Some time ago while looking for a job, I decided to submit
my resume to a few of the popular job sites on the Internet at the time. Among
these were monster, career search, and Craigslist just to name a few. I took
the time to carefully look over my resume correcting any mistakes or errors I
found before optimistically submitting them online.
Besides the usual barrage of business "opportunities"
I also received a handful of text messages. Everything from offers to lower my
interest rate, to exciting news about the latest multilevel marketing
opportunity at the time. I thought nothing of this since I figured what harm
could come from receiving a handful of unwanted text messages to my cell phone.
These text messages quickly grew from between three and five
a week to 8 to 10 a day. I for the life of me could not figure out who had
gotten a hold of my cell number. Then one day it came to me, the act of listing
my cell number on my publicly submitted resume invited this barrage of unwanted
text messages.
My next reaction was how do I stop this. I got a hold of my
wireless provider only to hear that Verizon is the only service that does not
block out unwanted numbers. This was turning into a nightmare, and any attempts
to find the owner of the unwanted number turned into a cloak and dagger experiment.
It was many, many months and lots of detective work that put
an end to these unwanted text messages. So beware, if you're thinking of
listing your resume on Craigslist or any public space please take care to
ensure that your privacy is protected. I hope this helps some of you. Best
wishes and good luck to all you job seekers.
