Type of a scam Employment
I applied for a job with a company called Holcim finance through my universities job portal. When they first emailed me, the did not include any information about the company, I had to ask them for it. Because I was desperate for a job at the time and I had never been approached by a scammer before, I was unaware of their tricks and I let it slide. I got suspicious when I couldn’t find information about the company online, the only information I could find was that the company was dissolved in 2017 on the Service Canada website. When I asked the manager, she responded saying the company has currently resumed its operations and they are working on fixing the Issue; however, the service Canada page requires that active corporations update the page 15 days after any changes. That’s when I realized the website they sent me was sketchy, the address they use is actually owned by a law firm but was owned by Holcim prior to its termination. Furthermore, I realized our communication was constantly weird and unprofessional, such as emailing me on the weekend to ask how I am doing and nothing about the job. It took me time to realize this but I am now more aware and I will do more research whenever I get a job offer.