Job Offer - No Interview?

Starbordsie

Hi all,

I applied for a part-time position that I found on a reputable job board. I googled the company and the person I was to send the application to. The company exists and the contact person has a Linkedin profile with plenty of information.

Anyway, he contacted me today, and offered me the job. No interview, no telephone call, just email. This just doesn't seem right at all. Contracts were emailed to me but obviously I haven't signed them.

Am I right to be suspicious?

wexie

depends really, what's the job?

Is it possible they got feedback on you from a mutual acquaintance? or via Linkedin?

Starbordsie

wexie wrote: »

depends really, what's the job?

Is it possible they got feedback on you from a mutual acquaintance? or via Linkedin?

It's data entry. Possibly, I don't know. But I'm not that hot a prospect that I'd be getting job offers just flung at me!

Pay is less than minimum wage. Also, work from home. That makes it seem more scammy. But these people aren't hiding, they are findable.

Starbordsie

Oh, if anyone has some insight, I'll happily PM you job details and parts of the emails if you want to have a look.

I started another thread today about the fact that I really need a job, but I'm definitely not so desperate that I will take something dodgy.

Nino Brown

Whats the potential downside of accepting? Do they want you to pay for anything?

dodderangler

Gotten one or two of them ages ago off a human of some sort.
I'd e working from home and just had to write out emails he'd sen me to send out. And then saying he'd pay in advance and to lodge cheques and crap. Or he'd to give me 3 weeks wages in cheque form and if I lodged it in my account it'd bounce or something and I'd e screwed.
Sounds like the same scam

Starbordsie

Nino Brown wrote: »

Whats the potential downside of accepting? Do they want you to pay for anything?

No, of course not, heh.

Nino Brown

I'm not sure how it's a scam then. Generally for it to be a scam they have to be getting something from you, so what do you have to lose by accepting?

Starbordsie

dodderangler wrote: »

Gotten one or two of them ages ago off a human of some sort.

Did you just get sent the email randomly, or did you apply?

I mean, I've got spammy job offer emails before that are really obvious.

I've arranged to meet before proceeding further.

Starbordsie

Nino Brown wrote: »

I'm not sure how it's a scam then. Generally for it to be a scam they have to be getting something from you, so what do you have to lose by accepting?

Good point.

Whosthis

can you pm me the details please op?

Starbordsie

Sure.

Starbordsie

I've had time to think about it and my gut is just telling me it's not right. I've arranged to meet the guy tomorrow but I'm probably not going to take up the offer. I'll get a job somewhere else hopefully!

Bepolite

Bear in mind if the job is casual and from home sometimes the employer will take the attitude; if they don't do it they don't get paid, so why bother jumping through the hoops of interviewing?

The risk is you work without being paid. Go with your gut.

zetalambda

Starbordsie wrote: »

Hi all,

I applied for a part-time position that I found on a reputable job board. I googled the company and the person I was to send the application to. The company exists and the contact person has a Linkedin profile with plenty of information.

Anyway, he contacted me today, and offered me the job. No interview, no telephone call, just email. This just doesn't seem right at all. Contracts were emailed to me but obviously I haven't signed them.

Am I right to be suspicious?

Maybe you were the only applicant and the guy is so desperate for someone to do his donkey work that at this stage he'd accept someone with only 2 fingers. Who knows? Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Starbordsie

zetalambda wrote: »

Maybe you were the only applicant and the guy is so desperate for someone to do his donkey work that at this stage he'd accept someone with only 2 fingers.

I feel so special! :pac:

murphym7

The old adage applies “ if it looks too good to be true it probably is”.

Seriously folks, does anyone really think this is on the level? If anyone does, I have some magic beans for sale over on Adverts.ie

wexie

Considering everything, and the less than minimum wage I doubt it's on the level one way or the other.
Is it a scam though? I guess the only way to find out would be to take the job and see where it leads.

Hard to say what to do really, I guess it mostly depends on how stuck OP is for the job, or how much he wants to know what this is about?

Farmer Pudsey

If it is only data entry and this employer only wants someone tempory or part time he may not want to waste his time doing multiple interviews. it is quite possible that the meeting to arrange work is an interview as well, if he thinks you are capable of doing the job and it is piece or rate work he has little to lose rather than going through the process of interviewing 3-10 people for what is only part time work

He may also know that his operation has high staff turnover in this job, that is that employees in this position always move on when a better offer happens and again rather than spending a few days interviewing he give a good look at the CV/application forms picks the workers that suits meets them and if he thinks they can do the job gives it to them. All done and dusted in a day rather than making a big deal out of what may be fairly simple work.

Starbordsie

Hmmm, well they have offices which if I take it I'll be working at once a week.

Starbordsie

Well, I took the job. It's just a part-time temp thing for a few months so I have nothing to lose really. If it doesn't work out, I'm in college and finishing around the same time as the job will end, so I can just leave it off my CV.

Thanks for all your input!

wexie

Starbordsie wrote: »

Well, I took the job. It's just a part-time temp thing for a few months so I have nothing to lose really. If it doesn't work out, I'm in college and finishing around the same time as the job will end, so I can just leave it off my CV.

Thanks for all your input!

Good luck, hope it works out well for you.