Re-publish old job advertisements ... searching for followers' likes
Personal accounts on "communication" that profit from "fake jobs"
You should verify the source of the employment announcement before communicating with the employer.
From the source
Shatha Al-Naqbi: "Posting false advertisements for vacancies harms the company's reputation."
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Job seekers reported that they were exposed to great embarrassment after they were led by announcements about the existence of "job opportunities" published on social media platforms, indicating that they had contacted the advertisers, and it was found that the advertisement is old or incorrect.
A human resources manager in a private company confirmed that he had received many calls from job seekers to inquire about jobs that the company had announced about six months ago.
And «Emirates Today» monitored advertisements for vacant jobs on social media platforms, especially «Facebook» and «Instagram», which are accounts for people, not parties.
The owners of these accounts re-publish old advertisements for “vacant jobs” in major companies, or they re-publish advertisements taken from newspaper websites, in search of profit through the interaction of followers.
The owner of a personal account published an advertisement, in which he said that a well-known institution needs "security guards."
The salary was set at 3000 dirhams, asking those who find themselves competent to communicate with him through comments, without specifying the application mechanism, the institution's website, or any other details.
Although the comments on the post exceeded 150 comments within hours, the account owner did not respond to any of them.
There is another announcement about the existence of vacancies for girls, in a large hotel, and the advertiser specified the method of communication through private chat (Messenger), calling on followers to publish the advertisement and place "likes" on it.
Tharwat Jamal (a job seeker) said that he came to the country on a visit visa about two months ago, and that he is constantly following job advertisements posted on Facebook, hoping to find work that suits him.
He added that he wrote to a large number of advertisers via WhatsApp, the attached e-mail, or Messenger.
However, he did not receive a response from the advertisers.
Hossam Ibrahim (a job seeker) stated that the circumstances of the Corona pandemic prompted him to search for a vacant job through advertisements published in newspapers or published on social media platforms, especially Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
He emphasized that a large number of job advertisements, especially on Facebook and Instagram, are not real, or outdated, adding that the owners of these accounts publish them to increase the number of fans of their pages.
He said: "I found more than one advertisement on social media platforms, and whenever I tried to open the links attached to it, it became clear that the jobs were old, or that they were taken from newspapers."
Yusef Muhammad (a job seeker) said: “After a long experience with social media ads, I am no longer chased after them, especially since I was very embarrassed, due to a number of published advertisements. That the jobs were really vacant .. but about a year ago, and they were filled.
For his part, the director of human resources in a private company, Abdul Rahman Alaa, confirmed that "some accounts on (Social Media) promote advertisements for old jobs."
He added: “A few days ago, we were surprised by many calls from job seekers, after one of the accounts published an old advertisement for the company, about the existence of vacant jobs for it.
We used to repeat the same phrases with every communication.
But the worse is that many of the callers thought that we were responsible for re-publishing the advertisement, which caused us a great embarrassment. ”
Alaa called on job seekers to confirm the source of the advertisement and the date of its publication before communicating with the employer.
He also urged them to search reliable sites, such as newspaper sites or the companies themselves, by entering their social media pages.
A member of the Federal National Council, Shatha Al-Naqbi, stated that “publishing false advertisements about vacancies harms the company's reputation when it appears that the advertisement is old and that there are no vacancies for it, because the job seeker will focus on evaluating the company, and it is considered that its announcement is misleading, and will not Turns to the advertiser on his page.
Al-Naqbi called on job seekers to be careful with the ads posted on the personal pages of social media, by returning to the websites of the advertisers, or by making a phone call to them.
• A personal account that posted an advertisement about a well-known institution’s need for security guards with a salary of 3000 dirhams .. He did not specify the name or address of the institution.
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