Job Seekers' Scam

I got caught watching a local talk show last night. The discussion was on agencies 'helping' job seekers look for jobs.

I did not stay long watching the programme but the following were the salient points I understood what job seekers have to look out for:

• The job agencies have to be licensed by the Dept of Manpower of the Ministry of Human Resources.
• They are not supposed to ask the job seeker to pay any fees except registration fees of RM12 for a local job post and RM20 for an international post.
• However, they are allowed to deduct up to RM200 from the first payslip which normally they don't as they are paid by the employers not the prospective employees.
• If an employment agency insists that you pay RM200 and guarantees that you will get a job, most probably it is a scam!

So those of you who have just graduated and looking for a job, BEWARE!There are unscrupulous

people who do not care that you may be broke and need a job. They just want to take advantage

and make easy money out of you.