Recruitment security
Know the process.
Check the conversation.
Practical checks for assessing a recruitment message and protecting the information you share.
Verify before responding
Check the sender’s full email address, the organisation’s domain, and the context of the message. A display name, logo, or familiar-looking profile is not enough on its own.
Confirm the opportunity
Ask for a clear role description and a way to verify the recruiter through an independently obtained contact channel. Treat pressure to act immediately or keep a process secret as a reason to pause.
Keep sensitive details out of early conversations
An initial recruitment discussion should not require passwords, one-time codes, or access to your bank account. Share identity or payroll documents only through a verified process when there is a clear and appropriate reason.
Check files and links
Examine the destination before opening a link. Be cautious about unexpected attachments, requests to install software, or instructions to move a conversation to an unfamiliar service.
Understand this preview
The vacancies in the candidate gateway are sample content. Its application form creates a local draft and does not submit an application or upload a résumé. A downloaded draft is not evidence of a live recruitment process.
If something seems wrong
Stop the interaction and preserve the relevant message or link. Verify the organisation independently. If an account has been compromised, use that service’s official recovery process; do not follow instructions from the suspicious sender.
A question about this experience?
Use the contact form to prepare a message. The current website saves a draft to your device; it does not send the message.
Prepare a recruitment question