Many job seekers in India look for high-paying and secure jobs. They use various mediums to find jobs, and the most popular way is through online job portals.
There are various online job portals on which anyone can find jobs related to their interests. Today we will talk about the NCS portal, which is a very reliable job portal as it comes under the government’s regularities.
However, there are some topics that require discussion on the NCS job portal. So, let’s get started.
What is the NCS Portal?
The National Career Service (NCS) portal is an initiative launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on July 20, 2015. The NCS was launched aiming to replace the current employment exchange across India with IT-enabled career centers, and it is operated by the Indian Government’s Ministry of Labour and Employment (Source: Wikipedia).
The NCS portal is used by many job seekers in India to find their dream jobs, and this portal contains both types of jobs, private and public sector jobs.
However, many users complained that the private jobs listed on the NCS portal are scams, and in fact, some of the employers ask for money from you to give you a job.
The NCS Job Portal Scam
Many users have mentioned that most of the job openings from the private sector are fake on this platform, and most of the users have also shared their stories with this platform, like this one:
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Here’s another one:
If you see the reviews of the NCS portal on Trustpilot, then it has very few but only negative reviews, and the ratings are also poor.
There are so many fake job openings listed on this platform that seem real at first, but when you apply for them, they ask you for money for certain reasons, like training course fees, registration fees, and exam fees. Sometimes they ask you for interview fees, and if this happens, then you know that it’s a scam.
Here’s a video about this, that points out the scam activities performed through this portal. This man in the video tells how scammers are scamming people by posting fake job postings and by using reputed company names.
He further says that these scammers pretend to be a part of the recruiting department of any reputed company, and when he applied for the job, they sent him an invitation mail with a fake company email account.
Big multinational companies always use their original email to send you mail regarding the job invitation and for other purposes too. They never use a normal email account like we normally use to send you an email. They always use their professional business email that goes like if your company name is x, then your email will be something like [email protected].
Business emails always end with the company or the firm name at the end.
So, make sure that you check their email when you see any job offer from any big companies listed on any job portal.
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How to Identify Fake Job Openings?
Here are some major points you can check to see if the job opening is fake:
- One of the major red flags about the fake job opening is that they may ask you for an upfront payment before joining. The legit employers will never ask you for any such payment; if they do, then it’s a scam.
- The fake employers may use a duplicate or a fake company email to contact you. Make sure you see their email before answering them.
- The fake job opening may include some grammatical mistakes, and also the communication skills of the employers can be unprofessional.
- The job requirements for fake job openings will be very simple. The usual requirements for the job position in their company will be a 12th pass or something for a high-paying job. This indicates that the job position is not genuine, as almost everyone is eligible for this job.
- The contact information may not be clearly mentioned in the fake job posting.
Check out this article by Indeed on the topic ‘How to identify fake job postings‘ for more information.
Is The NCS Job Portal Reliable?
So, is this NCS job portal reliable or not? The answer is yes, but also no, but why both? Let me explain why yes. This portal also includes legit job openings that have benefitted many Indian job seekers, and it is a government-affiliated website. Why no, because there are various fake job openings; in fact, there are more fake and scammy job openings compared to the legit ones.
If you don’t pay attention to any of the job openings you are applying for, then you may end up getting scammed.
Final Thoughts
The NCS job portal can be beneficial for you if you take a proper look at the job posting and description before applying. But I suggest you not use this job portal, as there is more fake job openings compared to the legit ones.
As a government-affiliated website, everyone will find the National Career Service portal reliable, but there are so many scammers on the platform, which makes it dangerous for the users. The government should take action against these scammers and remove all the fake job postings from the NCS job portal.
The government websites are meant to be reliable and safe, but no one has expected that this government-affiliated job portal will become a hub for scammers.
There are various job portals like Indeed, Internshala, Naukri.com, and many more available that are reliable and safe to use, as these platforms use various quality controls to remove fake job postings from their platform. The government should do the same with the NCS job portal.
Make sure you read everything properly and also check the red flags before applying for any job online.