A recruiter from an agency contacted me for a Customer Relationship Associate role at Vanguard through Indeed. It is a contract position. However, I'm skeptical, they want to test my WiFi speed before even doing a typical interview. Has anyone encountered this before, or does this seem like a scam?

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First off, are you registered with the agency? Did they contact you out of the blue via an email or text? Do some research cause it could be a scam.

Are they asking you to do a speed test and send them the results? That seems reasonable to me. Why bother interviewing someone if their internet can't handle the bandwidth the job requires.

Now if they want to remote into your system to test, that's a different story and I'd run for the hills if I were you.

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Feel scammy. As a contractor it is your responsibility to make sure your Wi-Fi speed supports the job.

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Def feels scammy

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I have never had any company tell me that they need to know the Internet speed in my house before they even speak to me about the position they hiring for. Sounds like somebody is jumping protocol or it's a bit on the ife side.

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I agree it feels scammy. Are they trying to send you to a specific website to test it? If so, I wouldn’t do it. However, if I’m able to pick any one I like and send them the results then I’d be OK with that.

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