Job ad in the local paper seeking admin assistant working from home 8-13 hours a week. Not much other detail just an email address. Anyway I replied on Monday and received an email on Tuesday that I felt was very strange :-
Hi ,
Thank you for your interest.Our Construction firm has been in
existence for over 10yrs in Australia and we am moving to Ireland to
work on a project for Shell and Exxon mobil.Due to my busy schedule, I
am always in need of a PERSONAL ASSISTANT to carry out the duties
listed below:
-Maintain the general filing system and file all
-Assist receiving conference telephone calls
-Make preparations for corporate meetings
-Respond to inquiries
-Provide word-processing and secretarial support
-Type confidential documents on a word-processing system
Skills:
Excellent in English, writing effective and good communications skills.
additional attributes:
1.Honesty and trust worthy
2.Respectful
3.flexibility
4.Demonstrate good work ethics
However,I will call you to discuss your job duties in detail.You will
be presented an Employment Contract Salary of EURO 600 (after tax) is
paid bi-weekly;
benefits include: medical and paid vacation (bonuses) at the end of each year.
Your job will officially start before I depart Australia... Which
means you will work from home and help where necessary so as to make
our transitioning easier.A laptop will be provided to create
efficiency in your duties. A disc containing the company platform will
be mailed to you to guide you through the process.A cheque,Money order
or bank draft will be sent to you to coordinate some purchases such as
stationery and secure accommodation (hotel) for other delegates
attending coming with me.
Kindly provide the information below in order to mail the cheque and disc.
First Name:
Last Name:
House name: (where applicable)
Street Address: (including house number where applicable)
Town:
County:
Cell Phone:
Home Phone:
Country:
Gender:
Age:
Marital Status:
Best Times To Call:
Present or Previous Job Status/Position:
Ensure you pick phone calls and check your email regularly.
Given the grammatical errors and confusion over you're and your...I'm very suspicious. Mr Wednesday said that since they weren't looking for any banking details that there wouldn't be any harm replying, which I did - including my CV again. Anyone else come across this?
Hi ,
Thank you for your interest.Our Construction firm has been in
existence for over 10yrs in Australia and we am moving to Ireland to
work on a project for Shell and Exxon mobil.Due to my busy schedule, I
am always in need of a PERSONAL ASSISTANT to carry out the duties
listed below:
-Maintain the general filing system and file all
-Assist receiving conference telephone calls
-Make preparations for corporate meetings
-Respond to inquiries
-Provide word-processing and secretarial support
-Type confidential documents on a word-processing system
Skills:
Excellent in English, writing effective and good communications skills.
additional attributes:
1.Honesty and trust worthy
2.Respectful
3.flexibility
4.Demonstrate good work ethics
However,I will call you to discuss your job duties in detail.You will
be presented an Employment Contract Salary of EURO 600 (after tax) is
paid bi-weekly;
benefits include: medical and paid vacation (bonuses) at the end of each year.
Your job will officially start before I depart Australia... Which
means you will work from home and help where necessary so as to make
our transitioning easier.A laptop will be provided to create
efficiency in your duties. A disc containing the company platform will
be mailed to you to guide you through the process.A cheque,Money order
or bank draft will be sent to you to coordinate some purchases such as
stationery and secure accommodation (hotel) for other delegates
attending coming with me.
Kindly provide the information below in order to mail the cheque and disc.
First Name:
Last Name:
House name: (where applicable)
Street Address: (including house number where applicable)
Town:
County:
Cell Phone:
Home Phone:
Country:
Gender:
Age:
Marital Status:
Best Times To Call:
Present or Previous Job Status/Position:
Ensure you pick phone calls and check your email regularly.
Given the grammatical errors and confusion over you're and your...I'm very suspicious. Mr Wednesday said that since they weren't looking for any banking details that there wouldn't be any harm replying, which I did - including my CV again. Anyone else come across this?