Important Notice: Protect your Online Identity and Beware of Scam Jobs on free sites.

We feel that it is our duty to make Job Seekers aware of the risks of publishing your CV (with address, ID etc) on any website that does not place your CV behind a secure login area.

We have been informed by some Job Seekers that another job website called Jobspace.co.za that publicly displays everyone’s CV’s on their website.  This means that anyone (including your boss) can see your CV and furthermore, that any fraudsters can use your identity or CV for fraud as all your information is available on Google and is not hidden behind a secure login area. Also be sure to read all websites privacy policies. In the case of Jobspace, they do have a privacy policy which states that they can make your information available to anyone on their website (remember though, that because it’s not behind a login, the world has access to your CV directly from Google or any other search engine). So if you don’t want this information public, don’t publish it.  If you want to list your CV on such a website, don’t include your ID number and address unless it is stored behind a secure login area. Provide very limited information – protect your identity always!

Also, be very careful NOT to pay any companies money when applying to a job as this is a scam. We were recently informed of a situation like this where a candidate was scammed out of money from an ad placed on Jobspace (which is a free job listing site). Because advertisers can easily place ads for free,  it is very easy for a scammer to sneak in a scamming job advert. Please be careful when you submit your information and to whom you send money. We are using Jobspace as an example of one instance only, however there are many other free job listing and classified sites as well that allow advertisers to advertise for free – so be cautious at all times. If anyone every asks you to send them money when applying for a job, be very careful.

On Jobs.co.za, your CV is protected behind a secure login. Only companies who have agreed to our terms and conditions to protect your confidentiality may have access to your CV – and even then, only if you have granted permission to make it visible.

In addition, companies are required to pay to advertise on Jobs.co.za. This enables us to control who is advertising and helps us detect any potential scam jobs before they get into the worldwide web.

If you have any questions or concerns about your internet privacy, you are more than welcome to email us at enquiries@jobs.co.za for some guidance.

The Jobs.co.za Team

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