There is a lot of speculation about Craigslist and both the type of Jobs found here as well as the type of applicant found here. I haven’t had a problem with either for the most part.
Let’s start with Job Postings on Craigslist. There seems to be some speculation on what’s an actual job posting and what is a scam. There are the three golden rules that I use.
(1) Occasionally there is the posting that is phishing for personal information for Identity Theft, but any ad that has a phone number or address or company name in it is usually a good one.
(2) Also any ad from a Gmail, Yahoo, Live etc. account I would consider bogus. Any ad that has an actual domain to it is an actual position. I would be wary of the confidential postings, any company that will secretly hire someone’s replacement will do that to you, and one day you’re going to show up to work and they have your replacement hired and you out of that job.
(3) Some ads just sounds too good to be true, usually this is the case, however ads are designed to sound good and get people interested. If it meets the requirements in 1 and 2 above then it might be something that you want to check into.
Before you flag a posting check to see if it is a legitimate posting. If you recognize the company and you want to do them harm flagging the posting doesn’t really do anything. They’ll just repost it and it’s easier to repost an ad than flag one. You can post a “Re:” to it and call them out, that usually works well, or better yet post your RANTs about the company in the Rants and Raves section.
What about the Job Seekers, if you’re posting your resume on Craigslist I can (and so does everyone else) understand that you don’t want to put a phone number, address, etc. At least put a first name, and don’t write a paragraph, cut and paste your resume into the posting.
You are going to get spammed by companies that are looking to hire everyone and some that are phishing for personal information. If the email does not come from a domain or have a link to an actual website then feel free to mark it as spam.
When you come in for an interview at least wear business casual attire. I know that Craigslist doesn’t have the highest caliber jobs but you should at least dress semi-appropriately. Bring a hard copy of your resume and expect to fill out an application.
You should also practice the interview before showing up, do some research about the company (at least know what it is that they do). Get the 50 standard interview questions and rehearse your answers to each of them. You can find those questions by a quick Google search.
When the interview is done and they tell you what the next step is I suggest closing with the “besides (whatever it is) what is holding me back from getting hired?” That’ll give you a better overview of the process.
Some other good sources for finding employment in Las Vegas are:
· The Job Finder (Can be found at most gas stations)
· Las Vegas Jobs Today (Can also be found at most gas stations)
· Jobing.com
· Yahoo HotJobs
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