Should I trust this Craiglist Ad?

tjb122982

I found a job opening on Craiglist that I want to apply for: Instructional Computer Lab Operations Assistant -- Academic Hourly

It seems legit but it tells me to apply by responding to the posting and does not specifically an email address. When I go to the website, there is no mention of said position.

Should I be worried and avoid applying?

iBrokeIT

You could always apply directly through the illinois.edu website listed in the ad and mention the lab position.

tjb122982

iBrokeIT wrote: »

You could always apply directly through the illinois.edu website listed in the ad and mention the lab position.

Well that is the thing, there just job is not posted on the University HR website nor the academic school website for which this position is assigned.

My gut feeling is apply but very suspect if am sent anything that does not have the University of Illinois listed or University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign listed.

techfiend

I would bet it's a phantom job listing. I've never seen an edu especially a state university list a job without a link to the edu's site.

I have also never received a reply from a direct email on craigslist, it could just be my luck.

What do you have to worry about? I have direct emailed on craigslist for over a year and haven't noticed any questionable activity with personal accounts, mail, phone, etc.

tjb122982

techfiend wrote: »

I would bet it's a phantom job listing. I've never seen an edu especially a state university list a job without a link to the edu's site.

I have also never received a reply from a direct email on craigslist, it could just be my luck.

What do you have to worry about? I have direct emailed on craigslist for over a year and haven't noticed any questionable activity with personal accounts, mail, phone, etc.

I guess really nothing because all they would have is my address, cell phone number, and email address. And it's not like I don't get requests for help from a Nigerian prince every few weeks.

cyberguypr

As others said it looks awfully strange. I would send a non-descriptive reply asking for more info. Evaluate the email address the reply comes from. If not legit more likely than not it will be a generic Google address.

goldenlight

GO to Univeristy website and apply. I don't reccomend messing with Craigslist.

SephStorm

goldenlight wrote: »

GO to Univeristy website and apply. I don't reccomend messing with Craigslist.

> Well that is the thing, there just job is not posted on the University HR website nor the academic school website for which this position is assigned.

LinuxNerd

Craigslist? High probability of potential scamster or psycho killer.

TomkoTech

Why is someone with a Bachelor's degree looking for what appears to be an entry level help desk job?

There is a blanket job statement for what appears to be this position. https://jobs.illinois.edu/academic-job-board/job-details?jobID=40430&job=it-specialists-associate-specialist-and-senior-levels-engineering-it-shared-services-a1400174

Deathmage

^ ...I Concur, $12 an hour for a BS degree, you couldn't even pay the interest on the student loan on 12 an hour.

looks fake to me...

techfiend

I've seen $12 per hour for an entry level job needing a BS with tiny companies but never applied to them. That's incredibly cheap for a state college.

It sort of makes sense for colleges to post phantom jobs, to find out what has been working and what hasn't in the IT field. So they know what courses they should offer. Still horrible practice but it's kind of like adsense and all the other online tracking cookies, in which some sell your info, and that's generally accepted. Maybe it's time to stop replying to CL ads, only use it to find the job on the companies website.

hustlerb01

google the keywords that they have and see if its legit or not?