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7-12-2006 Warning - Monster.com and user accounts under phishing attack
You will see this in the News this week.
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:10:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Monster Seeker Support" <monsterseeker@mailnj.custhelp.com> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
To: xxxxxxx@yahoo.com
Subject: My Monster account [Incident: 060711-00xxxx]
Content Title
My Monster account
Discussion Thread
Response (Sendil Kumar) 07/12/2006 09:10 AM
Hello David,
Thank you for contacting Monster Customer Central.
The email you are inquiring about is a phishing email that is using spoofed Monster domain information. Please be aware that this is NOT a Monster authorized email. It was NOT sent by or through Monster.
This email may be attempting to obtain personal account information. Do not click on the links within the email as the spoofed website may be using technology to log the information that is typed into the fields as well as to download malware/spyware programs. If you did click on the link and did enter Monster account information please have your account password changed immediately. You may also want to contact your computer manufacturer for support on scanning for and removing any programs that may have been downloaded as a result of clicking on the link in the email.
We are still investigating the source of this email to ensure it is appropriately reported for termination. For more information on what an email spoof is, as well as what internet phishing is, you can also reference to http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/fraud/phishing.html
If there is anything else we can assist you with, please advise.
Thank you for using Monster.
Best Regards,
Sendil Kumar
Monster Customer Central
Please do not hesitate to reply to this email or contact us at 1-800-666-7837. You can also find the Frequently Asked Questions at http://my.monster.com/help/faq.aspx
Customer 07/11/2006 06:48 PM
Is this real?
Have to download an exe file to access Monster.com account???
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Dear David,
To continue accessing your account please download new
Monster Job Seeker Tool. You may not be able to access your account without Monster Job Seeker Tool after 20th of July.
Please click here to download Monster Job Seeker Tool
Jobseeker_Tool.exe
User's Name: David
Phone:
User's answer to "Are you a My Monster member?" was: Yes
Browser: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
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2-6-2006 No one has an answer why but the Government has stepped in and has made online job searching extremely difficult.
2-6-2006 Job hunting online gets trickier
Federal regulations kick in today that will make Internet job hunting more complicated. Here's what candidates need to know ? and change -- now.
According to this definition, an applicant must "express interest" in the job, whether by sending in a resume, applying on the company's site, or whatever other means the company requests
That "expression of interest" must show that he or she has all the qualifications for the job listed in the company's job description (not just some or most of them) -- and those qualifications must be specific and measurable.
The applicant must be considered for a specific current or future position, and "never remove himself from consideration for the job," says Crispin. For example, "if I have a job opening in Boston, for example, and you've specified that you want to work in Chicago, I can infer that you've removed yourself,"
To comply with these new rules and get the most diversity, employers will have an incentive to keep the pool of applicants for each job relatively small and as random as possible. To make sure you're considered now, you'll have to:
Follow the company's instructions. "If an employer says that, to apply for a given job, you must go to their web site and enter a certain code number, then do that," says Crispin. "Otherwise your resume will never be seen."
Spell out your qualifications clearly. "Pay very close attention to the specific qualifications an employer lists for a particular job, and make sure your resume contains those exact words," Crispin says.
For instance, if a job description includes the words "three years of credit accounting experience," put "three years of credit accounting experience" on your resume. "Don't just list a credit-accounting position with the dates you had it and assume someone will figure it out," Crispin advises. This may mean you have to rewrite your resume for each job opening you apply for.
Keep your resume up-to-the-minute current. "The rules allow companies to pick a random pool of applicants by searching the job boards for 'most recent' qualified applicants," Crispin notes. "In those cases, no one will even look at a resume that is more than two or three weeks old." Yikes.
Target specific companies and visit their web sites often. "The first announcement of a job opening very often appears on a company's own site before it is posted anywhere else," says Crispin. If enough applicants turn up on the site, the employer is unlikely to look any further. "Companies really do not want 500 or 1,000 applicants for each job," Crispin says. "If they get 30 who are qualified, that's a reasonable number for a hiring manager to consider and select from."
If someone is referring you for a job, make sure you -- and they -- understand how to do it. About one-third of all new hires now come through employee-referral programs, and companies are still permitted to run these however they like, as long as they follow a consistent policy. So if your pal at Ostrich Corp. wants to refer you for a job, know what Ostrich's policy is (whether via the company web site, having your friend submit your resume for you in a particular way, or what-have-you) and follow it to the letter.
By Anne Fisher, FORTUNE senior writer
February 6, 2006
=============================================
Online Communities such as AT will be more important than ever.
This is a continuation thread to use as a central Job Networking hub.
This is a link back to the original to reach back to the many resources useful in the thread over time.
Thanks Mods for this thread sticky as it can be such an important tool
People place a post in here of where you are from and updates on how it is going.
It would show trends of how things are in particular areas of the Country. Whether you are new to the work force or having to adapt to change.
This truly shows the true power of the Internet and it has nothing to do with Computers, it is the Power of People coming together.
I would like to thank all of the great AT member for their postings of Job Openings.
Thank you everyone and best of luck.
Thanks to all who have posted Job postings :beer: :thumbsup:
---------------------------------
Special thanks to all those posting about job postions they become aware of and the Mods of Staff of AT for making it possible. Every job counts.
Dave
12-11-2003 <blockquote>Quote
Originally posted by: Rufio
Well, I got 2 members of AT jobs at my place. They've been working here for at least 4 months now.
It's in the torrance, CA area.
If you are still looking for a job in this area (computer sales, basically), PM me![/quote]
Thank You Rufio. You brought tears to my eyes this morning times two.
I said from the beginning that if this thread just brings one job it is worth it.
:wine::wine:
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7-12-2006 Warning - Monster.com and user accounts under phishing attack
You will see this in the News this week.
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:10:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Monster Seeker Support" <monsterseeker@mailnj.custhelp.com> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
To: xxxxxxx@yahoo.com
Subject: My Monster account [Incident: 060711-00xxxx]
Content Title
My Monster account
Discussion Thread
Response (Sendil Kumar) 07/12/2006 09:10 AM
Hello David,
Thank you for contacting Monster Customer Central.
The email you are inquiring about is a phishing email that is using spoofed Monster domain information. Please be aware that this is NOT a Monster authorized email. It was NOT sent by or through Monster.
This email may be attempting to obtain personal account information. Do not click on the links within the email as the spoofed website may be using technology to log the information that is typed into the fields as well as to download malware/spyware programs. If you did click on the link and did enter Monster account information please have your account password changed immediately. You may also want to contact your computer manufacturer for support on scanning for and removing any programs that may have been downloaded as a result of clicking on the link in the email.
We are still investigating the source of this email to ensure it is appropriately reported for termination. For more information on what an email spoof is, as well as what internet phishing is, you can also reference to http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/fraud/phishing.html
If there is anything else we can assist you with, please advise.
Thank you for using Monster.
Best Regards,
Sendil Kumar
Monster Customer Central
Please do not hesitate to reply to this email or contact us at 1-800-666-7837. You can also find the Frequently Asked Questions at http://my.monster.com/help/faq.aspx
Customer 07/11/2006 06:48 PM
Is this real?
Have to download an exe file to access Monster.com account???
========================
Dear David,
To continue accessing your account please download new
Monster Job Seeker Tool. You may not be able to access your account without Monster Job Seeker Tool after 20th of July.
Please click here to download Monster Job Seeker Tool
Jobseeker_Tool.exe
User's Name: David
Phone:
User's answer to "Are you a My Monster member?" was: Yes
Browser: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
======================================================
2-6-2006 No one has an answer why but the Government has stepped in and has made online job searching extremely difficult.
2-6-2006 Job hunting online gets trickier
Federal regulations kick in today that will make Internet job hunting more complicated. Here's what candidates need to know ? and change -- now.
According to this definition, an applicant must "express interest" in the job, whether by sending in a resume, applying on the company's site, or whatever other means the company requests
That "expression of interest" must show that he or she has all the qualifications for the job listed in the company's job description (not just some or most of them) -- and those qualifications must be specific and measurable.
The applicant must be considered for a specific current or future position, and "never remove himself from consideration for the job," says Crispin. For example, "if I have a job opening in Boston, for example, and you've specified that you want to work in Chicago, I can infer that you've removed yourself,"
To comply with these new rules and get the most diversity, employers will have an incentive to keep the pool of applicants for each job relatively small and as random as possible. To make sure you're considered now, you'll have to:
Follow the company's instructions. "If an employer says that, to apply for a given job, you must go to their web site and enter a certain code number, then do that," says Crispin. "Otherwise your resume will never be seen."
Spell out your qualifications clearly. "Pay very close attention to the specific qualifications an employer lists for a particular job, and make sure your resume contains those exact words," Crispin says.
For instance, if a job description includes the words "three years of credit accounting experience," put "three years of credit accounting experience" on your resume. "Don't just list a credit-accounting position with the dates you had it and assume someone will figure it out," Crispin advises. This may mean you have to rewrite your resume for each job opening you apply for.
Keep your resume up-to-the-minute current. "The rules allow companies to pick a random pool of applicants by searching the job boards for 'most recent' qualified applicants," Crispin notes. "In those cases, no one will even look at a resume that is more than two or three weeks old." Yikes.
Target specific companies and visit their web sites often. "The first announcement of a job opening very often appears on a company's own site before it is posted anywhere else," says Crispin. If enough applicants turn up on the site, the employer is unlikely to look any further. "Companies really do not want 500 or 1,000 applicants for each job," Crispin says. "If they get 30 who are qualified, that's a reasonable number for a hiring manager to consider and select from."
If someone is referring you for a job, make sure you -- and they -- understand how to do it. About one-third of all new hires now come through employee-referral programs, and companies are still permitted to run these however they like, as long as they follow a consistent policy. So if your pal at Ostrich Corp. wants to refer you for a job, know what Ostrich's policy is (whether via the company web site, having your friend submit your resume for you in a particular way, or what-have-you) and follow it to the letter.
By Anne Fisher, FORTUNE senior writer
February 6, 2006
=============================================
Online Communities such as AT will be more important than ever.
This is a continuation thread to use as a central Job Networking hub.
This is a link back to the original to reach back to the many resources useful in the thread over time.
Thanks Mods for this thread sticky as it can be such an important tool
People place a post in here of where you are from and updates on how it is going.
It would show trends of how things are in particular areas of the Country. Whether you are new to the work force or having to adapt to change.
This truly shows the true power of the Internet and it has nothing to do with Computers, it is the Power of People coming together.
I would like to thank all of the great AT member for their postings of Job Openings.
Thank you everyone and best of luck.
Thanks to all who have posted Job postings
:beer: :thumbsup:---------------------------------
Special thanks to all those posting about job postions they become aware of and the Mods of Staff of AT for making it possible. Every job counts.
Dave
12-11-2003 <blockquote>Quote
Originally posted by: Rufio
Well, I got 2 members of AT jobs at my place. They've been working here for at least 4 months now.
It's in the torrance, CA area.
If you are still looking for a job in this area (computer sales, basically), PM me!
[/quote]Thank You Rufio. You brought tears to my eyes this morning times two.
I said from the beginning that if this thread just brings one job it is worth it.
:wine:
:wine:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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