Job-Seekers Concerned Over Fake Indeed Listings

A TikTok man claims his ex-girlfriend created fake job listings on Indeed to gain a competitive edge in the job search, saying in a viral video: Write yourself an offer letter that’s 30K higher than other jobs were offering and ask if they’d match it.

Users say they’ve done the same, raising concerns about this tactic.

In a video that has over 6 million views, Robby (@thesephew) shows his ex “registering a fake LLC in the country,” creating “high-paying” job listings on Indeed, and taking advantage of those offers. and said they would negotiate higher. Salary at her target job.

in follow up videohe also claimed that his ex used these job openings to help women at work negotiate salaries.

“When a girl found out that her male counterpart at work made more than her, my ex wrote a fake job posting and told the girl to go to her boss and tell me that unless you paid me this I was able to say that I was leaving,” he said.

In his biography of Robbie’s account, he describes his page as an “original satire”. His pages are filled with stories about elaborate plans his ex carried out.

In particular, he went viral with a video in which he claimed his ex-girlfriend first met him by hacking his Apple Watch to find his location.

Below his video about his ex creating a fake Indeed post, users were divided on whether the video was satirical. “Why don’t she start her own real company?” one top comment was asked.

Many commentators approached the video as satire. “I take things that didn’t happen for 200,” said one user.

But regardless of the truth behind his video, the issue of fake posts on Indeed has many TikTok users uneasy.

“I created fake job postings after college to see what other candidates were writing on their resumes and wrote cover letters for positions I was looking for,” another said. commenter added.

On February 22nd, one TikTok user video (@lexinne_) on his experience dealing with fraud on Indeed. The Post claimed she was hired on the spot and then asked to provide her address so she could send checks that were later said to be fraudulent.

“So this will probably be the last time I apply for a job online,” she said.

Indeed tackles the problem of fake job postings, material Users can use it to avoid fraud on Indeed.

I reached out to Robbie and Lexin via email on TikTok and Indeed.