I have been skeptical about responding to nursing jobs advertised on craigslist, but did so yesterday because I am really interested in the one advertised. It is for a hospice service near a city where I live in Minnesota. I found the website for the company and it also does home care as well. On the website, the CAREER page says "Coming Soon"- in which I found odd because this company has been around for several years and should probably have an established CAREER list page (instead of advertising on craigslist). Makes me a bit nervous that they advertise on craigslist and am wondering if they are legitimate or what the deal is. I have seen smaller home care agencies advertise on craiglist-but this particular company (according to it's website) has services in 4 different states. I would love to find out more about this company, but imagine I am not to mention the name of the company here, right? The site also "overstressed" it's relgious commitment, which is very unusual , isn't it? The add stated: "No phone calls please", "If you are compassionate, have a caring heart, and are interested in being a part of a growing hospice service in this area-please contact us." I responded by email to the ad through the listed number with a general letter of interest of application and requested more info. I received a email back from a person at the company claiming to be the Executive Director who is a Licensed Social Worker (the lowest level possible for a social worker and NOT a nurse!) Is that a little odd too? This person's email to me simply stated "please send resume" with enclosed fax #. The phone number is also listed, but I don't dare call, or should I? Sorry if I seem to be a little paranoid, but I have heard some real horror regarding jobs advertised on craigslist. I love hospice nursing and if this is legitimate, I will follow through. Advice or similar experiences shared would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
I have not have direct experience with it, but I'm told that most listings in cragislist are as reputable as ones posted in the want-ads section of the newspaper. As others have already said, proceed with caution whether it's craigslist, the paper or a job site: if something sounds too good to be true or too fishy, it probably is.
And yes, it is rather common nowadays for the employee applicant to be the one to spring for the background check, either paying up front or it being deducted from the first paycheck. It's an employers market and they know it.
I do rely on craigslist to find jobs. i have found it to be 50/50. I got one inerview for a job in Falls Church,VA but i wasn't hired. It kind of bummed me for a little while. However I will continue to search for jobs using craigslist.:)
Approach everything on craigslist with skepticism. The last response I received for employment asked me to go to a website and complete a credit check as a requirement for accepting the position. The website was really shady and was definitely setup to solicit private info (SSN#, Name, DOB etc)
Good rule to follow is if they ask you for money or its a prince from a foreign country asking you to cash a money order; its a scam :)
Some of the jobs are legitimate and some are not. If they tell you that you must have your credit check done first at their job site they are scammers. One of the scammers had contacted me and told me they needed me to start working right away this week. All I had to do was to get my "credit check" done and the job was mine:mad:.
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I have not have direct experience with it, but I'm told that most listings in cragislist are as reputable as ones posted in the want-ads section of the newspaper. As others have already said, proceed with caution whether it's craigslist, the paper or a job site: if something sounds too good to be true or too fishy, it probably is.
And yes, it is rather common nowadays for the employee applicant to be the one to spring for the background check, either paying up front or it being deducted from the first paycheck. It's an employers market and they know it.