I read and replied to the following Craigslist post:
OFFICE ASSISTANT:
Position Summary: An ideal opportunity for a detail-oriented, personable, hardworking individual. Public Design Unit, a boutique creative services firm, is looking for a meticulous individual who is a fast learner, enjoys new challenges and completing a variety of tasks, and understands the importance of meeting deadlines. You will support the ongoing communications, new business development, and administrative functions of the company.
The position includes the following essential functions:
• Conduct online searches for Request For Proposals (RFP's).
• Assist in preparing, compiling and organizing RFP/Bid response packages.
• Type documents, minutes and responds to correspondences as required.
• Create and update vendor/supplier information on potential client websites (cities, universities etc.)
• Managing mail lists
• Interaction with clients, potential clients and vendors as needed.
• Other general office tasks
Qualifications/Requirements:
• High School Diploma or GED required. A college degree from an accredited college/university with a major in business administration, communications or related area a plus
• If a recent graduate, must possess a minimum GPA of 3.25
• Strong organization skills
• Must have prior experience working in an office environment
• Strong writing, proofreading, communications and organizational skills.
• Possess a positive attitude and a high level of commitment and enthusiasm.
• The ability to balance multiple tasks, work with minimum supervision and meet assigned deadlines.
• Hard working, Professional, self-motivated
• Have the ability to learn computer software quickly
Skills required:
Familiar with web-based searches
Proficient with the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Skills with the use of the Adobe Creative Suite a Plus (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
Experience with CMS web updates a plus
An hour after sending an e-mail with my resume, I receive this e-mail:
Hello %,
We would like to thank you for sending your resume to Brewer Careers & Partners. After reviewing your initial credentials, I think you could possibly be a great fit for our company.
Our Human Resource manager would like to schedule an interview with you before she leaves for vacation early next week. You need to complete the pre-interview screening before we can schedule an interview, which can be found at http://work-in-brewer.info or the career link on our homepage. Your applicant code is %.
Please write down your code, as that is the only way you can gain access to your application and employee profile. Once you complete your screening someone from HR will contact you within 72 hours to schedule an interview.
Respectfully
Sharon Dailey
Brewer Careers & Partners
Clicking the link will take you to www.brewer-careers.com (which claims to be VeriSign approved, but if you click around you'll see it's empty)
After typing replying to a dozen very long sentences/paragraphs it asks you to submit a free credit report and paste the code to prove your identity. It says it'll use Equifax, but the link http://credit. Profinity.com is a scam and didn't take my information the countless times I submitted it. Of course I thought it was trustworthy with the VeriSign label, so I provided my DOB, SSN, e-mail, address, card number.
I encourage anyone who completed this to get a new card just in case.
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