Nearly three in four locals encounter suspicious job opportunities

Lost time is the top impact, cited by 40% of respondents.

Nearly three in four people in Singapore have encountered a job opportunity that felt fake or suspicious at least once, including 49% who said this had happened a few or many times, according to an Indeed survey.

Lost time was the most commonly cited impact, with 40% of respondents saying it was the biggest consequence of dealing with fake or suspicious job opportunities.

This was followed by emotional stress at 24% and loss of trust at 18%. Another 5% said they had missed a real job opportunity and 4% reported losing money.

Indeed said the first message or call from a recruiter was the most common point when respondents began questioning whether an opportunity was genuine, cited by 39%.

Another 27% first became suspicious at the job-posting stage, whilst 19% did so during the interview and 15% at the offer stage.

However, only 21% said they were very confident they could determine whether an opportunity was legitimate when first contacted by a recruiter.

Another 44% said they were somewhat confident, whilst 35% said they were not very or not at all confident.

Amongst factors that increased trust, 37% cited communication through an official company email and the same share pointed to seeing the vacancy listed on the company’s own website.

Being able to verify the recruiter was cited by 35%, followed by a proper hiring process at 29%, and a clear job description at 26%.

The report surveyed 1,000 respondents in Singapore.

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