Where to check a company's validity?

[keepsingin]

I normally look at reviews on Glassdoor and Indeed for any red flags. You can also do a Google search for "XXX company complaints," "XXX company rip-off," or "XXX company scam."

Some of these scam job offers cover their tracks so well, they have like 2 or 3 Google search pages of junk about themselves, including Glassdoor, etc.

Thought I'd post this tidbit for good measure. I read it on LinkedIn, and found it true, that legitimate companies will NOT text you initially, they will email, and they will not "interview" over chat/hangout, they will interview over the phone. Another thing, if the company site is not secure (httpS vs. http) then it should be questioned. Of course, scams will also email, but they usually have other giveaways like spelling/grammar, giving multiple aliases in one email, ask to interview over chat, ask for sensitive information, etc.

Funny story, I had so many scammers contacting me in the last week, and one phishing "HR Coordinator" said he would report me to my school for trying to tarnish the company's reputation by saying it was a scam.