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0:00 Bait & Switch
1:31 Fake Beginnings
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5:32 Open Market
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[@CamJames]

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[@MarcillaSmith]

And the kicker: there ain't no, "ok, now here's what you should be doing, instead." IOW, you can still go to a legit school, get legit credentials, have legit experience, do this due diligence to avoid the (blatant) scams, and still end up with nothing to show for it. And even the "legit" employers out there use fake job listings and lie to their employees in order to pay them less than they owe. You ask me, the robots can't take this world over fast enough.

[@CamJames]

@@MarcillaSmith all excellent points. the entire system feels like a scam far too often. even after years of grinding to get your "dream" job, you can be cut in a heartbeat on a whim of executive leadership and have to start all over. just happened to me twice in one year.

[@williscox6025]

😊

[@u-moya3304]

@@MarcillaSmith yeah for sure, I graduated, and just wanted to find an in between job so I can start earning money as I applied (and waited, and prayed) to graduate school. It was a mess, but I applied to like 40, used some sketchy websites which I totally regretted using after the desperation passed. Did like a few interviews, never got contacted by many, and am going on 12 months with no job. I'm like 70 percent sure that most of those jobs were fake listings. Luckily i did get into grad school. But even then Im gonna go into it being smarter than undergrad and get more varied jobs on the side, because I have no idea if the fields that are typically for my degree will accessible or even around by the time i finish. But i try not to go down that spiral of doom.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Hi, for your stories (and I don't even know if I have anything juicy enough to submit that I haven't already shared in the comments, lol), what sort of info are you looking for? Like, are you wanting to make it a sort of "storytime" thing (like I see with those who cover MLM's), or shorter stories that are just a paragraph or two? Speaking of scams...since you did a video on MLM's, would that also be an acceptable story subject?

[@margaesperanza]

The biggest scam in the creative industry is doing a “design test”, get rejected, and see your test become a full-fledged campaign. The advertising industry does this A LOT.

[@Justauri-asdfghjkl]

Omg this has happened to me!!

[@CamJames]

yep. everything you do inside that building (or even via email) is no longer yours. whether you're an employee or not.

[@eddythefool]

Oh yeah, especially contests. Always read the terms and conditions when entering a creativity contest since a lot of them own everything you sent them as soon as you send it.

[@dogdog4173]

Please make a video about this comment

[@TheCrogun]

I work in social media and legit stopped applying to jobs that ask me for this especially if it's during the application. Biggest read flag I ever saw was "create 3 memes/post that fit with our current content". And this was on the application.

[@ayomideakinsiku7892]

You would apply on popular job sites and all of a sudden your email becomes a dump for phishing emails.

[@CamJames]

yep, been there

[@ItsGiving99]

Factsss!!!!

[@simplydesigns7230]

That’s exactly what I am going through 😢

[@ayomideakinsiku7892]

@@simplydesigns7230 it only gets better. Believe 💪🏽

[@oliviaants268]

so annoying omg

[@Lola-km3bs]

FYI if you use a jobsite like INDEED etc. Search for the job you want, then go directly to the company site to apply for the position. I suggest to never apply via 3rd party, unless you're certain!!

[@CamJames]

i always go direct, but LinkedIn is usually solid. they have better Easy Apply functionality at least

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

Yeah, I started doing that and it's actually a lot better to talk to people in the company vs...Indeed.

[@MsShaunde]

I agree! I always do this! I used to apply through indeed and get so many scam emails and calls. Plus sometimes when u lookup the company, the job isn’t even listed on the company site, but it’s on indeed.

[@JayniceOO7]

@@CamJamesmy friend apply at so many jobs via LinkedIn and received a lot of spam calls and emails.

[@ejchelette5986]

I'm a manager at a retail store. I get calls almost every day from folks looking for jobs that aren't available but are listed on various sites. I once had an applicant for MY job position. It's the Wild West out there. Use the company's official site to be sure.

[@sunxnes]

Worst part about scams is that not enough people report them because they’re embarrassed to say they were scammed. Millennials especially

[@nothanks9503]

Report it to who??

[@sunxnes]

@@nothanks9503Federal Trade Commission and State equivalent. Same place he was getting the data from.

[@Dr.juiceboxtv]

@@nothanks9503Usually if it’s on a digital platform like Indeed, you can report fraudulent listings to them

[@Originalman144]

True. And even when people do report it, they don’t call out the scam or screenshot. People need to be called out! Show the email, the name, the picture, etc. Don’t mark it out for their privacy.

[@nothanks9503]

@@Originalman144 and what risk additional legal troubles you couldn’t win anyway

[@breathe-2am]

I was unemployed october- march. Legit lowest period of my life, had to move back in w my parents and everything. Submitted over 250 job applications, got one interview in january. At the end of the interview i was told 'actually we arent hiring anymore, i just wanted you to come in for an interview'. Had somehow keep a smile on my face bc i didnt want them to lose my number completely (i was desperate). Two weeks ago i got a job i actually really like, and when i got my first paycheck i cried bc my bank account was in triple digits. Shits rough out here. Anyone on the application grind, stay strong- this shit is not fair at all, and at this point we all know it.

[@CamJames]

this story sums up the feeling perfectly. i had to ask my last job for an advance on my first check because they took forever to pay me and i was about to be broke.

[@TI.T.O]

I hope you make it in your journey, wishing you all the best.

[@BrianGivensYtube]

I’ve been looking for a job for 5 months now and it’s bleak. 95% ghostings and 5% rejections. I swear some of these jobs want me to be an astronaut that speaks 4 languages and some are just fake jobs. Thanks for talking about this Cam.

[@CamJames]

no problem Brian. I've been in your shoes and it really sucks. it was a weird combo of depressing and feeling...disrespected for me.

[@DatBoiOrly]

I'm in the welding industry here in the UK damn some of these applications want 10 years of welding experience minimum, fully qualified in safety & all my welding certs & I'm only 22 how!? & Then they have the gal to say "personal experience doesn't matter" i' honestly so pissed with job searches it makes my blood boil.

[@honestfriend767]

Call these companies don’t let them ghost you. “Hi, I applied a month ago. I’m calling to check on the status of my application”

[@tnadinet159]

2 degrees, speak 3 languages…change my curriculum vitae for 1000 times…check all boxes for being a she/he/it/alien/pussy/sofa….coloured women…immigrant…still looking for a job

[@ekatlind]

I’m in a similar situation. I’ve been job searching since December, applying to 2-10 jobs every week, and all I have to show for it is three failed interviews and spam emails and calls about fake jobs. Feels so hopeless.

[@heyitsvonage2768]

It's got to be a special kind of negative karma to scam someone for trying to make money the hard way

[@CamJames]

agreed 🎯

[@strange7190]

It really is a special type of messed up, most scams exploit greed and laziness in order to trick those who don't understand life doesn't have short-cuts but stuff like that goes in with the type of messed up religious fraudsters go down. A different type of evil man

[@mobiusbelts3607]

Yeah, okay… wealth disparity is at an all high in the US; the top 10% currently own about 70% of the wealth in the country… where tf is that negative karma???

[@bruhsama3538]

@@mobiusbelts3607 it doesnt exist.

[@cosmicreef5858]

The EASY and GOOD way you mean You literally do NOT make money AT ALL if you STEAL

[@aaronmarko]

The thing is that even if you're still vigilant and you're still careful, you can absolutely still get taken in with a job scam because you're so exhausted from looking at jobs all day that when someone dangles an offer in front of you that you lose all sense of rationality and just blindly cling to it without doing your due diligence. And it can be hard to distance yourself from that mindset if you're on the verge of losing your house or your car or whatever. These people really are the absolute worst.

[@CamJames]

the absolute worst. there's no other real way to look at it. the bottom of the barrel.

[@CatgirlExplise6039]

@@CamJames I hardly doubt these are people to be honest, every single day it feels more like corporations are screwing us over so they can scam us somehow later, its awful :c

[@lordmarshmal_0643]

I've seen people say "you haven't found a job in the last few months/year so you must not want to work" To which I say mY BROTHER IN CHRIST I GOT DENIED A RETAIL SALES POSITION AT LOWE'S THE OTHER DAY AND HALF THE COMPANIES I APPLY TO FOR MY ACTUAL FIELD (comp sci) AREN'T WRITING BACK I've been trying since December, I've even resorted at this point to either just picking up a Walmart stock job or trying for somethin secretarial at my old high school

[@jennahilton8259]

I have been searching for a year. I have 2 degrees. I was rejected from Aldi for a cashier position. The current market is broken. Hopefully you get something though!

[@evasdorling7555]

So weird with Lowes, like where i live, apparently they always need people, and when you apply, it always ends up saying their schedule is full and they gonna contact you when there's space. Then, months later, no contact, they still "hiring" but still their schedule is full.

[@cheesemuffin8129]

I broke down and got a job delivering Amazon packages because nobody would contact me for Overnight Auditing jobs or they had their system AUTOMATE applications. The last straw was me applying to a job, immediately going to a list of my applies jobs, and saw I was denied in 2 seconds. They don't even read the applications and then cry about how "nobody wants to work anymore"

[@ItMeGogCO]

Have you tried any temp agencies by where you live? I was able to get a job super quick with them and eventually found a job I really love where I applied with the company directly and have been working with them for almost a year. Of course there are some useless temp agencies so you may need to apply to a couple of them, which I did but one of them, which actually gave a damn, got me a job within a day.

[@honestfriend767]

Call these companies don’t let them ghost you. “Hi, I applied a month ago. I’m calling to check on the status of my application”

[@mucholangs]

I never give my Social Security on any job application, no matter what the company is. That is a red flag.

[@ambiarock590]

You should never hand over an SSN or bank account information until the day of your first day on the job.

[@Janthony1977]

Then I guess you don’t plan to get paid. Red flag is you over 40 and still looking for a job at chic fila

[@feralcatgirl2169]

​@@Janthony1977 weird way to say that you don't respect these type of jobs but ok

[@DontCensorMuah]

- been at the same job 25 years 😂

[@Sky-bx9mn]

App sure, but I think for that part he was talking about places that pretend like they're onboarding you as an employee. For legit jobs you often need to supply your social at that stage.

[@RikoAyaka455]

My current job is temporary and ends soon and I was JUST telling somebody how I need to get online and start looking for jobs. This video is literally right on time.

[@CamJames]

be careful fam

[@scottbuck1572]

Good luck! I wish you nothing but the best and you got this! :)

[@blackpearl9504]

I gotta interview tomorrow... Lawd have mercy 😭🙏. They said it's gonna be roughly a hour long.. I'm still trying to figure out why they need to talk to me for more than 30 minutes...

[@Focus293]

There might trials to test you​@@blackpearl9504

[@fifteenbongos]

​@@blackpearl9504then there's the jobs with phases of interviews, sometimes 3-5, each an hour long...

[@e_eyster]

I feel that anyone who says they have never been scammed in their life has been scammed at least once, but never realized that it actually happened.

[@CamJames]

i agree. nobody makes it to their 30s without being scammed.

[@e_eyster]

@@CamJames Exactly. It just is did you get taken for $100 and you realize spending the next week calling your credit card company to get it fixed is not worth all of the time and hassle so they get away clean, or did you get taken for your next months rent (or more) and are now between a rock and a hard place.

[@MikuHatsune159]

Not all scams are guaranteed to be financial either. It could be identity and other personal information that should never have gotten out this way. 😓

[@Squiddy00]

People can make it through, because at the end of the such a massive component is luck. The worst part is that most don't recognize that luck played a part, and think not getting scammed was purely vigilance and therefore anyone who gets scammed deserves it.

[@jidowu6019]

Luck 😂 yea, right

[@bucanonhaley]

I wasn’t even aware of employment scams. So evil to do something like that to people who want to work or better themselves. Thanks Cam

[@CamJames]

you're very welcome, thank you for watching bro

[@freedomdude5420]

These ding-lings are give more excuses to get hack by scambailers, this should be illegal and unlike the India scammers, target old people, they can get some serious trouble by the FBI, because it is at home.

[@damnation358]

Unemployment numbers are incredibly deceptive because a lot of the time how it’s counted is by first time unemployment claims. It doesn’t take into account people that can’t claim unemployment or people who are unemployed for longer than 6 months or have given up looking for a job all together.

[@CamJames]

hence why I mentioned that the numbers are always much bigger than that. It only counts people who fit the criteria.

[@MichaelBrown-sh8yh]

I work one year on one year off only because I can 😂

[@agentsbigassforehead]

@@MichaelBrown-sh8yh If your situation allows that, that’s amazing, but unfortunately in THIS economy… most people would die hungry if they tried something like that 😹

[@MichaelBrown-sh8yh]

@@agentsbigassforehead really not my problem 😂

[@agentsbigassforehead]

@@MichaelBrown-sh8yh real shit

[@Tweetymorris5]

This is one scam that I feel is so evil. I was working at a job once that I absolutely hated. I was constantly on the verge of quitting. Every day I would envision myself talking about it in the past tense just to keep myself going. I would look at my meager savings and try to calculate how long I can survive if I quit without a new job lined up. I would apply to tens of jobs every day, getting more and more discouraged as I never heard back from any. The feeling of seeing a singular job offer pop into my inbox got my hopes up so high. Only to read it through and realize it was a scam... Like getting kicked when you're already so far down. If I didn't know any better, I probably would have jumped at the opportunity. Anything was better than the radio silence I was getting.

[@Justauri-asdfghjkl]

I been there - I feel for you

[@themaskedmaestro4699]

That was me 7 months ago. Finally took the plunge and quit since I had huge savings. It’s still stressful looking for another job but my mental health is in a much better place than when I was in my old job.

[@nothanks9503]

I had to go to therapy because I lost the ability to sleep for more than like an hour without waking up thinking about applying to jobs It turns out our brains are designed to figure out where do I get banana tomorrow not how do I get a job to pay my bills at the end of the month that basically tricks your brain into thinking you’re starving

[@CamJames]

that dance between maintaining your mental health, paying your bills, and dreaming about better things is brutal. there's no shame in losing that battle from time to time. these people are the worst of the worst.

[@noahaldoreh5323]

Currently going through this now, except my savings will only last me 1 month now.

[@donalsakran1971]

People (top) “teaching” people (middle) how to “teach” people (down), how to make money. Weirdest scam and it’s everywhere

[@jentrification_]

you just nailed!! folks cannot see that THEY (down) are the business. i have no idea why they can't see it...

[@TangoDAlpha]

Forming some type of... Pyramid

[@Factotumscybersecurity]

Yes the pyramid scheme 😢 I hate them.

[@kennethhymes9734]

Businesses that use Indeed are doing so specifically in order to avoid accountability for violating federal and state employment law. I know this from personal experience. That is the primary selling point, and the "convenience" is really just another word for that. Hiring, under federal law, is not supposed to be convenient. It is supposed to be a highly regulated process. People fought long and hard for this, and it is for workers. Anyone who thinks they don't need those boundaries in place is either a rich sociopath or uninformed. All of these sites should be illegal.

[@CamJames]

🎯🎯

[@miskittt]

Not true. If a business uses indeed and are a federal contractor, they have to report the applications on Indeed as well.

[@user-xj5lc3wg3n]

What regulations are they breaking?

[@dyreckta23]

When i apply on indeed all i get back are "temp agencies" with Indian accents who are explaining a job i never applied for.

[@MagicJV]

tech support/HR/ literally any office position is being outsourced to India. Stay vigilant, but get used to it. I have accepted jobs from these tempt agencies, and do get decent jobs. Aviation job, electrical job. Use them to build experience, and move on.

[@okorochukwunonso2563]

@@MagicJV True but most are scams

[@SgtJoeSmith]

My experience posting ads on Indeed I would get all these applications and call people and numbers disconnected, no answer or call back or they say they never applied. So either indeed is applying for you without telling you to get companies to pay more or else you all just scrolling the list clicking apply on everything without reading ad.

[@robd7934]

I also had some guy with a thick Indian accent calling me about a job with Citibank. When I told him that I wasn’t looking he said I could do the job in addition to my regular job. The job hours were flexible. I immediately knew it was some kind of scam. This place called me for weeks and even texted me (no legit jobs sends you text messages). I told them I wasn’t interested and ended up blocking the number. Watch out for these scammers. They contact you from a 732 area code

[@honestfriend767]

Never apply on indeed apply to the company directly.

[@e5141981]

I was unemployed for 2 months (feb to april) in that time i applied to 253 different places. the labor market is brutal right now

[@CamJames]

hundreds for me too. it's a crap shoot

[@xvvxvvxvvx]

The unemployment rate is super low rn

[@Joutube_is_trash]

"nobody wants to work anymore"

[@BIGDRXXMR444]

​@@Joutube_is_trash only people who really say that are managers at high turnover rate low pay staff agency jobs whos mad some people have higher standards being a wage slave

[@AttacMage]

​@@xvvxvvxvvx The number is only as low as it is because it accounts for short-term low-skill jobs. Career/Salaried jobs are still dropping.

[@_Frank_Simile]

We are in uncharted waters with these internet job scams. Our parents didnt have the Internet at all and our kids will (hopefully) be better equipped to handle it. We just get F'd by every new phase the Internet goes through whether its viruses crypto nfts ads job scams. It's honestly exhausting

[@gheebuttersnaps13]

That’s why you only gotta use it when it’s absolutely necessary. Unfortunately the job hunt is necessary but stuff like nfts and crypto you should almost always skip

[@bronzergoth7598]

i hope theyre better equipped too because Gen Z is boned. im 34, in medical software with lots of potential for HIPAA violation & PHI exposure. the ones that blow it w/ compliance and get canned are never older than 25~. the boomers are fine because they go slow and have no confidence lol

[@luzluna6808]

Very exhausting, life can be hard enough as it is, then all this extra BS. I'm convinced our lawmakers and their investors, believe it is beneficial to them, to have as many people in strife as possible. Collectively, we have got to do something.

[@GangstarComputerGod]

Yeah I’m feeling like all the tech has made most peoples lives worse. Social media, constant management of email, messaging apps, screening out scams and wasting so much time juggling information streams is exhausting everyone at work and at home. What’s worse is you can’t even opt out unless you’re already wealthy. I had an older family member scoff at Linked In because he wasn’t on it. He’s an exec. I told him that every person they’ve hired in years had no choice but to be feeding their info to these sites.

[@lololllololololol]

I'm sending this to my mom. I've been looking for extra work to supplement my pocket but having to filter through all the bullshit is exhausting. And that's not to mention employers are still doing the "Entry level position, need 2+ years of experience” tactic...

[@CamJames]

always man. there's always another tactic, more shit to wade through.

[@mayna2083]

I had my identity stolen 7 or 8 years ago through a job listing on indeed. I've basically been unemployed since because searching for a job is a trauma experience now. Shit sucks.

[@CamJames]

really sorry to hear that. can definitely relate to it being a traumatic experience.

[@MrJ183]

How are you surviving being un employed for that long

[@sam7259]

​@@MrJ183leeching off of family for years because of a fuck up that he should've gotten over in a month.

[@tape-6]

​​@@sam7259fuck you dude, dont pretend you know someones life story from a single youtube comment

[@AllmightyMilpil]

Got laid off last year from my first job out of college. First five or so 'companies' that reached out to me during my application process were scams. Didn't fall for it, but it still was torture. Being unemployed with the addition of having to stay ever vigilant for scammers really takes the wind out of your sails.

[@DaFTMonito]

Literally just went through exactly the same thing. Decided to join the Air Force and do my 4 years until the job market figures itself out and I can work a fulltime job again without having to filter through hundreds of "sales" jobs.

[@CamJames]

@@DaFTMonito one of the better decisions you could've made as far as early careers go. at least you get job security and a lifetime of benefits

[@hellyea7866]

@@DaFTMonitodoesn’t matter what MOS the Air Force will take you very far if you put yourself out there and apply yourself. My dad was just a simple mechanic on the C-5 Starlifter up in Dover AFB back in the 70s Ended up working in the state’s DNR and has had a very successful career. Hell he still wakes up at 4:30 every morning and is Damn near 70 years old now still runs and lifts weights by 6am before work too lol there’s a lot of shit that won’t make sense and seems pointless when your in but when your back out a lot of that will come to fruition.

[@cyberzombie038]

In-person applications and interviews really needs to make a comeback.

[@CamJames]

never gonna happen lol

[@jackatkinson3682]

Has anyone been taken in by what I like to call "rabbit hole" job search sites where you follow a link for a job listing on a reputable site that leads to a bogus site with more listings, and a link that leads you to another bogus site, and then another, and then another, and before you know it you're signed into more sites than you can count because you kept clicking the "accept cookies" link and the initial job you were looking to apply to is nowhere to be found. The end result is not only a ton of wasted time, but you're now inundated with more spam than that restaurant in the Monty Python sketch.

[@brisroom]

Positions for Amazon, Hilton hotels, and Regence do this and when I tell you I got so mad falling for it 😭 these scams and rabbit holes are out of control

[@jasmine1926]

Yooo. Someone said that “you need to make a decision now” line to me and…whewwww. The way my attitude is set UP. I was so mad I immediately responded “did you just tell me what to do with my money?” I wanted to fight that man. I remember thinking “so this is how they pressure people.”

[@davidbreuer6449]

Working in tech, I automatically do not trust external recruiters. These people, while employed in a technically-legitimate role, still have their own ulterior motives and are trying to fill quotas. I’ve had external recruiters try to get me to move to different states for roles I was either vastly unqualified for or entirely uninterested. I’ve only been given the go-around by these people and I advise everyone to stay away from them.

[@Dekedence]

that's rather bizarre, as a lot of recruiters I've known / worked with don't actually get paid their commission until you've been in the role for a set amount of time ... I've personally known of 3 and 6 months, usually tied to the company's probation policy duration.

[@GangstarComputerGod]

And employers wonder why they can’t find people. My current job (that I love) I apparently sent a resume to at some point but when they called me for an interview I couldn’t even remember sending them one. You have to apply to hundreds of jobs knowing 95% are a scam by actual scammers, or a scam by companies posting ghost jobs. It’s awful.

[@CamJames]

"awful" is the best word for it in my experience. demoralizing and pointless come to mind too

[@arkaybee741]

I had a job interview like the magazine one you talked about when I was 18. Job description said it was for some kind of warehouse inventory management job. I go down to the place at 9am and sit in this room with like 15 other guys/girls and some dude gives a little presentation. Then we go 1 by 1 into this other room where we meet with the "manager." He tells me that I seem like the exact kinda guy they are looking to hire and he's gonna pass me off to one of his "senior inventory specialists" for the rest of the interview. I meet this next guy who was just right outside the office and he says "Let's hop in my car and I'll run us down to the other office." Being a naive 18 year old, I was like "Ok!" I thought we were going to another part of the business park but this dude drives us 2 towns over, a 45 min car ride. The whole time I'm trying not to freak out because I really needed a job and maybe this was legit. Dude parks in front of a strip mall and says, "Alright, lemme grab my bag from the back and we'll head inside." I asked, "Which one of these is the office?" and he says, "Just follow me, we'll head into this first one." And I was thinking "first one...what? The first place is a hair salon...?" Dude grabs a duffel bag from his trunk and we walk inside and he says "Hey ladies, I got some new stuff for ya'll to check out!" and unzips the duffel and it's full of...junk. Clock radios, coloring books, stuffed animals, crappy generic handheld video games. I seriously thought we were selling stolen merchandise. He sells a few items for a few bucks, pockets the cash, then we move on to the next place which was a payday loan place. I asked wtf was going on. He said, "Oh they didn't tell you? Yeah, the boss buys return pallets from Amazon, organizes the stuff into duffels, then we sell what we can on the street, door to door style." I was with that guy for 6 hours going from one strip mall to another selling garbage. No cell phone so I couldn't call a friend for help and I didn't want to piss him off and get stranded 2 towns away. At the end of the day he was like, "So, I'll see you tomorrow and get you your own duffel?" Nah man, this job isn't for me.

[@Taayooo]

Oh wow

[@justanoman6497]

Well, selling Amazon return isn't really a bad thing, it reduces landfill. But the method employed is.... not great to say the least...

[@chris-hayes]

that's wild

[@jidowu6019]

Bruh wtf? 😆🤣 Yea, soon as he dropped me off at my car, I’d had some choice words for him and everyone else involved in that sham

[@oo4758]

No cellphone?? They took your phone?? Oh hell naw, I'm already outta there fam lol

[@Justauri-asdfghjkl]

I applied to over 700 jobs in 4 states in the field my degree is in that I have experience and licenses in. Nothing. I didn't get an offer until I directly emailed directors of the company I wanted to work for my resume and cover letter. Even then, it was still multiple four round interviews before getting an offer. The pay is fine - but not enough to cover rent. (Its NY)

[@CamJames]

that amount of effort for a job with "fine" pay is a great example of how messed up the market is. my job required four rounds and a special presentation too.

[@KellinKingdom]

Just happened to a buddy of mine. He didn't learn it was a scam until after already submitting his two weeks at his company of 8 years. That worst part is that his company didn't even offer his job back.

[@hannagibson9970]

😫😫😫

[@egyptiangold1480]

Exactly why a two weeks notice doesn’t matter

[@CamJames]

@@egyptiangold1480 doesn't matter at all, even if you plan on returning. you've already put a target on your back.

[@Kai...999]

I never actually understood the two weeks notice. I quit three jobs and never gave two weeks notice. One I did send a resignation letter because I felt bad. But yeah I'm going to quit I'm just not showing up. I'm assuming it's a paperwork thing. Or I guess to give them time to replace you but that's expecting a lot of gives a fucks for someone leaving.

[@Dekedence]

@@Kai...999 giving notice highly depends on the type/level of work. Retail and service, basically anything with little/no contract, then sure, don't bother giving notice. But in the vast majority of European countries, especially for corporate positions, notice goes both ways. You quitting or them making your position redundant (note: not the same as being fired) triggers the same clause in your contract regarding severance procedure. It could be anything between 4-12 weeks. I got made redundant during COVID, and the company contractually had to pay me for two months salary severance, despite stopping my work immediately. Similarly, if you give notice and the company would rather you not perform your duties (aka. "gardening leave"), they still need to pay you your notice period. And just as an obvious legal pointer, that's not so obvious in the USA, the employer has to pay out your acculated PTO.

[@im_tiffany]

I feel like ever since I've started applying to more and more jobs, I've gotten nothing but an increase in spam calls. And so far, the only leads I've gotten were from some mlm type ish smh. It's to the point where whenever I get an email of rejection I'm low key happy, in a wierd type of way, because at least I know that job was real

[@MelanatedBeauty42]

Same here! I got a rejection email yesterday which lets me know those positions were legit but its looking sad on the job front right now

[@CamJames]

it's really a testament to how rough it is that rejections make you feel reassured

[@96simbook]

Working in healthcare, I haven't really had these specific experiences. HOWEVER, I have definitely noticed the posting jobs for higher level positions that they already have basically promised to internal applicants (i.e. a promotion). I went on many job interviews just to be told they hired internally. The job post and interview of other applicants was just a formality.

[@shaker154]

Yep, if it's like the place I work at, they are required to interview some external applicants. Dumb HR policies.

[@CamJames]

this is standard practice and it wastes tens of thousands of hours of applicants' time in this country every month

[@AirLancer]

@pandaangry1267 If it was that easy, everyone would do it.

[@TexasDymond01]

You sound like a hater​@pandaangry1267

[@JenSell1626]

I’ve received application packets for jobs I knew were always already filled and it hurts my heart still. They make you complicit before you know what’s happening.

[@ouranhostphan1018]

My friend got laid off and nearly every interview he had was for a scam or some mlm. It's gotten to the point where he just said fuck it to working in an office environment and went into security. I also had a phone interview with an mlm and the interview was cut very short because I wouldn't pay for their "training" course.

[@CamJames]

sounds about right. they don't have time for someone who isn't paying them. there's other people to victimize

[@maryclarke4208]

Thanks for sharing. Job search in this current state is so competitive. This was informative video. BTW, the host looks similar to Tyson Beckford from the Ralph Lauren clothing ads.

[@ljaaraica3372]

I am a recruiter and during the Pandemic, I was laid off from a legitimate academic university and ended up joining a bad employer, hiring sales reps. If they contact you, or cold call you, within a day or two, they are desperate, RUN. I am now working for a better company, but even some legit companies are bad and if they call you right away, RUN.

[@CamJames]

i agree, a quick call-back is almost always a bad sign. I've had some legit opportunities happen that way but companies that are doing well never call back that fast.

[@russianbot8576]

recruitment/staffing agencies have been the exception to this ime. they have people who call applicants and schedule/pre-screen as their all-day job fairly often, and most i have ever applied to have called by the next day, if not later on the exact same day. but if it isn't an agency it's weird as hell.

[@evanstancil2478]

Thank you so much for this. I felt so dumb for getting suckered into a bad job and staying for a month. I was desperate for any work in 2021 so I took a job at a major hotel chain at the front desk. Day one I was told that I couldn't be paid as much as was originally agreed in the job posting because of staff turnover. So until the pay period was over, I had no idea how much money I was making. Final straw was when I got reprimanded for being away from the desk because I was helping a guest whose car got totaled as they were turning into the parking lot. Even if you think you know better, they can get you to put up with some unbelievable stuff. My boss told me to put out a literal fire by myself and I did it because I was scared of being let go. All this while having a master's degree.

[@CamJames]

smh that's terrible. you're right about how they can get you to do some wild shit, I've been there.

[@DarknessFalls29]

Dang. That was desperation for sure. I've learned not to work for the franchised hotel chains from friends in the industry. Always go for the corporate owned locations.

[@MichaelJEngelmann]

When I was going to my mall to find a job at 22/23-24, these businesses in there have been looking to “hire” but I’ve gone back in a year and they’re still looking to “hire” wtf? And other times I asked if they’re hiring and it’s a “yes” they tell me to go on their website. I’m there now, u got a physical copy? 😂😭 we go 3 steps forward, 2 steps back.

[@connordarvall8482]

Got a tip from an official employability skills programme. Apparently, in-person applications have the highest failure rate at 96% When you see it's a help wanted sign, it's actually more efficient to go home and apply on the website. I've been telling people for years the system is insane.

[@MichaelJEngelmann]

@@connordarvall8482 well I did apply to this shoe place twice. Not Foot Locker, this bigger shoe store but ig is a smaller store financially. First time a big heavyweight guy took it & I assumed he threw it in the trash. I was 22. Went back almost a year later & got an interview but I failed. 😂 she acted like it was an army boot camp to sell shoes. And she left in the middle of it bc something with her kid at school. So I took him to make an instagram post “I think I’m bombing this interview” I couldn’t access my account for idk, weeks.

[@CamJames]

@@connordarvall8482 lmao that's a crazy stat.

[@bodyisnull]

Yessss especially if those businesses are a chain. I work for a small business so people think the owner or manager is ever there but they're not! There's actually multiple locations and dropping off a resume with us is just sending it to the trash. They're never coming by to pick up resumes. All apps are screened through HR.

[@TheForexFundedShow]

Yeah last time I got a job doing an application in-person was 2018 and it was the only job I got that way.

[@abrahanmorales9314]

Went on Indeed to look for restaurant work. Twice, I was given a job but found out throughout my first day they paid less than minimum wage and under the table. Quit immediately after finding out

[@mistermann3225]

You weren't working as a Server or a Buss Boy were you? Because that's normal for those types of jobs...

[@abrahanmorales9314]

@@mistermann3225 Line Cook

[@MilkInTheBowl]

@@mistermann3225normalised doesn’t equal legal. You jabroni.

[@sam7259]

Bus boys get paid minimum at least. ​@@mistermann3225

[@automatic5]

​@@mistermann3225 you legally cannot pay less than minimum wage wtf

[@mikeperez4098]

THIS TOPIC HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ENOUGH. GREAT VIDEO AND INFOMATION . I PRAY FOR YOUNG CAREER PROFESSIONALS !!!

[@thesaurusrext]

2:44 - also, these fake posting were the norm in job search by the mid-2000s; I was already angry posting about this crap back then, and now it's in the housing search postings too. There is so much fake crap its impossible to find a rental, or a job.

[@CamJames]

very true. fakes in every area if it's online.

[@Seweveryday_]

This is so true. I have been job searching since my job restructured about 5 weeks ago. I have encountered so many scams. It’s really discouraging to see an “interview offer” in your inbox and then see it’s nothing but a scam. The terrible part is like you said; they’re preying on your desperation and need. Thanks for reporting on this. I love your work.

[@CamJames]

i feel that pain. it gets to the point where you stop trusting notifications in general, and you don't have an option to quit the search either.

[@Tom-wm4in]

I currently a finance major entering my final year at college and one of the worst is the mlm's that blatantly false job postings. Finance internships are usually super competitive so a lot of shady life insurance companies will post "Financial Advisor" roles and get back to anyone who applies. All of these end up being %100 commission where you cold call anyone you know to sell them useless life insurance products. Northwestern Mutual and Primerica being the worst offenders. Its a shame that none of the jobs sights do anything to get rid of these or any other misleading postings.

[@ericwalker6929]

Good for you for recognizing it right away. Both companies you named have been doing that for at least the 20 years since I graduated college. Sell crappy products to your family and friends before you quit because it’s unsustainable. The best thing you can do is tell all your friends so they don’t fall for it.

[@CamJames]

the blatant lies are unbelievable on Indeed. No policing over there at all

[@thenewsilverwolf]

As someone who also got a degree in finance... its almost impossible to find a good job right now. Keep looking but don't feel like something is wrong with you if you can't get something. Even after my years of experience and my education, job hunting is absolutely brutal, especially when they put you thru multiple rounds of interviews. So please keep that in mind. Find something you like doing to keep you sane while you go thru this process

[@johnchedsey1306]

I know that the path to bigger pay raises and promotions is changing jobs every couple of years. But the process of finding legit jobs (even in the tech field) is so exhausting that I've decided to stay where I'm at for the duration. I honestly like my company (finally) and this video just reinforces that even on an occasional annoying work day, I'm happy to stay put.

[@CamJames]

it took four rounds and a powerpoint presentation with an excel research component for me to get my ad agency day job. it's only tech-adjacent. i had to do it for another job too and they rejected me. definitely used my work too.

[@mari98_]

It sucks bc especially after the pandemic produced an influencer market of “job hopping to instant tech 6 figure” gurus market everywhere that make it seem like it’s sooo common and easy. People tell you you’re a sucker for staying somewhere more than 2 years but there’s people out here pushing our hundreds of applications for months and can’t get even a rejection response. This can’t all be bc folks don’t have a good resume or don’t network enough.

[@neuralgarden]

It sucks when you desperately need work, yet any of these job listings could be an avenue for identity theft. I’ve got an interview scheduled, and they keep urging me to fill out an additional application form with all my personal information (including my full SSN). Which is weird because I’ve never given my SSN before confirmation of employment. They also had zero reviews on Indeed, no company website, and I couldn’t find their business on a business search website for my state. So many red flags.

[@von186]

my partner has been looking for work for over a year now, and there has barely been anything to apply to. during this time, he got scammed by someone pretending to be a real person from a real company. they did it over skype. this was the type of scam where they give you checks to cash in to "buy equipment" from their "vendor". lost $400 from it. it's bonkers that these job sites don't do more to stop scammers.

[@GG-jy8sb]

Took a working interview for "Management Trainee". It was a ride along with a guy selling insurance. The day was spent telling me how great it is because there are no cold calls, as we went door-to-door talking to people who weren't expecting us. They had a list of addresses of people who USED TO have their insurance, so that's why they weren't "cold calls". Yeah. Right.

[@warrik3958]

This shouts Manchester. Love a MLM

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

​@@warrik3958 Or American Income Life. I worked for them for about 7 days (excluding the weekend), before I found I hated the job. Would find out later that it was an MLM. Should've known, the way they never answered questions directly was weird. I didn't fully understand what I was paid (MLM compensation plans are notoriously vague or difficult to understand), it was weird that someone else was getting part of my pay if I did have a sale (I had none in the days I was there, though), my work hours weren't set in stone, and we were using our personal phones for calling people. I hated that as I like clocking out at a certain time and then that's it. I didn't like people having my personal number, either, and didn't have the money for a second line as a work phone. MLM's would encourage you to keep working at all hours, but I like to have structure. Answering a call at that hour would've required me getting back on my laptop to work with them after I'd closed down for the day.

[@Justauri-asdfghjkl]

This happened to me too!! They told me they wanted me on their "Fast Track to Management" then they asked me for 200 names and numbers - they lied about pay then when I was supposed to get paid wouldn't pay me on time.

[@CamJames]

this sounds like active torture

[@ZennZennster]

That's happened to me also

[@simplydesigns7230]

Email flooded with suspicious jobs with links that seem to lead to other links . It’s frustrating because the primary thought is “This is a scam!” If there is a legit job it gets lost in the emails.

[@CamJames]

🎯🎯

[@KMO325]

This one definitely gives me existential anxiety. As former substitute teacher (at a Head Start program), I just stare into the void when I think about that profession. It’s interesting that even before the pandemic, there were a lot of remote work listings, especially for tutoring, on Indeed. Then China banned the hiring of overseas English-language tutors and overnight all them listings disappeared😆

[@CamJames]

lol wow. cause, meet effect.

[@Swodie_Jeetin]

Case in point for why we need strong regulatory agencies that can hold the online job sites' feet to the fire to make them crack down on this nonsense.

[@mbrad9379]

A personal rule of mine is that if a job looks too good to be true it usually is. With a bit of common sense and investigation via reading reviews on said company, and viewing thier company website you can usually determine if a company is real or not before you even waste your time.

[@CamJames]

100%

[@naima3705]

now THIS is the most timely topic for me ever, I've been camped out on indeed and glassdoor like I get paid to fill out job applications, and man are the scams getting worse and worse. excellent job on this one!! sidenote: ayeee we love an f.d signifier cosign lol!

[@CamJames]

thank you so much. had to power through this one, some are easier than others. i actually never used glassdoor to apply for jobs but of course they have those too lol, never even thought to look there

[@weepingbelle4528]

isn't glassdoor owned by the same company as indeed now? makes sense they let the same old shit get through on both lmao oh and that fd signifier shoutout is so big!

[@ryanbailey6900]

I’ve showed up for a Craigslist job, painted a whole apartment and then the owner never showed up. He had a whole “secretary” assure me over the phone that everything was legit

[@CamJames]

smh wtf. that's dirty

[@winngh]

You go online for a job search. Get an email for interview, when it’s over you are asked to make a small payment as fees for “getting the job” or even the work recruitment forms and that you will be called to start work. Then it hits you; it’s a job recruitment “company” and they did not inform u prior and made it look like it was the company itself. Now you just paid for a job you will never be called for, and calculate how much that small tiny fee will be if they did it to 100 people. They are making money for no probably posting fake jobs which you will never be called for.

[@MckIdyll]

And -- it's nothing new. I also had a one-day job with an employment agency ... in 1973. Turned out to be a massive scheme of lies. We were trained to tell prospective employees about jobs we did NOT have, and also to tell employers about willing workers we could NOT offer. Also taught how to investigate how much ready money each pilgrim had on hand to commit. They were outright thieves and weren't the least bit ashamed -- they were proud of how clever they were. And they wanted me to join their team! I declined.

[@CamJames]

definitely not new. i appreciate this insight! not every piece can dive into the history so this is important to note

[@w8what575]

Imagine the reality of today where in other countries it’s seen as a legit job to go to a job that entails calling people, lying to them about something, and convincing them to give over their financial information etc….and then to take all the money they can from their victims…people go to work to do that to Americans especially, in other countries! In america we would be thrown in jail and shamed for being criminals…we get shamed for being the problem for the whole world yet we seem to always be the victims of these other country’s willingness to be thieves …

[@JenSell1626]

“Pilgrim?” Was it a cult?

[@valmoon4095]

"I see you" I needed to hear that so badly. It's been so hard out here. Started looking for a job in November when mine started cutting hours, couldn't secure one before getting fired, now been applying to fuck only knows how many random places over the past 2 months and only got one interview that became a rejection

[@valmoon4095]

@pandaangry1267 meant that to say that it's been 2 months since being completely let go from that job

[@CamJames]

the job market is hard as hell man. i was just in it and had to pull out every contact I knew to land in a better position.

[@BIGDRXXMR444]

got fired in febuary from a small business for financial struggles on their behalf. spent the next 2 months applying crazy and got a bunch of interviews and false promises of a 2nd interview until recently i got a 16 a hr temp agency warehouse job thay can never keep anyone there because its literally moving boxes into bigger designated boxes for 8 hrs straight. also a 3 mile walk to and from there. 😂😂😂 But i got bigger knowledge and goals than this im going to win just need a few dollars to get the ball rolling

[@bkstandard882]

Career builder is the biggest culprit of these job scams. When i graduated 14 years ago, tons of these bait n switch companies called me

[@CamJames]

12 years for me...time flies for real

[@WakkoKakko]

I honestly want to see that site get shut down. Careerbuilder is such a worthless excuse of a job site.

[@tiffanyeyoung1800]

True

[@joyanderson8646]

Im soo frustrated been unemployed 2 yrs, been sending hundreds if resumes, a few interviews but still no job...😵😵😵 just learned that Ive been competing with robots that read the resumes. I cant compete with a robot!!!!🤖

[@JackJackIsBackBack]

I was just talking to my friend the other day about indeed. We don't know a single person that has ever actually gotten a job from indeed.

[@CamJames]

i don't either tbh

[@hplifestylelessonsandfun9131]

I got one but I hated it and quit after 3 months.

[@mikhanical7338]

I've gotten several jobs to varying success. Indeed seems to be the Go-To for construction work, and while there's plenty of god awful companies on there, there's also zero scams I've (knowingly) encountered. Of the like 5 or 6 Indeed gigs I've gotten, I only stayed at one longer than a month, but that's another conversation.

[@lisabrightly]

I've gotten several 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@_Natasha2222_]

For the past 10 years most, if not all jobs I’ve gotten have been from indeed. Most good and a few ok to not so good. I do medical billing/customer service jobs (remote only) and only if they provide the equipment so maybe that has something to do with it. I’ve definitely encountered scams though.

[@NihilistZealot]

Literally every message you used as an example is reminiscent of messages I've received... AFTER working as a licensed insurance rep (the broker I worked for exclusively handled medicaid/medicare advantage programs)... I still to this DAY receive messages on that front because my damn info was on licensed registries years ago. "No real company is gonna make you pay for your equipment" -- Except call centers... literally every single call center I've ever worked for in AZ has deducted funds from the first check for equipment they hand to you (headset, rfid cards, badges, etc)... Sure, it's not charging your ass before employment, but that's no less shady when they then don't reimburse you for the money they took until you leave your position and return the equipment. Shady shit, even when operating above board.

[@CamJames]

tbh I barely consider call centers legitimate so that oversight is to be expected lol. not cool at all

[@yodudewatup1234]

I'm a recruiter in IT and I've gotten 20+ messages just in the last couple weeks from people getting messages on Teams and rolling out job offers to people to collect info and getting bank account info. Awful

[@CamJames]

shit is out of control.

[@THEIDLESHOW]

Another great video! A writer friend alerted me on a scam in which they post opportunities for writers on a web series. In order to write a spec script you must study the show. Therefore, you need to watch all the episodes available. They were not looking for writers. They were looking for viewers! They had no intention of hiring anyone. Like Cam says desperation is food for scammers. Starving artists are filet mignon. Be careful out there people.

[@CamJames]

whew. that's a dirty one.

[@THEIDLESHOW]

@@CamJames Yes Sir. It’s a sneaky one because it doesn’t involve money, but something even more valuable… your time, your hopes and dreams! 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@teabee3344]

Commenting for engagement. You do good work, and it’s funny to hear local smaller Atlanta-metro cities like East Point mentioned. Makes it known that it happens in my own backyard. Scams like these prey on the desperate. The ability to parse out scams is difficult when your back is against the wall. Shining a light on them makes them known, takes away their power. I am happy to see the channel growing.

[@CamJames]

yep, it's the back against the wall that can make these way more effective than they should be

[@tjlevey378]

They made you go to East point 😂😂😂

[@CamJames]

EAST POINT

[@rabbitrichards3010]

a chain drugstore hired me after an interview for customer service. but the store wasn't built yet. when they called me in for my first day, it was to stock the empty shelves. when the store opened for business, they fired us all

[@CamJames]

damn. that's cold.

[@w8what575]

Man…they’re not familiar with how karma works are they lol…

[@GangstarComputerGod]

That’s super common for new businesses and especially franchises. I’ve seen it a bunch with my daughter. They hire a TON of people because they get tax breaks for it and as soon as the business is running they fire 90% of the staff.

[@MrHammer2088]

The government needs to get involved and forced LinkedIn, indeed and other job listing site to screen and only post jobs from well vetted firms.. they would be fined if a person gets scam.. we can't continue along this path .. Thanks for this video Cam✊🏿... every young people needs to see this - especially the ones doing job hopping

[@CamJames]

i agree, we need regulation badly

[@Sugar3Glider]

"I'm also going to cuss a lot." Oh, yeah, that makes sense.

[@9365fall]

When I was looking for jobs as a vet, I would get random calls from people claiming I applied for something like welding or hvac. It was usually some guy trying to hustle me into a program to use my gi bill for some sort of shit training.

[@CamJames]

yep, they want that money bad

[@yeahrightokay420]

I had similar experiences when looking for a job during the pandemic. So much time and energy wasted. Indeed is rife with scammers, now.

[@CamJames]

so much time. It's not fun at all

[@yeahrightokay420]

@@CamJames Seriously. Thanks for the content, Cam. It’s refreshing to find creators with your kind of dedication and authenticity.

[@Tneal78]

At this point, maybe I should just take my parents' advice and just go to into places demanding a job.

[@CamJames]

let us know how this works out

[@jeffwoods4406]

I've tried that approach, I'd bring in my resume and everything. They won't take it and just tell me to apply online, but they won't have any openings online even when they have a big WE'RE HIRING sign on their doors

[@tolucaheights]

Or you can ask the manager if their hiring, and maybe for an app lol

[@mickiemallorie]

This is absolutely ruthless behavior...geez. And to think, they have to already know you don't have much money (hence looking for a new job) and they just dgaf. Instead of eating the rich, we just go find the next poor person just trying to make it.

[@CamJames]

easier targets unfortunately

[@Pulapaws]

Rich are harder to do so because they have money to fight with. In fact it is more expensive to be poor than to be rich. Why because they get better deals and interest rates. They can pay cash for every day things that a person needs so they don’t have huge debts or pay out any interest. Think how wonderful it would be to be able to pay cash for a home no montage or pay cash for college.

[@danielcunningham6727]

You're a natural speaker I think you could talk about the most boring thing in the world and you'd still have my attention just absolutely love your channel 😊

[@CamJames]

i really appreciate that. it's actually my belief that there's no such thing as boring topics, just boring storytellers.

[@scottbuck1572]

Happy Thursday! Right as I got on my lunch break too! :) EDIT: The almost SAME door-to-door scam happened to me two summers ago; the posting said "paid climate activist" which translated to going door-to-door to solicit donations for the guy running to send emails to the local school district XD. Not NEARLY as bad as what you described, but it was VERY awkward to knock on the door of one of my professor who happened to live in the neighborhood we were in and beg him for money

[@CamJames]

what's up Scott? worst of the worst when they waste your time like that smh

[@scottbuck1572]

@@CamJames I'm good, it's been a kind of long week (sink broke), but it's also almost over how yourself? :) Banger video as always btw

[@CamJames]

@@scottbuck1572 thanks man. this one seems like it struck a real chord. I'm real solid, got some research help for these so it's moving faster.

[@ametxa9]

did a brief stint in fraud prevention and it really is crazy just how much success these scammers have. also your editing is always 10/10

[@CamJames]

much appreciated! And yeah they clean up unfortunately.

[@fifteenbongos]

I love that opening shot. 13 seconds of anticipation before that "aye" payoff.

[@CamJames]

once i start talking there's few breaks, so i gotta give y'all some warm up time lol

[@Skotch_Korean]

I had to stop a friend from being completely victimized by a job scam.

[@CamJames]

we all need help sometimes

[@Pulapaws]

Friends help friends not to be scammed. Your a wonderful friend.

[@boirobot]

Indeed is rife with scammers. Protect your personal information y’all.

[@CrystalJupiter]

One of my best friends almost got scammed by that door-to-door bullshit. I remember telling her that I thought it was a little suspicious when she told me about applying for it.

[@CamJames]

some lessons, we learn the hard way.

[@Pressed_For_Time]

Been unemployed since august. After countless applications I got my first interview since then. It was a bait and switch. The position offered online was $20/hr.(which is $4/hr less then my last job) I was told in person the pay actually started at $15/hr and if i was "still interested?" I was not, but i need money so i lied to his face. Never heard back. There used to be a time where if you lost your job you could get hired the same day somewhere else without fear.

[@CamJames]

bait and switch is the worst, it's extremely disrespectful smh

[@FloorManiac]

This is an issue that I’ve been aware of and experienced for decades. None of these job sites do anything to address the fact that ~90% of the listings on their boards are false/scams that do not represent actual jobs. Thank you for shedding light on this for people.

[@Jas-gn2gv]

A few years ago I responded to a “Marketing Coordinator” position - it was selling a window cleaner outside a gas station all day and basically a glorified MLM 😂 Had to bother people and walk to their car so we could demonstrate the shitty product.

[@CamJames]

big yikes. that sounds terrible

[@Jas-gn2gv]

@@CamJames It really was, I quit after my very first day haha

[@chrissgchriss]

My advice is job seekers is to scrub your data off all those job boards. Go in, DELETE your resume, DELETE your name - or make fake name, fake address etc. Then wait a week. THEN go back and delete the account. Now. Relax. Start again with only ONE job board. You have too many resumes out there, with different informations on each. Let's get real. Most employers advertise on multiple boards. They will see multiple versions of your resumes which do not match. Not a good look. Once you have a job. Go back and delete your resume again. Do this every month or so, delete your info. Good Luck.

[@rks5457]

I appreciate that you actually analyze your topics. So many KZbinrs "research" and just spit out whatever Wikipedia article on the subject and make a pretty video. You delve into it and make a cohesive video along with a few personal anecdotes that is relatable and seems more like hearing a friend speak on something than a presentation. Looking forward to more from you. Bless up

[@CamJames]

thank you for the compliment. when i started this series, I was aiming to be different on all fronts. that includes the depth of my research and integrity of the presentation.

[@Charlotte-bz8ho]

Jobs are scams in general and interesting how a lot of us don’t talk about the mistreatment of jobs they just use you fr

[@judasdubois]

Much like people younger than me's experience with online dating, online job hunting or the modern job hunting scene is a madness zone for me. I've worked for the same job for 22 years and the prospect of getting a job in the modern sense scares the dogshit out of me.

[@CamJames]

as it should. it's a nightmare.

[@theadrenalizedartist6843]

When I was younger, I had an experience just like what you described. It says something like marketing assistant as well and when I got there, it was actually supposed to be some grassroots canvassing company that didn’t really pay you. It was on the spot on the job training as well and we went door-to-door and I did this for like 2 1/2 hours in 115° heat. Was not paid for that and I was just done after that happened. Since then I’ve been trying to be careful when I apply to any jobs but there’s so many posts that are just fake. Also, lots of fake recruiters email me with utter nonsense that I know is not a real job. It’s almost making me want the old school ways of getting a job back again.

[@CamJames]

yeah that entire experience scarred me for life. almost want the old ways, they had their major drawbacks too though

[@PengusKhan]

Was job searching. Had to choose between car wash and security conpany. Interviewed with security and it seemed off. Went with car wash. Security offered to pay cash for one 12 hour shift the day after, i said sure, why not? But i just wantsd to be safe so i texted the guy to text me details like "rate of pay, form of payment" etc and then he was like "uh actually nevermind"

[@moltengarnet3093]

The exact same thing happened to me with the door to door scam. I thought I was getting a computer repair job at a hospital, and it turned into selling security systems for ADT door to door. I only lasted 2 days.

[@chanela.7786]

Yes I’ve seen so many d2d jobs described as customer service roles in my city and even had an interview with one only to do more digging and read the reviews…and it was commission only on top of that….

[@moltengarnet3093]

@@chanela.7786 yeah this was all commission. I didn’t get paid for my two days

[@JoyTheDataScientist]

You're *really* good at this, I love your videos so much. I selfishly hope you continue to grow so we can get more of your work.

[@CamJames]

thank you Joy, that's a dope thing to say.

[@markironmonger223]

Watching this makes me so happy that I have finally gotten to a place career wise where I don't have to ask anyone for a job. 20 years ago broke as dirt I went through a lot of these, the door to door magazine one was even a pyramid scheme at the same time as being fraudulent. There's a special place in hell for scam artists, especially those preying on the desperate.

[@vexingvexillologist7554]

Only two-thirds through but I have to comment now and thank you for making this video. I've been unemployed on-and-off for several years now and have dealt with a couple of scams. They've been very eager, constantly ringing and emailing me once I'd registered interest. I searched them up and found out the several sales positions they were advertising were all based in one tiny office on the fifth floor of a small building in the city centre, then I searched their name and my city and found other people saying they're a scam. I got lucky that time, never applying to them, but there's so much other stuff out there that I would not have found out about if I hadn't watched this. I'm in my early 20s and you're one of a tiny handful of people who talk, clearly and thoughtfully, about the issues that affect our generation - employment scams, sports betting, even crypto for the richer people I know. Your channel is a godsend for us, I'm so grateful for all the work you do.

[@CamJames]

this is amazing feedback, i really appreciate you watching and it's dope to hear I've had an impact. we gotta stay vigilant.

[@cryzzztle90210]

I look forward to the “AYE” beginnings every time 🙌

[@CamJames]

i make sure i get em right every time, just for y'all

[@alxkzk]

aye. Calling me out mid tableau dashboard edit I see how it is.

[@CamJames]

call 'em how I see 'em lol

[@utaug595]

Great video, it's crazy how bad these scams have gotten

[@ghost84429]

I had a bunch of bogus job offers come to me recently. After the third one I replied "Don't you guys ever get tired of trying to scam me?" Haven't gotten another "offer" since.

[@CamJames]

lol we've all gotten to that point, it's annoying as hell

[@YoGoddid]

Cam, here is your 🌹🌺🥀. Your content is an inspiration an your dialogue and parlance are supreme. You make me want to be a better content creator. The music intro and outros, and choice edits are Excellent. Good content should make you want to make better and work as a muse. Your definitely Edutainment at it's finest. Coming from a melinated creator it's inspirational. I ain't sweating you b, just saying keep going brother. Your shit is Grade A.

[@CamJames]

this means a lot. thank you. i'm hard on myself and have tried to keep rising to my audience's expectations. y'all make it all worth it.

[@Prounounced]

That graph you showed in the middle 9:01 seems to be total number reporting scams - but different age brackets aren’t the same population size. To be able to generalize about age groups scamability you’d need to do it per-capita of people in that age group.

[@CamJames]

fair point, and i acknowledged that it's a snapshot from one quarter of last year. the sample size is sufficient enough for limited generalizations.

[@jasquiat_]

a very well done deep dive man. eye-opening, and definitely raises eyebrows for job post platforms like indeed to really vouch reputable posts all while flagging down fraudulent ones.

[@CamJames]

thank you fam!

[@nicolette7007]

wow, an extremely well-spoken person talking about things that really matter. subbed in less than 1 minute 😂 hell yea

[@CamJames]

hell yeah. thank you!

[@Desaved]

It's also a horror show on the hiring end of it. People who are up to no good when you send them out on a job to someone's house. They often are fronts for others who use people with good reps and then follow them only to rob a customer or cause some harm in some other way. It's hard to find good people. The desperation is severe.

[@CamJames]

"severe" is the best way to describe it for sure.