I thought a recruiter had found me the perfect job — then he asked me to pay. These are the warning signs I missed.

Alyshia Hull encountered a recruitment scam after a recruiter requested payment for a résumé service, highlighting critical warning signs of fraudulent job opportunities. Meanwhile, Adarsh, a CSE student from India, is focusing on Python, DSA, and backend development. He joined DEV.to to document his learning process, connect with other developers, and begin making meaningful contributions to open source projects while engaging with the community to build and learn throughout his technical journey.