Is Craigslist a trustable website?

[Goldname]

I posted my job resume and somebody's contacted me about a job as a sales representative. The mall that the job is at doesn't seem to list the job there. It kind of looks fake. Do you think Cragislist is a trustable website? Is it common for scames on craigslist to appear?

[nubbes]

Anyone can contact you once you put something on Craigslist. Don't divulge your personal information to anyone even if it seems legit.

[?]

Craigslist is full of scams. Every time I've posted something I've gotten a really "nice" yet suspicious offer on stuff. Not saying that it isn't trustworthy, you just can't let your guard down. I'd go to the mall and ask myself before handing out anymore info.

[DR Tech]

You can confirm for your self by calling the mall and asking for that store. Or if its a job at the mall and not at a store. Ask to talk to the mall manager directly to confirm.

[Sandy]

Craigslist is reputable, Some of the people who post on there are not.

[Kittysue]

You never post your resume on Craigslist. Legitimate employers do not look there for staff. The only people contacting you will be scammers or commission based sales jobs that hire everyone they can find as most employees don't even last 2 weeks with the company and never get paid
And by posting your resume, you are allowing every scammer, spammer and identity thief to know your name, address, phone number, email address, etc. All things you never want to post publicly

A real employer will ALWAYS invite you to their office for an interview. A scammer will interiew you by IM or email then offer you the job

Take down your resume. If you want to apply for jobs, set up a new email account only for job searches and DO NOT put your address on your resume. Put your name, city and state and email address.

If the employer claims to be out of town or in another country, do not pursue it - it will be a scam