I am sorry that this happened to you. LinkedIn allows anyone to claim that they work for any company with any title. There is no verification process on their end. I can confirm Alex does not work for ThoughtWorks and has been reported to LinkedIn for removal.
As Julia mentioned, social engineering is the culprit. Our recruiting process varies from country to country, but we are fairly transparent about the steps. In US, we speak to every person first, then move to a technical screen of our own design with the exception of graduates who are assigned a test of our design using HackerRank. thoughtworks.com/careers/our-process
It is actually illegal in California and other states to ask your current salary. You can both talk freely about a salary range so expectations are in line. shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-a...
As a recruiter who respects others and wants to elevate the perception of our industry, this bothers me knowing we can not ever stop all bad actors. Instead I recommend a verify, then trust approach.
The domain that person used was created in November of 2020 and a search engine check comes up with no real footprint. Not to blame anyone, but these are red flags to be suspicious.
Happy to chat with you offline.
Aaron Lintz
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I am sorry that this happened to you. LinkedIn allows anyone to claim that they work for any company with any title. There is no verification process on their end. I can confirm Alex does not work for ThoughtWorks and has been reported to LinkedIn for removal.
As Julia mentioned, social engineering is the culprit. Our recruiting process varies from country to country, but we are fairly transparent about the steps. In US, we speak to every person first, then move to a technical screen of our own design with the exception of graduates who are assigned a test of our design using HackerRank.
thoughtworks.com/careers/our-process
It is actually illegal in California and other states to ask your current salary. You can both talk freely about a salary range so expectations are in line.
shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-a...
As a recruiter who respects others and wants to elevate the perception of our industry, this bothers me knowing we can not ever stop all bad actors. Instead I recommend a verify, then trust approach.
The domain that person used was created in November of 2020 and a search engine check comes up with no real footprint. Not to blame anyone, but these are red flags to be suspicious.
Happy to chat with you offline.
Aaron Lintz