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3 Yes’s and 7 No’s for Job Seekers

Yunlin County Government News Reference 104.10.30

New grads have often strayed into trap, fraud, been requested to provide personal information, or other unreasonable requests. The Labor Department hosted a workshop on Defrauding and Keeping Personal Privacy for Job Seekers in various high schools, technical school, and colleges across the county to educate students on fraud related laws through dramas and other lively forms of approach.

12 workshops of the Defrauding and Keeping Personal Privacy for Job Seekers were hosted in Tuku Business School and Technical School, Yifeng High School, Dade Technical School, and Doming Middle School, Dacheng Business and Technical School, and Douliu Home Economic School. A total of 3,540 students benefited from the workshops.

The Chief of Labor Department Zhang Chengzhe said, job seekers should follow a 3 Yes’s and 7 No’s Principle when hunting for jobs.

3 Yes’s: To have a family member or friend accompanied, or at least to keep them informed of the place and time of the interviews. To confirm the authenticity of the job posting To thoroughly research on the recruiting company

7 No’s: No pay No buy No card application No signing of contract No leaving ID behind No drinking of unidentified beverages No illegal work

The Labor Department further stresses that employers may not inquire job applicants for any privacy data which are not related to the nature of the position. In the case of false advertising, please be sure to collect names, times, places, and other related information before reporting to the Labor Department and file for complainant. The number to report such event is 05-5522837.