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02/15/2013
The CFBAI is a national advertising self-regulation program of the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
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11/19/2011
As we enter the holiday season, retailers are adding hundreds of thousands of temporary jobs. The National Retail Federation estimates 500,000 people will get holiday jobs. Challenger, Gray and Christmas, a well-known outsourcing firm, puts the number at 600,000. Toys R Us has said it might hire 45,000 holiday employees, while some retailers have said they'll hire up to 30 percent more seasonal workers than last year.
There's a double-edged sword, however, to this good news for people desperate to find a job, even a temporary one. First, given high unemployment, the competition for these jobs will be fierce. Second, crooks follow the headlines and have already been perpetrating new and creative scams on the unemployed. They may step up their efforts during the holidays.
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10/28/2011
President Obama recently announced a plan to add jobs for veterans in the health care industry.
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04/08/2011
Looking for a job? You may want to consider moving to one of the top ten best states to make a living.
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02/25/2011
The economy may be getting better, but federal workers fear a blow to their pocketbooks with recent speculation of a government shutdown. What really happens if the government shuts down?
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01/25/2011
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) issued a press release last week alerting businesses of scam emails coming from online job postings.
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09/01/2010
As the unemployment rate hovers around 10 percent, the Better Business Bureau warns that scammers are preying on the unemployed.
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07/21/2010
Consumers looking for jobs online should be wary of advertisements that might imply a guarantee of employment or a specific salary.
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02/01/2010
How Potential Employees May Use the Web to Write Fake Resumes
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12/15/2009
US Fidelis, a company that helps consumers find affordable car insurance quotes, laid off many of its employees at its call center on Monday.
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08/03/2009
As the unemployment rate rises, so does the threat of scams targeting job seekers. BBB warns job hunters to be extremely cautious in their search for work because scammers are out to take advantage of them.
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03/25/2003
Perhaps you've seen the advertisements in the classified section of the newspapers advertising job vacancies with the U.S. Government or U.S. Postal Service. Scam artists behind these ads offer, for a fee, to help job seekers find and apply for federal jobs. Some companies try to confuse consumers by using names that sound like government agencies, such as, U.S. Agency for Career Advancement; or the Postal Employment Service. Consumers should know that information about federal job vacancies are available free from the federal government.
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