Career Builder ripoff They clearly don't screen anything, and don't seem to care about all the scams on their site. Internet
Career Builder does have legitimate job postings.
However, they also have a lot of "non-jobs" - absurd and bizarre listings designed to get people's attention that don't really have a job behind them. A recent (June 2005) listing included these "jobs" (sic):
"Go Yankees"
"How to Annoy Your Co-Workers" (THAT'S real smart)
and
"Sick of Folding Clothes?"
More insidiously, they also allow "career counselors" to post totally false job listings that are simply a mechanism for those organizations to get your resume and personal information, which is then used to solicit your business. One organization, called "Executive Career Moves" does this on Career Builder, listing "Marketing Management" positions. But if you respond, they try to get you to come into one of their offices for an "interview" and sell you a "career package" costing many thousands of dollars, and not pertaining to ANY actual job. Charlatans!
BEWARE of any and all listings on Career Builder. They clearly don't screen anything, and don't seem to care about all the scams on their site.
David
Princeton, New Jersey
U.S.A.
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Ally
Savannah,Georgia,
U.S.A.
career builder.com and others alike
#2Consumer Suggestion
Wed, August 03, 2005
Careerbuilder.com and other such websites never screen. Most of the jobs are either staffing agencies trying to get your business or some goofy scam add. When you searching these types of websites you just need to be prepared for this. Its on all of the job posting websites I have seen. Because of this it makes it hard on us job seekers. I have resorted to faxing to numerous local businesses my resume and cover letter. They can come to me instead of me trying to hunt them down.
All the junk is to be expected on the internet, sadly!