Check the opportunity before you share your information.

1. Confirm the employer and the application route

Start at the employer’s website using an address you have found independently. Open its careers section and look for the same role. Compare the title, location, description and job reference. If the employer links to a separate application site, follow that link from the employer’s own website. A familiar logo or a listing on a job board is not enough to establish who is hiring.

Check where the application button takes you. Look for spelling differences in the domain, unexpected redirects or a different company name. A third-party application site can be legitimate, but the employer connection should be supported by evidence. If you cannot confirm it, pause and contact the employer through a published channel you found independently.

Employers sometimes publish their own recruitment-fraud guidance. Read it when you have a concern. Amazon’s official fraud notice, for example, warns that people impersonate recruiters and use company branding to request payments. The lesson is to confirm the hiring process with the employer rather than rely on appearances.

• Official employer example: Amazon’s recruitment-fraud notice

2. Read the verification status and its limits

Read the status alongside its supporting details and check time. “Verified job” means Jalvexa has current supporting evidence for the employer’s identity, the employer’s official posting, the application destination and consistent job details. Each required check must be less than 24 hours old. The earliest check to expire ends the verified status. It does not mean the employer has endorsed Jalvexa, the role will remain available or every future message about it is trustworthy. A job-board listing alone does not qualify a posting as Verified.

“Checks incomplete” means a necessary check is incomplete or needs attention. Treat missing information as something to confirm rather than assume. “Recheck needed” means the latest observation is too old or its time cannot be trusted. “No longer available” means the posting is inactive or has expired. “Unavailable for safety review” means Jalvexa has detected a concern with the destination or a request for payment or credentials. Do not use those unavailable postings to start an application.

Open the source and confirm that the role is still accepting applications before preparing a submission. A saved posting may outlive the opening. If the employer page has changed, the application link has stopped working or the requirements no longer match, keep that uncertainty in your notes and check again before proceeding.

3. Pause when money or sensitive information is requested

The Federal Trade Commission warns against paying for the promise of a job. Do not send money for a supposed job guarantee or forward money from a check sent by a prospective employer. Requests for gift cards, cryptocurrency or equipment payments deserve an immediate pause.

Be cautious when someone requests bank details, a Social Security number or identity documents before explaining the role and establishing a legitimate hiring process. Confirm an unexpected request through an independent employer contact. Never share an email password, Jalvexa password or sign-in code with a recruiter.

Keep a copy of suspicious messages and stop interacting while you check them. If you have sent money, contact the payment service promptly. If personal information may have been misused, use the FTC’s identity-theft guidance. You can also report suspected job scams to the FTC.

• FTC: Job scams and what to do after a payment
• FTC: Checking a recruiter’s request
• Report suspected fraud
• Identity-theft recovery guidance

4. Turn a checked posting into a clear next step

Use Job Search to browse opportunities, then save a role to your Candidate workspace when you want to investigate it further. Candidate Free includes saved opportunities and tracking. Keep the employer link, your questions and the next action together so you can resume your search without losing the context.

Career Pro costs $9.99 per month and adds paid preparation tools. Evaluate the posting against your experience, review the evidence behind the suggestions and decide whether the opportunity deserves an application. Prepare a tailored resume, cover letter and application plan using claims you can explain. Check the latest employer requirements before using the materials.

You choose where to apply and submit the application yourself. Prepare interview examples and questions, then update your Tracker with the actual submission, response and next step. A prepared application is not a submitted application, and an evaluation is not an offer. Keep those stages distinct so your search record reflects what has happened.