Career Services can connect you to off-campus job opportunities in the Pittsburg area. Many of these positions are just minutes from the PSU campus.
Our online job board Gorillas4Hire lists openings for off-campus positions that are available to all students, regardless of financial need.
Job Scams
Here are some red flags to watch for when applying to any job, anywhere in the world.
Beware of the following items in a job posting. These are likely indicators of jobs that are not legitimate or scams:
- There is not a company name or the email address does not match the company name
- Someone offers to pay a large amount for almost no work
- Someone offers you a job without ever interacting with you
- Someone wants you to transfer money from one account to another
- Someone offers to send you a check before you do any work
- Someone asks you to give your credit card or bank account numbers or copies of personal documents—but you get nothing in writing
- Someone says you must send payment by wire service or courier
- Someone offers you a large payment or reward in exchange for allowing the use of your bank account; often for depositing checks or transferring money
- If someone sends you an unexpectedly large check
Public Service Announcement from the FBI re: Employment Scam targeting college students, dated January 18, 2017