The Job Scam Report Podcast
The Job Scam Report Podcast
Podcast Description
The podcast, “The Job Scam Report,” can only be found here on my Substack and YouTube.
I created "The Job Scam Report" on Substack in May 2024. I started the podcast shortly after realizing its potential to reach many more job seekers trying to conduct a job search without being lured by bad actors. Job scams are a pandemic in the marketplace. The sooner the signs of a scam are recognized, the quicker one must disengage from communication with them.
It should take just one sign to stop, block, and report them. Inform your network and report if you have engaged with a link, PDF, or downloaded a communication from them.
Subscribe to my Substack: markanthonydyson.substack.com.
Contact me with inquiries: markanthonydyson{at}substack{dot}com.
Along the way, I added April Price-Horton and Jay Jones as regular co-hosts. We've created memorable and informative shows that have been watched by hundreds of participants on LinkedIn Live.
Ashley Price-Horton:
YouTube: @cybercareeradvancement
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apricehorton/
Jay Jones:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonesdoyoucopy/
We have also been featured in prominent mainstream media outlets, including Forbes, Fast Company, Yahoo Finance, MSN, The Business Journals, and others. markanthonydyson.substack.com
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Content Themes
The podcast covers themes related to job scam awareness, safe job search practices, and the psychological impact of scams, with specific episodes discussing signs of job scams, strategies to combat them, and the effects of AI on the job search process.
The podcast, “The Job Scam Report,” can only be found here on my Substack and YouTube.
I created “The Job Scam Report” on Substack in May 2024. I started the podcast shortly after realizing its potential to reach many more job seekers trying to conduct a job search without being lured by bad actors. Job scams are a pandemic in the marketplace. The sooner the signs of a scam are recognized, the quicker one must disengage from communication with them.
It should take just one sign to stop, block, and report them. Inform your network and report if you have engaged with a link, PDF, or downloaded a communication from them.
Subscribe to my Substack: markanthonydyson.substack.com.
Contact me with inquiries: markanthonydyson{at}substack{dot}com.
Along the way, I added April Price-Horton, Jay Jones, and Russell Irby as regular co-hosts. We’ve created memorable and informative shows that have been watched by hundreds of participants on LinkedIn Live.
Ashley Price-Horton:
YouTube: @cybercareeradvancement
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apricehorton/
Jay Jones:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonesdoyoucopy/
We have also been featured in prominent mainstream media outlets, including Forbes, Fast Company, Yahoo Finance, MSN, The Business Journals, and others.
In this week’s episode of “The Job Scam Report,” the entire crew is back to collaborate on some of the most pressing job scam news. Ashley Price-Horton, Jay Jones, and Russell Irby are back to help make sense of it all.
I kicked off our panel with breaking news about LinkedIn’s “Open To Work” badge and recent changes to its visibility and searchability. LinkedIn has made it so the badge is supposedly visible and searchable to recruiters using LinkedIn’s Recruiter’s Tool (which recruiters pay for).
Jay, Ashley, Russ, and I discussed LinkedIn’s efforts to vet recruiters and prevent scams, but we’re skeptical about the effectiveness.
Ashley pointed out that scammers can easily create fake companies and emails, and Jay noted that LinkedIn’s list of suspicious job titles is far from comprehensive.
Russ stated that these changes seem more like a money grab, making it harder for legitimate recruiters while still allowing scammers to pay to get in.
We all agreed automation favors scammers, and unless LinkedIn adds a human element, the problem will persist.
Ashley experimented with different hashtag variations, with and without the hashtag, and found that“Open To Work” related searches still surface results, so the issue is far from resolved.
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