I almost got scammed
I use freelancer.com occasionally. I applied for a content writing/copy typing job.
The recruiter got in touch with me and I was required to give a demo. All good, demo given, selected for the job.
The 'manager' of this company, Data Plus contacted me and asked sent over their PowerPoint for new hires. When I went through it, a couple red flags popped up.
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They said they were very strict on correct grammar usage, punctuation and spelling. The PowerPoint itself was full of these exact errors.
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They mentioned 'we never cheat our customers or employees' - why would one have to put this in the presentation?
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It was pay to work. They required people the equivalent of Canadian $75 to get registered with the company, without with jobs couldn't be given out. The first assignment was supposed to be typing 100 pages in six days with over 90% accuracy, otherwise you wouldn't be paid. If you did well, you get paid Canadian $200 for 6 days of work. A pretty attractive offer, beermoney wise.
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I googled their company and several people mentioned that it's a huge scam. People paid money, the company sent out a job and completely disappeared when it came payment time.
Just posting this here as a warning to anyone who has applied/been contacted to work with them. Please please google who you work for, especially if they need you to pay upfront.
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