Recently, I applied to two posts that turned out to be scams. An auto-reply was sent back to me, and after my husband did some tracking down of a website that had been included in the reply, we concluded they were phishing for people’s information.

I called Craigslist directly and spoke with a tech. He was extremely frustrated and said he spends all day deleting scam and inappropriate posts but can’t get them all. He also told me that even though some posts might seem legit, because the wording is very specific according to the job, it’s oftentimes stolen from a real post.

My advice is to inquire about the job first, then send a resume. If you do send a resume initially, I would not include phone numbers and certainly no addresses.

@ Phil: Congrats on getting the gig and you’ve got mail!

Taxes are usually handled in the country where you live, but check with France or a tax expert to be sure.

How do you handle the taxes? If you are Canadian and get paid from a US company, are you required to declare those earnings in the US or are the taxes paid only in Canada?

I’m asking cause I may have a gig for someone in Paris, but might not take it if I have to deal with the French tax administration (anyone who knows l’administration française will understand!)

I did research and found some people were upset with their hosting, but didnt find any complaints from freelancers.

I found them from this site last week, I believe. Would you write the samples?