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quickymart

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#2576027 29-Sep-2020 18:49

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2176488156/?refId=cdf0c3e7-49fc-4605-acdc-ec950340500c

Another one of these ones that sounds too good to be true...what do you think?

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#2576074 29-Sep-2020 19:03

quickymart:

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2176488156/?refId=cdf0c3e7-49fc-4605-acdc-ec950340500c

Another one of these ones that sounds too good to be true...what do you think?

Too good to be true. If you google search the advertiser's name in quotes, you'll find nothing about them, you'll just find their ads across numerous job websites.

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#2576108 29-Sep-2020 19:35

Sounds like an outbound call centre / telemarketing. Get paid based on the number of sales you make. Steer well clear.

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#2576116 29-Sep-2020 19:54

Same ad is posted all over the world, including the US and Canada.

Just google "Participating in Paid Studies, Data Entry agent,"

It could be a money laundering scheme, or "mule" job forwarding illegal items.

Ask for their address, and use Google to find if the address is a "virtual" office, meaning that they are renting a shared office space.

Also google their phone number to see if that brings back weird results.

I'd beware.

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#2591484 24-Oct-2020 18:12

How are people finding the job market out there? I'm still on the hunt, but hell it's tough at the moment. Not only are there bugger all listings, but (most likely thanks to coronavirus) there are heaps more applicants than before.

I applied for one role on Seek that told me "you may be a strong applicant". I didn't get it - but probably neither did any of the 327 other people that applied :O

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#2612248 28-Nov-2020 14:03

quickymart:

How are people finding the job market out there? I'm still on the hunt, but hell it's tough at the moment. Not only are there bugger all listings, but (most likely thanks to coronavirus) there are heaps more applicants than before.

I applied for one role on Seek that told me "you may be a strong applicant". I didn't get it - but probably neither did any of the 327 other people that applied :O

There's a lot of demand for building workers/tradies - anything like that appeal?

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#2612250 28-Nov-2020 14:07

I know this won't help your situation, but perhaps others who stumble onto this thread.

The job market last week substantially picked up in Wellington, as government agency are trying to spend money before the end of the year, lest they lose it.

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#2612252 28-Nov-2020 14:11

For training you may want to check out the Xero Youtube thread, as there's a lot of material there. Xero, being started in New Zealand, is very popular (as is Microsoft Office advanced skills)

Here's the Xero Youtube channel. They are prolific posters. (I'm not affliated)

Adding a line to your CV saying, "In my free time, I'm often on watching Xero training videos, and have attended some of their free webinars." could help you stand out.

https://www.youtube.com/c/xero/playlists

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#2680019 24-Mar-2021 21:12

Sorry for the late update, I did get a new job in the end. Still in training but it's definitely a step up from my last role.

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