not provide anything that I felt they could steal my identity from.
Today, I received an offer letter from the HR department, congratulating me on being hired. All I had to do was sign the letter (which outlined pay and the benefits package) and send it back. I did so. We will see what happens next.
To break it down, here are the pros and cons:
Pros: job flexibility, work from home, pay is great. If this was a scam of some kind, I cannot figure out the endgame, or why they would wait so long to pull the trigger (this process has taken about a week now). The company and employees check out, and I verified their address on the letter with their headquarters. All legit.
Cons: This process seems really strange to me. I did not talk to anyone via phone or video at all. The pay and job perks seem to good to be true. Their emails contain some (not a ton, but noticeable) typos.
I'm really at a loss for if this is a legitimate job. Am I crazy to think it is? Am I crazy to think it isn't? I'll be happy to answer questions or clarify on anything that I can.
TL;DR: I got a job offer from a company that is basically too good to be true, they haven't asked for any private info yet, the application/interview process is strange, and I cannot tell if they are for real or not.
EDIT: Called their customer service line, was able to get a direct line to HR. Spoke with an HR rep, and he informed me that this was, in fact a scam. Thank you so much for the sound advice everyone. Back to the job hunt I go.
Submitted January 02, 2018 at 12:10PM by KonceptioN2 http://ift.tt/2CwN9Ri
