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Campus to Career: Safeguarding Your Search
Safeguarding Your Search | Your
Public Self | Still Searching?
Pre-Employment Testing | Success on the Job
| Business Protocol
Although the majority of job listings and organizations are legitimate, you may encounter scams, falsified information, or situations that can be physically or financially risky.
University Career Services does not endorse any employer and urges you to be cautious in all of your interactions with potential employers, whether or not you learned about them through UCS. Please contact UCS at ucs@unc.edu or 962-6507 if you feel that you may have been a victim of fraud or become aware of a situation that you think UCS should know about. Students are also encouraged to review "A Student's Guide to Interviewing With Third-Party Recruiters" developed by NACE.
Tips to Safeguard Your Search
- Do not give out your Social Security
number unless you are sure it is legitimately needed.
Some organizations will request your SS# for legitimate reasons (such as a background check). Ask why this information is needed and how it will be used. Generally, organizations will not ask for your SS# until after your interview. Do not ever provide this information online, in an e-mail, or on the telephone. If unsure of the legitimacy of this request, check with UNC’s Office of Student Legal Services. - Do not provide anyone with your
personal checking or banking information.
This information is not needed for any step of the job search process. - Do not give out personal information
online or over the phone.
Personal information such as height, eye color, ethnicity, etc. does not pertain to the job search. - Be sure the e-mail address to which
you are sending information has the same domain name as the organization.
For example, if applying to “Organization X,” the e-mail address should have “@Organizations X” somewhere in the address. Be wary of sites/organizations where much of the information is “under construction.” - Research the organization to be
sure that it is legitimate.
Be especially cautious when dealing with organizations outside of your own country. - Always use good judgment in ALL
of your interactions with employers.
UCS suggests that students request business references for unknown organizations before interviewing with them off campus. UCS advises students to interview in public places only. - Be cautious when posting your resume
online.
Research the site to learn if it is legitimate. If you are unsure, limit your contact information on the resume and use generic job titles if yours are unique.
Questions, comments? Email us
at ucs@unc.edu
919-962-6507
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