Paying for Training or Employment Search
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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.