Warning issued to job hunters after rise in scams offering fraudulent CV-writing services
The scam that many job hunters are falling for online
- LinkedIn has issued a warning to users about a significant increase in job scams, particularly those offering CV writing or improvement services.
- Over a third of job scams reported on the platform globally now involve these CV services, which often provide poor quality results, use artificial intelligence, and can compromise personal information.
- Scammers frequently attempt to move conversations off the LinkedIn platform and are five times more likely to be outside a job seeker's direct network.
- The alert comes ahead of the typical annual September recruitment surge, a period when job seekers, especially new graduates, may be more vulnerable.
- Other data corroborates this trend, with Lloyds Banking Group reporting a 237 per cent increase in 'advanced fee' job scams since the start of the year.