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Hi all,
Some advice would be much appreciated. My brother has applied for a job through cvlibrary website (freelance work from home). In the application process the company have requested his degree transcript (fair enough I guess), but also more things that make me feel uneasy.
He has sent a photo of his drivers licence and recent proof of address. Now they are requesting a different kind of proof of address and also a scan of his passport. It all sounds dodgy af tbh. I've advised he cuts contact but he's concerned about what has already been sent.
Is it standard practice to request such documents during an application? Certainly not in my experience... Limited info about the company online too. If it's not standard practice, what should he do now? Call the police about identity theft?
Sincerely, a concerned brother,
R
Definitely dodgy. Edit: Not sure of the best response. I'd definitely give a heads up to my bank.
Is it standard practice to request such documents during an application?
I’d say no. Once you accept a job maybe but not as part of the application process unless it’s a top secret government deal
It might depend on the job and if CV library is international they might screen applicants up front for their right to work in this country. Also, if the job requires any kind of criminal disclosure these documents are standards proofs of ID.
CV-Library is just a job board, I've never used it but they have no reason to have that info.
However... if a recruiter has signed him up for a job, they will be under an obligation to prove to themselves he has the legal right to work in the UK and to do due diligence (usually a credit check) to see if they want to work with him. So not in of itself dodgy.
I'd want to be speaking to (if not actually meeting) whoever I'd be workign for before handing over that sort of level of personal detail and even then would be asking why.
No idea if it's legit but now way I'd give an agency that detail on spec.