tloonya
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 11:58:09 GMT -5
Is this a normal practice nowadays when you apply for a job - they txt you and asking you to install google hangout so we can talk about position?
And if it is ok where to find that google hangout which doesn't ask you to purchase domain?
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tloonya
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 12:32:46 GMT -5
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Post by Opti on Dec 24, 2015 12:42:23 GMT -5
You want to work in India?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Dec 24, 2015 12:46:15 GMT -5
You seem to be a scam magnet.
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tloonya
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 13:00:32 GMT -5
I KNOW! Its from home...urghhhhhhh
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Dec 24, 2015 13:15:22 GMT -5
No, no one should be asking you to install anything in order to "talk" about a job. It could contain spyware or malware, enabling whomever asked you to install it to steal your personal information.
If they cannot speak to you in person or by phone, just say "Bye" to this one. Sheesh, you must have some kind of scam target painted on your butt or forehead or somewhere, to attract all these barrel-scrapers.
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tloonya
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Post by tloonya on Dec 24, 2015 13:52:04 GMT -5
No, no one should be asking you to install anything in order to "talk" about a job. It could contain spyware or malware, enabling whomever asked you to install it to steal your personal information. If they cannot speak to you in person or by phone, just say "Bye" to this one. Sheesh, you must have some kind of scam target painted on your butt or forehead or somewhere, to attract all these barrel-scrapers. It happened that I didn't have to install it. It is in my gmail already installed. However I am suspicious still. He said I will be getting paperwork in my email and phone call from a supervisor. ALSO he said I will have to install accounting software for which purchase company will send me a check and provide a vendor name from whom to purchase. THERE I think where my ass is going to be whooped! Right? I said no to any financial relationships until I see the papers and talk on the phone.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 24, 2015 14:42:48 GMT -5
Ok. Check out Where's Santa on google maps on your iPhone.
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Post by Baby Fawkes on Dec 24, 2015 21:30:39 GMT -5
In an attempt to give a serious answer to a tloonya thread, Google Hangouts is their video conferencing solution. We use it a lot at work and I've used it before for job interviews. There is nothing suspicious about Hangouts itself. It's a browser based solution so you should not need to install anything if you are using it on a laptop / desktop computer. If you are using it on a mobile device then you will likely have to install the Google Hangouts app, which is in the app store for whatever smartphone you might have.
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Post by tloonya on Dec 26, 2015 11:56:13 GMT -5
In an attempt to give a serious answer to a tloonya thread, Google Hangouts is their video conferencing solution. We use it a lot at work and I've used it before for job interviews. There is nothing suspicious about Hangouts itself. It's a browser based solution so you should not need to install anything if you are using it on a laptop / desktop computer. If you are using it on a mobile device then you will likely have to install the Google Hangouts app, which is in the app store for whatever smartphone you might have. Yes, it happened that I found it already installed. And thanks for the info that it had been used for interviews! If you care to look over my Job Offer thread, I would appreciate your input.
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