I recently applied for a role on LinkedIn. They downloaded my resume and sent me a message saying they were impressed by my resume, and mentioned they would “send my resume to the person in charge and keep an eye out for a message via WhatsApp”. That seems odd to me. Do any companies ever reach out via WhatsApp?? Sounds scammy

Posting as :
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You are currently posting as works at

all this, and for anyone else, don’t forget skype isn’t real anymore.

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yup 💯

They generally reach out via the contact information you’ve provided. But there are lots of fake ads and scammers on LI, so your caution isn’t unwarranted.

Yup. Big time. Fake job postings as well as fake recruiters.

What country are you in? If in the U.S., it’s very uncommon for companies to communicate via WhatsApp and I’d be very weary of scams. Don’t give them any personal info.

Oh, and yes, US based…

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