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Paying for Training or Employment Search

Watch out for employers that try to make you pay fees to get a job. No real employer or employment agency should ask you to pay a fee before you start working.

Beware of  employers who ask you to pay for the following services as a condition of employment:

  • specialized job training in exchange for ‘guaranteed’ employment
  • prepayment for materials or supplies
  • background or credit checks
  • application processing fees
  • transportation costs

Also beware of emails or calls from so-called employment agencies telling you they have been asked by an employer to “screen” you for a particular job.

These agencies may pressure you to sign a contract and pay an administration fee for their job placement service. You might never hear from the company again, or will be given a list of referral companies that have never heard of the phoney agency and have no work to offer.

Useful Websites

16 Common Job Search Scams and How to Protect Yourself