Your safety
How to tell we are real, and how to spot the people who are not
Recruitment fraud targets people moving abroad specifically, because you are dealing with a new country, an unfamiliar language and a lot of paperwork. Here is exactly what we will and will not do, so you have something to measure anyone against.
We never charge candidates a fee, for anything, at any stage. If anyone claiming to be Get Work Abroad asks you for money, it is not us. Tell us and we will help you report it.
We will never
- Ask you to pay a fee, a deposit, a 'registration', a visa charge or a training cost. Not before, not after. The employer pays us.
- Ask for your bank details, card number or a payment of any kind.
- Ask for a copy of your passport or ID before you have an actual offer from an employer.
- Send your CV to an employer without asking you first.
- Pressure you to accept a role the same day, or tell you an offer expires in hours.
- Contact you from a personal Gmail, Hotmail or Outlook address about a role.
What we will actually ask for
- Your CV, and the languages you speak
- Which countries and cities you would consider
- Your phone number and email so a recruiter can reach you
- Once you have an offer: the documents that employer legitimately needs for a contract
That is the whole list. If a request falls outside it, ask us about it before you act on it.
Warning signs
Six things that should stop you immediately
These apply to any recruiter, not just us. If you learn only one thing from this page, make it the first one.
- 01
Any request for money
This is the big one. In the EU it is illegal to charge a candidate a fee for finding them work. If money is mentioned at any point, stop.
- 02
A job offer with no interview
Real employers interview. An offer that arrives after one message, with a contract attached and a deposit request, is a scam.
- 03
Being asked to pay for your own flight or accommodation up front, with a promise of reimbursement
Genuine relocation packages either book the flight for you or reimburse it after you start. They do not ask you to wire money to a third party first.
- 04
Pressure and urgency
Fraud runs on urgency because it stops you checking. A legitimate recruiter will happily wait while you verify who they are.
- 05
Messages riddled with errors, or a company name that is almost right
Look closely at spelling in the domain and the company name. Impersonation usually relies on you not looking twice.
- 06
A request to move to a channel you did not choose, then to install something
Never install software or click a download to 'complete an application'.
Check us
How to confirm you are talking to us
Our only WhatsApp number is +47 466 71 367. Our only email address is hello@getworkabroad.com. If a message comes from anywhere else, it is not us, however convincing it looks.
You are always welcome to stop mid-conversation and check. Message the number above and ask whether the person contacting you actually works here. We would far rather answer that question than have you take a risk.
If you think you have been targeted by someone using our name, tell us. We will confirm whether it was us, and help you report it to the right place in the country you are in.
Your rights when you apply
- Your CV goes to an employer only when you have agreed to that specific introduction.
- You can ask what we hold on you, correct it, or have it deleted, at any time.
- You can withdraw from a process at any point without giving a reason.
- You can ask us what a role pays before you interview, and we will tell you.