Episode 8 : Job Search Fraud and Challenging Job Markets
Today we will be discussing the prevalence of job search scams, and how students can detect them. We’ll also dive into the challenges of job searching in a difficult market with our alumni guest, Ameya Dhavalikar.
Episode link on Spotify
Resources:
How to spot Job Search Fraud
Resume: JobScan, wordclouds.com, use ChatGPT to fine tune/rephrase/set tone
Job preparation resources: leetcode, coursera, educative.io for courses on system design, Designing Data Intensive Applications, blog posts by Alex Xu, Ryan Patterman
To find companies that provide visa sponsorship: use GoinGlobal (linked under resources in ePACK), myvisajobs.com
Also, this is a great collection of resources: https://github.com/jordan-cutler/path-to-senior-engineer-handbook#books
Examples of Fraudulent Job email messages
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