You never have to pay for information
about job vacancies or employment opportunities with the U.S. government
or U.S. Postal Service. But some scam artists are victimizing many
Americans by selling information about federal job opportunities.
These scam artists advertise in the classified sections of
newspapers and offer – for
a fee – to help job seekers find and apply for federal jobs.
In truth, federal agencies and the U.S. Postal Service never charge
application fees or guarantee that an applicant will be hired. Some
fraudulent companies even try to confuse consumers by using names
that sound like those of federal agencies,
like the “U.S. Agency for
Career Advancement” or the “Postal Employment Service.”
Federal and Postal Job Scams: Ads That Don't Add
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USAJOBS
- The official job site of the United States Federal
Government
U.S.
Postal Service Employment - The official site of
mail processing and corporate employment with the United States
Postal Service
FirstGov
- The United States Government's official Web portal
USDOL/ETA
- The United States Department of Labor's Employment
& Training Administration page of job resources
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