Navigating the Murky Waters: How Job Seekers Can Outsmart Online Scammers

The internet, once a beacon of opportunity, has morphed into a murky sea of scams, especially for job seekers. Facebook, which became a fakebook with its vast reach and emotional appeal, has become a prime hunting ground for scammers who prey on desperation with "too good to be true" offers. So, how can YLM (young and learning millennials) navigate this treacherous landscape and secure legitimate employment? Facebook provides ground to the scammers cheap boosting through sponsored ads to earn money. From the Arab Spring to the HUB of scammers .... Isn't It?

 

Outsmarting Job Scammers: How to Avoid Scams in Your Job Search

First, recognize the red flags:

• Unrealistic promises: Offers of quick money, minimal effort, and exorbitant salaries without relevant qualifications should set off alarm bells.
• Vague descriptions: Job postings with ambiguous titles and responsibilities, often paired with generic "must be a fast learner" requirements, are likely facades.
• Pressure tactics: Scammers often create a sense of urgency, demanding immediate action or threatening dire consequences if you hesitate.
• Unprofessional communication: Grammatical errors, poor formatting, and unprofessional language are signs of a hastily constructed scam.
• Unusual payment methods: Scammers may request upfront fees, payment via unconventional channels like cryptocurrency, or ask for sensitive financial information.

Now, equip yourself with the tools to fight back:

• Research, research, research: Before applying, delve deep into the company, its website, and its online presence. Look for reviews, social media activity, and any news mentions. If nothing rings a bell, proceed with caution.
• Leverage your network: Reach out to friends, family, and professional connections for leads and referrals. Genuine opportunities often surface through trusted sources.
• Utilize reputable platforms: Stick to established job boards and career websites with strong vetting procedures and anti-scam measures in place.
• Never give up personal information: Legitimate companies rarely request sensitive details upfront. Guard your Social Security number, bank accounts, and other crucial information jealously.
• Report suspicious activity: If you encounter a scam, report it to the platform, relevant authorities, and anti-fraud organizations like the Federal Trade Commission. Your vigilance can help protect others.

Remember:

• Trust your gut: If something feels off, it probably is. Don't be afraid to walk away from an opportunity that raises red flags.
• There are no shortcuts: Genuine success requires hard work, dedication, and continuous learning. Be wary of instant gratification promises.
• Education is key: Equip yourself with resources and knowledge about online scams and safe job search practices.

Navigating the online job market can be daunting, but by staying vigilant, informed, and proactive, YLM can overcome these challenges and secure rewarding opportunities. Remember, the internet is still a vast ocean of possibilities, but with the right tools and mindset, you can sail through the scams and reach your career destination.

How Good pitches tell a story, but the best pitches make it personal that Sale

This is a communication and connecting age. Everything everybody heading to online connecting and communicating, Network building, pitching, and negotiating skills. 

This is the best time to learn how to confidently show your edge and strengths to convince that communicate well. Our ultimate goal is to Generate Leads and Create value…Sales!

Or in other words information age- to present online through the website, blogs or social media profiles, pages, community, groups, Meetups, and so on… Personal, Products and services…

The power of pitch 24/7 floating on the network online and look at the real-time history and outcome! How Good pitches tell a story, but the best pitches make it personal that Sale.

 

“Like to think of each post as a small salesperson travelling through the alleys of LinkedIn to learn talking to everyone he meets. He is soft spoken and intriguing but also convincing a different type of way…”

Myth- In His absence, LinkedIn posts do the jobs by reaching out to people and convincing them to work with SEOSOUK…this is 24/7 revenue generation online while you are sleeping or otherwise engage. Outcome and beauty of… Productivity, generate more XXX ROI AUTO…

Special Thanks to Mr. Kishore that his post on Digital marketing Group Dubai unlocks my windows as an inspiration to create 2 posts after 3 months of deadlock!! His post not only creates the sale but also a source of positive energy that inspires me...

Communicating through Text, Pitches, Pictures, Audio, Videos, and Ads all are content or information to reach out to the (targeted) Readers, Audience, Customers, and Traffic.

Social Media Networks and Groups members are notified when members create any posts and blogs and website posts come through SE provide SERP upon VOICE or Keyword text SEARCH.

You have to heat the target and the target must have to E-A-T the content or information first for them by them.

We need to eat to live. And so does your website, social media, and ad content. Otherwise dead content!

We are using SEARCH through voice or text… that generates SERP to present through it… 1 to 10 each… ranked basis… Social Media Facebook and LinkedIn all other SM Also a Search Engines too…

The E-A-T acronym stands for Expertise, Authority, and Trust, and was created by Google to use a range of signals to see how trustworthy your content is and to measure how much trust it should place in a brand

Each of these three words represents a measurement of a business’s right to be considered a leader in their field, no matter what industry or niche they may fall into.

Google is using each of these three metrics to measure the expertise, authoritativeness, or trustworthiness of a website, the website’s page content (on a URL by URL basis), and the content creator.

Another important matter is that content should be Unique New Create Value Personalized that loved by audiences and Google AI boot too. Optimization is another single most important issue How to BOOST | YOUR SEO Traffic | with perfectly optimized contents

 

How do you pitch or content effectively?

5 Tips for Delivering an Effective Pitch or content for your good and Services:

1.    Tell a personal story. Good pitches tell a story, but the best pitches make it personal. ...

2.    Explain the opportunity and risks. ...

3.    Show the change your service will create. ...

4.    Answer the question, why you and not someone else? ...

5.    Above all, remember your audience.

How to Make a Sales Pitch

1.       Make it short.

2.       Make it clear.

3.       Explain who your customers are.

4.       Explain the problem they're facing.

5.       Explain how your product addresses their needs.

6.       Describe what success will look like as a result of using your product.

 

What makes good sales pitch?

 

Be sure your pitch includes thorough research and solves a customer problem. It should also address potential sales objections that may come up ahead of time, if possible. The most common sales objections fall into four buckets: budget, authority, need, and time (also known as BANT)

 

What are the 2 key factors of a successful sales pitch?

4 Essential Elements of a Powerful Sales Pitch 

• Reach Out With A Personal Message. Make your message feel personal, so prospects see it isn't another generic marketing pitch. ...
• Offer Your Prospects A Compelling Solution. ...
• Show Your Value With Social Proof. ...
• Follow Up On First Impressions.

Limitations: I have created some bullet points but didn't elaborate on the points to clear. All are common and readily available online...be Googler, easy to know more...

Conclusion:

• Customer acquisition cost (CAC) and customer lifetime value (CLV) are two distinct yet equally pivotal metrics. SEO creates organic traffic out of BEST pitches or content…

• Value-add pitches are unique, specific, and targeted efforts, rather than a blast of the same old press release pitch to dozens of reporters. At 3Points, we go through three steps to create a value-add pitch: sourcing, framing, and targeting.

• The more information companies can learn about their current and future customers, the more effective marketing efforts will be. But what digital marketing metrics should businesses track to help stimulate growth?

1. Traffic Source
2. Time on site
3. Engagement
4. CAC
5. CLV
6. Brand Equity  

An introductory to the Foundation Course on Freelancing

Baba Online Home Academy First-ever FOUNDATION COURSE on FREELANCING. 

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The orientation and webinar events are absolutely free. 

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This is my Social Responsibility for youth employment generation through online learning & earning from the comfort of their home... 

An introduction to Foundation Course on Freelancing

A 25.22 min out of 22.49 min video in Bengali added elaborating totally important issues for your better information and understanding…

Going to initiate through Google Class Room here: https://classroom.google.com/c/MjAzMTI2MTM3NTU3?cjc=qb6lcsj

Hopefully, we are going to LIVE on Facebook group:

Brief Course IntroductoryPreface:

This is an IT border FREE internet-worthy Global oneness world. This foundation course Learn and Guide you the fundamental HOW TO…

Job Market Community Meeting Chatting Buying selling Working is no longer a physical place or destination to commute to.

Everything is possible online at your fingertips from the comfort of your home, and on the go…

No Boss No office! You are YOUR own Boss!!

Freedom Flexibility Passion is yours to be a Freelancer WFH Remote Digital Nomad to build your carrier in the niche market to earn a living First of all: Global issue, proficiency in English is a MUST Second: Computer MS Word Windows Operating System G-suite Basic knowledge and certification is a must The LEAST not the last; the MOST important online profile! How to building Branding and Selling yourself…. Who are YOU? Course Certification Hours- 304 Four Months duration part-time daily 4 hrs regular job Daily online class -one hour on Google Class Room, 5 classes a week Sunday to Thursdays. Total Classes out of 4/mo x 4/w= 16/w x 4/m= 64 Classes Homework- daily : 3/h x 5/d= 15/h x 16/w= 240 Hours

Daily Routine: Sunday to Thursdays- Set a destruction free dedicated time to perform daily routine as under: 1 hr. Online Class preferably in the day opening 9-10 AM Follow-up Class and completion at home works- depends on 30 min to an hour. A routine practice of Typing speed online practice and test – 1/2 hour or 30 min Online profile building, Posting on social media, Blog posts creating, commenting, etc.- 30 min Certification courses- MS word, Widows operating system, US English online- 1 hour. Course content: General Knowledge and know-how on computer Operating system- Windows

MS word and Typing speed 35 WPM per min English (US) proficiency in writing, reading, Speaking Communicating

Online Profile Building- through Blog, Social Media profiles, Tests, Training certifications Guide to select the niche and niche market… from the bottom line like – data entry and social media admin supports...

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Digital marketing as career in Bangladesh and its salary

DIGITAL MARKETING: A two thousand crore taka market!

Hello DEAR Bangladeshi Hiring Managers, Job seekers, and Trainees! 

Fasten YOUR Seat belt...on your Mark...GET SET GO...💖💝😎

First published on Oct 15, 2020, updated and reposted on @9 Jan 2024 the Job market and Salaries a bit up due to inflation... but mentality hunting cheap workers! Hopefully, It might be changed in the coming years 5 and more to overcome... 

I am hopeful of Digital Marketing Boom in Bangladesh: Salary Surge Despite Cheap Labor Mindset

# 01: In-Demand Profession by 2021

The profession, of digital marketing is now highly growing in Bangladesh today and most corporate firms want to own digital marketers where the professional can earn more with their tasks. Nowadays in Bangladesh, many digital marketing agencies are being established to solve clients’ needs. This provides digital marketing a unique competitive advantage where you can gear yourself up for a career.

Digital marketing has now become a phenomenon in Bangladesh. Like many markets in the world, digital marketing in Bangladesh is growing exponentially. Due to exposure to the global market through social media most audiences now have basic knowledge as a result there is an increase in demand for digital platforms.

“Taking into consideration the marketing imperative of reaching a wide customer base at a low cost, let us start the discussion with a news report from last week. Published in the digital section, the report that caught the eye was: three leading private mobile phone operators in Bangladesh have spent a combined $1.04 billion or Tk 8,744.20 crore on social media advertisements in recent years!” Source: Muhammad Zahidul Islam is a senior reporter for The Daily Star

With a 48% internet penetration in 2018, Bangladesh is facing a digital revolution in 2019. The country’s new democracy Facebook with 30M users and YouTube with 20M users enabling everyone’s potential, and creativity, and creating positive social changes. Job search, Online shopping, Sports updates, Movies & Restaurant reviews, Banking, etc. are the major activities on this platform.

Global ventures like – Uber, Alibaba, Rocket Internet, and popular local players Pathao, Pickaboo, Chaldal, and Shawpno are the movers and shakers of the industry. Telecommunication companies are influencing building the of digital infrastructure as well.

Companies are getting direct tangible benefits from digital marketing. It is enabling the oddest and not so attractive industry in Bangladesh like – insurance. Green Delta Insurance Ltd. a major player in the insurance industry is having a great impact on their sales. After launching its digital facilities, with the help of digital marketing they have achieved a 400% increase in sales in three months' duration. This is a huge revenue for companies like Green Delta Insurance Ltd.

The Bangladeshi market is facing new challenges every day for digital marketing since the audience and most companies are completely new. To achieve the business objective agencies are adopting new trends and technologies. Due to exposure to the global market through social media most audiences now have basic knowledge as a result there is an increase in demand on digital platforms. But the reality is still to understand…

 

Present Bangladesh DM Career Salary preview

Digital marketing is a vast mPreviewg technique that includes many other marketing tact. It is a marketing tactic used to promote a brand, product, or service through digital technology, like email, mobile, TV, radio, etc. Social engine optimization, social media optimization, Search engine marketing, content automation, content marketing, e-commerce marketing, social media marketing, PPC, display ads, email marketing, etc, are subsets of digital marketing. Digital marketing is not all about selling and purchasing oroducts and services. It is a source of entertainment, social interaction, news, consumer exposure to a brand, etc.

Digital Marketing is an amalgamation of innovation, creativity, and analytics; one should have a creative mind, data analysis, writing and editing, and technical skills to be a successful digital marketer.

1.    Mastery of a diverse set of skills: Educational Technical Soft Hard Specialized skills for a niche industry, Managerial, Leadership, interpersonal Communication Skills 

2.    Digital Marketing is the bottom line that represents the company as a communicator with customers’ stakeholders; with all Major Social Media platforms Emailing Cold calling One-on-one meets Events Promotion Branding to build Trust Loyalty and Retention.  So they must be vocal outspoken, and communicator and peoples skills.

3. Digital Marketing is an absolute TEAM-oriented job. Critical Creative Thinking Collaboration Communication Empathy Friendliness culture/environmenareis a must.

DM is of innovation and creativity to co-opt with the dynamic Tech and Biz and keep aheaofff… ambiguity and vision to see the big picture in the future grow…

This post comes out of my recent Job market ads, Applications, Interviews, and salaries practical issues.

Over the years, I have acquired relevant skills and experience in Marketing and sales working at home and abroad.

I have been applying for jobs and this is my daily routine like full-time work: Signed with the world’s #1 Job site indeed.com, GipRecruters.com, Monster.com, carrierbuilder.com, and byat.com.

Since March 2020 all of a sudden I have been experiencing some job ads coming out of FB jobs. I had faced an interview with a BPO firm; a sister concern of a well-known group. My asking salary was 120K BDT/mo, and they offer 80K BDT/mo.

Nowadays so many Digital marketing jobs situations on bdjobs.com, Careerjet.com, Google.com, and linkedin.com, and every day I am applying for 10-20 jobs.

After thatve faced so many interviews, over mobile, and Skype…most cases the salaries mostly 15-20K BDT/mo (Which I never CLICKED), a few 30-40 K BDT/mo my least, and very few cases 50-70K BDT/cup7cupup -120 K BDT missing!?

Sorry to say that most of them don’t know what is Digital Marketing. Bangladesh is an emerging new market. So that might be … but it will take time to have a complete understanding of…

I acknowledge my Limitations: SEO and Ads Manager (Facebook, Google) are so tricky. So many verifiable parts, types of ads, and Ads auctions to memorize all those things is simply impossible, and just we can restore all tips and tutorials. When needed we have to search and find out the right one from a record, restore, drive, docs, etc? All formulas and files can be maintained in this regard to work out…

When I have been selected for the next stage, I always attached 2 links to clear up more about the position first. This is my professional Integrity and ethics to share.

Why and How do we balance Organic and Paid Search

https://baba08.blogspot.com/2020/09/why-and-how-do-we-balance-organic-and.html

Collecting the Information regarding Sales and Digital Marketing Situation- Customer Feedback

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScom_0yxoR9PfTfjhgrPEr6gKhsesAR3tJKVncjcogJUqk8Qg/viewform?gxids=7757

I mostly carry out Google searches, visit companies' sites, Team and working culture, Scope of work, Freedom, on-the-job training, Promotion and paid off… etc.

Digital Marketing is an amalgamation of innovation, creativity, and analytics; one should have a creative mind, data analysis, writing, editing, and technical skills to be a successful digital marketer.

Digital Marketing is an absolute TEAM-oriented job. Collaboration Communication Empathy Friendliness culture/environment are a must. A min 5-7 person TEAM is optimum. Those who can’t afford to hire TEAM may go for a marketing agency to contact … 

DM is of innovation and creativity to co-opt with the dynamic Tech and Biz and keep ahead of… ambiguity and vision to see the big picture in the future grow…

Challenging Growth Hacking and Freedom of work always matter to prThe ovide, Company has to come up with Safety Security, and Recognition Pay promotions on job tanning paid off… work ethics integriare ty alwatreatedte andjudgede.

To understand all about the compensation- USA, UK, KSA, and some other countries I have conducted a small research on Digital Marketing Job Salaries comparison for your better understanding and clear conception.

The minimum Hourly WFH $25-30 Hr., Full Time 35 hrs, + Leisure 5 Hrs Week= 40 Hrs week with yearly 1 month paid off yearly 55-60k

Conversion= Taken minimum 50K USD X 84 BDT/12= 350K BDT/mo…

Therefore: My minimum asking rate is 120K- 150K BDT/mo

For Chittagong: not less than 80K BDT/mo and Dhaka to relocate rate 120K- 150K BDT/mo

Conclusion:

New Carrer Market, Marketer, and Employer yet to flourish and set up...it will take some time to shape up  by 2021

Min Graduation in the BBA, and Masters Ideal! So, compensation and consideration should be humanizing!! 

Digital Marketing is the bottom line that represents the company as a communicator with customers’ stakeholders; with all Major Social Media platforms Emailing Cold calling One-on-one meets Events Promotion Branding to build Trust Loyalty and Retention.  So they must be vocal outspoken, and communicator and have people skills.   

Other than Professional experiences and Job certifications, a Digital Marketer must be proficiencies by the following tools:

SEO SEM SMM DM CM EM Promotion Branding Infographics

MS Office and G-Suite, Google Search Console, Keyword planner, Adword Express, docs, sheets, etc) CRM CMSs & Project Management tools (ZOHO, Hubspot, Wrike, etc).

Face BOOK Ad Manager, Google Ad Manager, SemRush, Collaboration Automation Apps, Canva Hoots Suite, Hub spot CRM, Mill chimp, Gmail, Drive PLUS soft skills

Moz: SEO Tool Ahrefs: SEO Tool SEMrush: SEO Tool Answer The Public: Keyword Research Tool Buzzsumo: Keyword Research Tool hunter.io: Email Search Tool Boomerang: Email Tracking Tool Keywords Everywhere: Keyword Research Chrome Extension SimilarSites.com: Market Research Tool Email Hippo: Email Verify Tool