Overview

• LinkedIn says many CV-writing offers deliver poor or misleading results and often charge for AI tools that are free to use.
• Fraudsters promoting CV services are twice as likely to push conversations off LinkedIn, increasing risks to personal information.
• The company reports blocking 99.7% of fake accounts before they are reported, and says scammers are five times more likely to be outside a user's network.
• Hiring typically rises 44% in the UK in September while openings per applicant have halved since 2022, raising pressure on jobseekers.
• Lloyds Banking Group reports a 237% jump in advanced-fee job scams this year, and JobsAware notes a sharp increase in recruitment fraud.