www.jobsonlinesource.com a good site?

They are posting job listings on ziprecruiter and they sound very intriguing but they want a $15 fee to sign up an account with them before you can apply for the jobs.

example of one of the job listings.
http://www.ziprecruiter.com/job/6d2b299 ... eed-indeed

Admin Clerical Data Entry Work From Home

Anyone had any good/bad dealings with www.jobsonlinesource.com?

Thanks
Junky

Hi Junky -

Based on your report that the employer is charging for applications we pulled down their listings. Thanks for alerting us to the situation.

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Ian Siegel
ZipRecruiter.com

Hi junkymagi.

Did you receive emails from them offering you a job? If not then it's hard to tell wether this is a scam. I checked out their website, but can't find so much clues to determine that it's all fake. And it's not uncommon to charge for a service. A lot of legitimate datingsites also charge for their service's. Personally i wouldn't go for this, i'm very sceptical already about these "work from home" jobs.

Jobs Online Source is not a scam, and I've been very pleased with the services that they have to offer! Just like any other business they do charge for there services. Plus, it's a one-time cost to join. They do not charge an on going fee like other work from home site.

This is my own opinion but for what it's worth I wouldn't be touching any jobs site that asks for fees from prospective employees, asking for fees from the employers would make a lot more sense if they did need to gather fees which would help to reduce the number of scammers.

No matter what anybody's opinion of them is, they do charge an upfront fee for providing a service that 100s of other sites provide for free and they will have a huge line of scammers using the site attempting to steal money from unsuspecting people just the same as the free sites do.

Save your $15 and be extremely careful with anybody who wants to employ you, especially one who wants you to send money to anybody, do not pay ANY fees and never use Western Union

I'm not a complete idiot and I have experience of the world of commerce, but I might be more convinced if someone could describe what data entry actually consists of. At present the expression 'data entry' ranks alongside the word 'unicorn' as being oft' used but rarely observed.

Real data entry normally consists of transposing paper files into online systems which excludes work at home as an option. Any computer to computer transposition can be automated, and at far greater cost efficiency than hiring labour.

On your website you mention the FTC, and that you follow their guidelines as regards fraud checks.

This is what the FTC says about work at home schemes

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consume ... inv14.shtm

Work-at-Home Schemes

Be part of one of America’s Fastest Growing Industries.
Be the Boss!
Earn thousands of dollars a month from home!

Ads like this are everywhere — from the telephone pole on the corner to your newspaper, email and favorite websites. The jobs might be different, but the message is the same — start earning a great living today working from home, even in your spare time.

When money’s tight, work-at-home opportunities can sound like just the thing to make ends meet. Some even promise a refund if you don’t succeed. But the reality is many of these jobs are scams. The con artists peddling them may get you to pay for starter kits or certifications that are useless, and may even charge your credit card without permission.

Others just don’t deliver on their promises. The ads don’t tell you that you may have to work a lot of hours without pay, or they don’t disclose all the costs you might incur — say, for placing newspaper ads, making photocopies, or buying the envelopes, paper, stamps and other supplies you need to do the job. People tricked by these ads have lost thousands of dollars, not to mention time and energy.

I just had a look at that site. The writing is unprofessional, and the English is atrocious. I personally would not be inclined to use any "professional" site that can't invest in some simple proofreading--especially when there is very little content on the site.


From the terms and conditions:

All jobs are researched and posted to our site daily from all major job board. Jobs Online Source research each job before posting the job to our site for legitimacy making sure that the company is 100% SCAM free.

So basically they copy ads from the major job boards. This appears to be very similar to many of these model or actor promotion sites that charge a fee to help find you jobs--then all they do is google for casting calls in your area and send you the same results you could have obtained in less than a minute.

I THE BUYER UNDERSTAND THIS WEBSITE IS ONLY ILLUSTRATIVE OF WHAT MIGHT BE ACHIEVABLE FROM USING THIS/THESE SERVICES.

So the statements on the site regarding what you can make are basically just examples of what might, in theory, be possible... This reminds me of hundreds of "miracle weight loss" ads, the kind where they show some woman who supposedly lost 80 pounds on the product, then have a tiny little disclaimer that says "results atypical."

These are a couple of examples of what's on offer

CHAT ACTORS/ACTRESS
by Jamie on 05/30/10

Ok! I been receiving a few emails from people who are interested in adult chat/actress jobs. I don't post these jobs on my site, but I will be happy to email you a few companies that are in good standing in this field. If you would like more information please email

Is that what I think it is ? - and how do you define good standing ? - surely not FTC approved too.

Submit Photos & Get Paid!
by Jamie on 05/30/10

I've been taking photo's for years now, and I found a few site that will pay you for your photo's! Very cool. You don't even need to be an expert and amateurs are welcome. These companies will be listed in the members section of the site. Please keep me up to date for those who choose to give this a try!

I'm a millionaire - or perhaps not.