<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Please be aware that there are fraudulent job postings and emails circulating. We work hard to make sure the employers who post openings in Handshake are legitimate. But sometimes scammers figure out how to email students.  If you know students who receive an email that they suspect is fraudulent, please ask them to forward it to <a href="mailto:career@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">career@plattsburgh.edu</a>, delete it, and do NOT correspond with the sender.  </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Here are some signs to watch for:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="gmail-m_-5401449870037183828MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span>The job description is overly generic. For example, lots of administrative work but no details about what industry the job is in, and no specific skills are required.</p><p class="gmail-m_-5401449870037183828MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span>The hourly or weekly pay seem too high, for work that requires generic skills.</p><p class="gmail-m_-5401449870037183828MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span>They are being asked to cash checks, and/or deposit them.</p><p class="gmail-m_-5401449870037183828MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         </span></span>They are being contacted about a position that they didn’t apply for. Legitimate employers in Handshake only have access to public profiles AFTER students have applied to their job posting, accepted an interview request, or RSVP’d to an event.</p><p class="gmail-m_-5401449870037183828MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Please don’t hesitate to contact me should you have any questions about a job offer or posting that concerns you or a student of yours.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Tobi L. Hay</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Director, Career Development Center</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Pronouns: She/Her/Hers</span><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)"></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">118 Angell College Center</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">518-564-2071</span></p><div><br></div></div>