beJob: Job Search in Telegram

Tired of opening five job sites to find one suitable vacancy? beJob arrives in Telegram with a name that speaks of work right away, and sits in the catalog under search. The project is brand new, with around ten users so far, and still has to grow.

With apps like this, it is interesting to know not only what they can do but also how job hunting through a messenger works in general. That is what follows.

Why look for work in a messenger

Telegram has long been a place where vacancies get published: channels, chats, bots. Everything is fast here: a post goes out and within an hour dozens of people have replied.

A bot gathers such offers in one place and saves time on switching between channels. It is handy for anyone looking for a side job, an internship or a remote project.

What a good vacancy bot should have

• Clear filters. Field, format, city or remote, experience level.
• A visible source. You should see who the employer is and where the information comes from.
• Freshness. Closed vacancies should not hang around for weeks.
• Privacy. The bot should not hand your contacts to everybody.

Applying so you get noticed

1. Prepare a short one-page resume.
2. Write a separate cover message for each vacancy.
3. State experience and results in numbers, if you have them.
4. Apply in the first hours after publication.
5. If nobody replied within a week, send one polite reminder.

Where people usually get cheated

The word "job" attracts more scammers than almost anything. 🚨 The most common schemes are simple and repeat for years.

• Prepayment. They ask you to pay for "training", "paperwork" or "access to orders". A real employer pays you, not the other way around.
• Easy money. Likes, reviews and tasks for a big payout almost always lead to a request to invest.
• Data harvesting. A passport, codes from messages and card data are useful to scammers, not to an employer at the first contact.
• Moving money through you. This may make you an accomplice to a crime.

Checking the employer

Find the company in open sources, look at its site, employee reviews and address. A real employer writes from a work email or an official account.

Asked to reply urgently or move to another messenger? Stop. 🔎 Pressure serves the person who fears you might think it over.

Personal data in an application

A resume needs only a name, a contact, experience and skills. An address, a passport and a card number do not belong there.

Hand over documents only after a job offer and only through an official channel. This rule saves nerves for everyone, honest employers included. 🙂

What to expect from a new bot

A new project has few vacancies and no reviews yet. Try it as an addition to your main ways of searching, not as the only one.

If you like it, it will grow, and you will be among its first users. If not, you lose a couple of minutes and nothing more.