Type of a scam Employment
I was sent an email outlining a position as an "Administrative Assistant" for Global Education Community (details attached) The position started at $25/hr and then went to $30/hr after 30 days of probation. I was a little skeptical about the pay but I thought I would continue with the role as a work at home position was ideal for with the whole COVID-19 pandemic going on. I was sent the paperwork and registration after the manager "Serena C**" asked me a few questions about the position a day/two later. The questions were informal just asking about my availability and being able to work from home until the supposed "office" opens in London Ontario by the end of April.
2-3 days later I was sent my assignment which was to create a PowerPoint 25-30 slides outlining my city or province to impress and entice their "students" to visit Canada. I was given 3 days to complete the assignment and was asked to work the typical 9-5. I thought that was more than enough time for me to complete this presentation as it was a pretty light set of expectations, but maybe that’s just me.
After completing the assignment I was later sent the second assignment send about 2 hours later with an even lighter workload and about a week to complete. It was to research cheap hostels or hotels and record about 25 of them including accommodations, price, facilities, etc. The research was to be used for newly arriving international students who haven’t been assigned campus housing.
Before I began the second assigned I thought I’d do some further digging into the company’s website. I discovered that one of their so-called partners "Air Canada" was not listed as being their partner on their website. More after, I contacted Serena about my concern and she never replied to my messages or returned one of my calls. Therefore, my advice is to confirm the company is 100% legitimate before you commit to begin your work even in times of desperation to secure your time is being honoured by wage/salary and not completely nothing.