Sure Recruitment

Spotting and managing job scams

Sure Recruitment are aware of the rise in hiring scams.

Scammers have become highly sophisticated and subtle in how they target job seekers, which makes it difficult for jobseekers to spot the differences between genuine and fake job adverts.

Sure Recruitment recommends that you be vigilant in giving out any personal details in response to a job advert. Looking out for any obvious and subtle signs that a job advert may not be genuine.

We are aware of scams being conducted via WhatsApp/ text messages and email, whereby the scammers act as a recruitment agency in order to gain personal/bank details as well as charging placement/introduction fees in some instances.

What Sure Recruitment will never do

Because of the obligations we are held to as a regulated employment business, set out at the foot of this page, Sure Recruitment:

  • We do not work with any agents. The only people who will contact you about vacancies will have a SURE email address, as detailed below, and you will be able to speak to them on one of our office numbers directly.

  • Will never unlawfully charge fees for work finding services.

    This is because it is unlawful for Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses to do so under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (The Conduct Regulations).

  • Will never request personal details, such as your full name, address, date of birth and bank account details prior to the point of registering with Sure Recruitment.

  • Will always be transparent about our recruitment process and how we handle the data you give us.

    This information can be found in our privacy notice.

Dos and don’ts

When looking or applying for a job Sure Recruitment recommends the following dos and don’ts:

Do

  • Double check that the advert you have found is current and listed on the website of the recruitment business it purports to be from. If in any doubt, contact the relevant recruitment business directly to verify this.
  • Double check the contact details on any advert or application corresponds with the details on the company’s website. Our contact page has the details for our offices, along with the relevant mobile numbers that they may use.
  • Be alert to poor spelling and grammar.
  • Check that the name of the recruitment business and any email should be the correct domain of the business they’re representing — in our case the emails will end @surerec.com, @sure-ni.com or @surerecruitmentgroup.com.
  • Contact your bank immediately if you have given your details to a scammer.
  • Report details of the scam to Action Fraud and/or Jobs Aware. Should it involve the use of our name, please also report it to our compliance team at ideas@surerecruitmentgroup.com.

Don’t

  • Don’t give your personal details out without being sure that the individual you are communicating with does indeed represent the employment business stated. Double check that the advert you have found is current and listed on the website of the recruitment agency.
  • Don’t pay for work finding services. No legally compliant recruitment business would ever charge you to register with it for work finding services. This is a breach of the legislation that all recruitment businesses are required to comply with.
  • Don’t communicate with agents that do not have a professional email address or are not listed as working for a recruitment business on its website or verified LinkedIn page.
  • Don’t be rushed into providing details. If you are in any doubt contact the Head Office of the company in question — in our case call 0141 433 7000 or email glasgow@surerec.com.

Reporting a scam

How we are regulated

Sure Recruitment is an employment business and employment agency under the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and is regulated by the Employment Agencies Standards Inspectorate in GB and the Employment Agencies Inspectorate in NI.

Sure Recruitment is also a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (“the REC”) and is bound by the principles of the REC Code of Professional Practice and its disciplinary and complaints procedure.

This requires us to respect the law and to observe the highest principles of professional conduct.

Protect yourself from scam messages from fraudsters acting as recruitment agencies by reading our advice here.

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