Employment Scam Safety

Employer Tips:

• Ensure secure, clear communication to your staff on how you'll request personal private information updates or confirmations.
• Benefit enrollment and HR vendor exploitation schemes are big threat themes so be sure to communicate and train employees and applicants to be on the lookout for fakes and doppelgangers.
• Regularly update platforms and require robust authentication methods for employees and applicants to access profiles and work with IT to provide updated best practices.

Employee Tips:

• You can always check with HR directly before clicking any links or providing updated personal private information.
• Never use links provided in an email or digital communication...go direct to the portal or provide the information via a known secure means.
• Train regularly to spot employment scams and increase your overall cybersecurity posture...this training should be provided by your employer at least annually.

Job Seeker Tips:

• Look out for fake job postings and unsolicited offers asking for personal private information before you start your role.
• Any job listing asking or requiring payment before you start to cover background check cost or other fees is fake...no legitimate organization operates in this manner.
• Research the company! Check to see if there's a legitimate website, reviews, and any incorporated history with local municipalities.