I recently visited the Hitachi Canada website and found this FRAUD ALERT.
However, I think the information is transferable to all job seekers, job websites adn employers
Important Notice!
Due to a rise of fraudulent job offers posted on job websites,
please use caution when applying to Hitachi Group company job postings outside
of the application process. The postings may appear
legitimate with unauthorized use of Hitachi trademarks and copyright material. Some common sign
that a job posting is a scam include:
- Request to cash fraudulent checks and monetary transfers
- Correspondence from e-mail accounts such as Google, Yahoo!, AOL, Hotmail
- Misspellings and grammatical errors
- "Get rich quick" language
- Failure to list specific location for the job
- Request for Social Security Number or financial information
legitimate with unauthorized use of Hitachi trademarks and copyright material. Some common sign
that a job posting is a scam include:
- Request to cash fraudulent checks and monetary transfers
- Correspondence from e-mail accounts such as Google, Yahoo!, AOL, Hotmail
- Misspellings and grammatical errors
- "Get rich quick" language
- Failure to list specific location for the job
- Request for Social Security Number or financial information