HR Managers caution against IT Recruitment scams

• Candidates seeking employment in IT companies have to be wary of recruitment scams, Head-Talent management group HCL Technologies.

• There are instances of candidates scouting for jobs being duped by scamsters promising jobs in IT major and asking candidates to deposit money.

• People from poor background, rural areas and colleges where there is no campus placement seem to be targeted.

• There is no sure way of knowing who is a bogus recruiter as there is no legal body with which the recruitment agency has to register. No IT major charges any money for an interview for recruitment.

The Hindu dd 27/07/09