Giselle
Any City,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, October 08, 2008
Craigslist is used by a lot of legitimate employers because its quick, convenient and in most cities, free. And if not, free, the cost is a lot less than running a newspaper ad or putting something on monster. Having said that, I will also say that here are A LOT of bogus job ads on Craigslist. I've wasted time applying for jobs only to find out is a scammer. You just have to be careful. I have found that the ads that have a gmail address are generally bogus and the ads that ask you to apply at a bizarre website, like 3ksjfgfdkdj.com (this is just a made-up exmple) are fake. I always check the registration when the ad takes me to an unknown website and generally I find the site has been registered somewhere like Singapore OR, the owner is hiding behind a private registration to mask his/her identity. Thos ads I flag and I definitely do not apply.