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It's been a very
exciting time to be in T&T while our Soca Warriors have been winning the
hearts of the world with their courage and determination. World Cup football fever
has been sweeping the
land like no other force ever known. I watched our first match against Sweden on a big screen with nearly
200 T&T supporters making a lot of noise. I never saw so many people so
happy that no goals were scored. Thank you, Dwight Yorke and your team,
for bringing the magic of your dreams to all of T&T.
It's hard to
imagine that amongst all this good sportsmanship and fun, that there are people who want
to steal from you and cheat you. It's a sobering thought at our time of
jubilation but please read about my recent near miss at being taken in by a
scam.
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 You think you would never be taken in by a scam
from a certain West African country? Well, they can be pretty clever and
convincing. I know because I recently received a job requirement
form for 55 people at Mobil Oil in Escravos through our Oil & Gas job website.
I was wary but could not think how they could get money out of us. After
all, they would have to pay CRS for our services.
The salaries
were fantastic but then they would have to pay danger money to get people to go
there. The skills listed are available in Trinidad and some people might
take the 3 year contract to earn such a huge salary.
Before replying,
I decided to do some research on the Internet. The first thing I noticed
was that the website for the email address is a free MSN one! Then I came across the following website:
http://www.joewein.net/419/nigeria-job-scams.htm and this describes how they
scam you. I noticed that one of the paragraphs in the job form I received
has identical wording to one of the examples given on that website.
What they do is
promise you relocation and everything you ask for. Then, just as you're
about to embark to Africa, presumably after giving up your job and home, they
hit you with a request for a large sum of money to cover the cost of visas, air
fares, etc. They claim that they are protecting themselves from the
experience of expatriates not turning up when they have incurred costs on their
behalf. The money is refundable when you arrive. Of course, they
disappear once the money is received.
A little more
research revealed some other types of job scams in which an agency asks you to
pay them to approach companies abroad to find employment, or the job itself
turns out to be the transfer of money (stolen) from a personal bank account.
Here are some websites about this :
http://overseasdigest.com/scams.htm and
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs25a-JobSeekerPriv2.htm.
So, be very
careful and do plenty of research if you are offered a job from an unknown
agency over the Internet. Be extremely cautious about giving out bank
account details or payment in advance for employment services. These scams can be for all types of jobs located
anywhere in the world. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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Letters to the Editor:
(Referring to our last newsletter "Women in I.T."
http://www.crsitjobs.com/Newletters/CRSNews-Women%20in%20IT.html )
I think there are a couple
reasons that women are not in more 'Management' positions in IT. ... and in my
humble opinion it has nothing to do with us not having the skills.
Many women are interested in taking on managing positions and the like but then
take a step back and look at the impact that it has on the rest of their life.
If the position is flexible (or the employer is flexible) and the woman is able
to negotiate things to her benefit (in terms of minimal impact on family life,
social life etc) then she would be much more likely to accept the position.
Remember that despite the many many strides that we have made, we still live in
Trinidad...a society that is still very much traditional. women are still
expected to be the main person in the family, not the main breadwinner (though
we are that sometimes), but the foundation on which the family is built. ...
Shelley-Anne
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In This Issue:
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Susan's Snippets
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Job Scams
- Tell Us What You Think
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Subscriptions
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- Psychometric Testing
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Who is CRS?
See
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New Requirements include:
Database Administrator (3) (TRINIDAD):-
- To ensure the effective operations of the organization's I.T.
infrastructure.
- Database Administration of DB/2,Informix, Oracle 9i or MS SQL 2000.
Job Ref:SJ161
IT Administrator
(TRINIDAD):-
Responsible for managing the
Information System of the organization, including design, development and
deployment of technology policy, procedures, and strategies that will allow the
company to achieve its business objectives.
Job Ref:SJ160
IT Operator
(TRINIDAD):-
To provide Information Technology
support that enables people and business processes to operate effectively and
efficiently by exploiting and maintaining the Business Network and Communication
Infrastructure.
Job Ref:A19
Still urgently required:
Customer Management / Brand Development Business Process Analyst
(TRINIDAD):-
To analyze, register evaluate and
propose improvements on a Customer Management and brand development process. To
maintain and update process mapping and related documentation and training
procedures.
Job Ref:SJ157
VB Programmer
(TRINIDAD):-
To work with a team of programmers in the development
of new desktop applications from a given design and specification, for Windows
based computers using VB6 and MS Access and/or SQL Server. Maintenance and
updating of existing applications written in VB6
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