Is this remote job offer from a big company a scam?
Unusually rapid hiring processes and requests for bizarre introductory tasks — like visiting a car dealership for a nominal fee — are typical red flags of recruitment fraud. These odd requirements leave candidates suspicious and unable to verify if the outreach is legitimate, preventing them from safely moving forward with the employment opportunity.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Verifying the recruiter's email domain
- 2Checking the legitimacy of interviewers on LinkedIn
- 3Asking for advice from peers online about hiring practices
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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- 7Why are job boards full of impossible roles and ghost listings?
- 3Should I take an internal job transfer for more pay?