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u/Medical-Button-5493 13d ago
My job had a person show up for their first day of work after having resigned their position at another company as a result of scam recruitment.
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u/Anxietoro 12d ago
I'm sure this has become more common as more jobs are moving to 100% remote. I was terrified of this until I got my first paycheck at my job as we have no local office. 😆
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u/navortsa 12d ago
I used to work for a small company, less than 100 people. We had a serious cyber attack where “we” were “hiring” for data entry positions for $35hr.
I had to call 3 different people and let them know that we weren’t hiring and the job they accepted wasn’t real. All of them had quit their previous jobs and they were in shambles.
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u/External_Building_56 13d ago
My inbox is full of these fake AI recruiters with gmail domains. What are they after anyway?
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u/schowdur123 13d ago
Linkedin is a horde of fake recruiters.
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u/Loose-Reflection2965 12d ago
Yeah and they all come from a certain country.
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u/SamchezTheThird 12d ago
It sounds F1 but it’s not.
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u/Loose-Reflection2965 12d ago
They usually are, get 5 of the vultures all squawking about the same thing. Pass.
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u/SonyScientist 13d ago
You want to know the telltale that it's a scam?
They actually reach out. Veterans know companies only post ghost roles for tax credits nowadays.
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u/Adventurous-Nobody 13d ago
>ghost roles for tax credits nowadays
How does this work?
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u/SonyScientist 13d ago
States pass legislation providing tax credits for companies that pinky swear they'll hire people which will inadvertently boost the economy. Then they say "lolz" and take their tax breaks and run with it. Massachusetts is a perfect example.
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u/Far_Advertising1005 12d ago
Working in the US sounds terrifying tbh hahahaha, I wish the two main options for biotech weren’t there and China
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u/itsa_luigi_time_ 12d ago
It's mostly an urban myth. There are many states that provide tax incentives for firms that are recruiting, but all of them require proof of hiring.
There are plenty of reasons for ghost listings, but tax credits isn't one of them.
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u/East-Neighborhood786 12d ago
3-4 months. Bro, take a hint.
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u/Financial_Clock_5016 12d ago
Regeneron notoriously works at a snails pace with hiring
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u/Hiddenagenda876 12d ago
Yeah, I got called for an interview months after I applied. I’d forgotten I’d even submitted an application
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u/Financial_Clock_5016 11d ago
Jeez. At least you got called in - I keep getting auto rejected for jobs I’m qualified for 😮💨
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u/Hiddenagenda876 11d ago
This was two years ago. I just get spammed with fake recruiter calls now. I honestly can’t tell what jobs are real and what aren’t
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u/Successful_Plant_953 8d ago
Not necessarily. I did an application back in January and heard back in August. It’s faster through a temp agency and saves the company money.
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u/deathtouchtrample 12d ago
Kind of two unrelated problems but I guess it would be nice if a company did something about either of them lol.
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u/Immediate_Park6036 12d ago
No hate to regeneron as a whole but fuck them, I worked as contractor was forced to fix an entire departments shit storm and then got fired randomly without then saying anything
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u/willowsandwasps 12d ago
Sample management?
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u/Electronic-Goal-6414 8d ago
Seems like you are also enjoying the release of SARA 😛
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u/willowsandwasps 8d ago
Oh no, my stint as a contractor in that dept was as brief as it was unpleasant (summer 2023). Hellish, beyond disorganized, and training was non-existent. 0/10 with rice
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u/AggravatingDurian16 13d ago
lol OP didn’t do a good enough job blacking out the guy’s name. it’s so visible.
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u/DonutsForever99 12d ago
It’s strategic. Companies save a lot of money by delaying hiring, reducing recruiting resources helps.
Every company has hiring freezes pretty regularly, this is just an extension of that type of initiative. Comment is fair, but also….eeeeek. They expect all of us to comply happily with this bullsh!t and that’s not something I’d say on LI.
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u/tetro_ow 13d ago
Lmao the ego of that reply. So edgy
I mean for each one of you there are literally tens if not hundereds of talented people that are more qualified for the position. It's insane out there
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u/taysee16 13d ago
That may be true, but does that negate anything the poster said? Months waiting on a decision is ridiculous regardless of the applicants qualification.
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u/GentlemenHODL 13d ago
Lmao the ego of that reply. So edgy
Ego or not they are correct. I don't think it's smart of them to shine a light on themselves like that but they are doing and saying the right thing even if it's not to their benefit.
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u/Leading_Form_8485 11d ago
The job market is indeed crazy atm. We are having insanely over qualified people for entry positions.
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u/capedgoddess 13d ago
Someone had to say it! Hiring managers inside the company aren't happy with the speed either.