The listing looks legitimate. It describes a Remote Medical Biller position with detailed responsibilities: revenue cycle management, claims processing, patient eligibility verification, and denial management. The language is professional. The opportunity sounds promising. So you apply.
Then the email arrives, and everything changes.
You are no longer a job applicant. You are now a prospective “billing partner” and “independent contractor.” Before you can get started, you need to complete a one to two-week self-paced training program. You are handed a service level agreement to review. You are told you will receive a business website, access to tools, and compliance documentation once you complete onboarding.
What they never told you in the job listing is that none of this is employment. There is no salary. There is no job. GoTo Telemed posted a hiring ad to collect applicants and convert them into contractors who generate revenue for their client portfolio. You were never a candidate. You were a lead.
How This Tactic Works
This is not unique to GoTo Telemed. Companies running this play follow a pattern. The listing draws you in with professional language and real-sounding responsibilities because the job description is authentic, often borrowed or adapted from actual positions elsewhere. But the goal was never to hire you. It was to collect applicants and funnel them into a contractor arrangement or paid program they were never told about upfront.
The follow-up communication gives it away every time. The language shifts from ‘employee’ to ‘independent contractor’. A training program appears to have never been mentioned during the application process. Tools and resources are presented as benefits, but they come attached to a contractor structure or cost you did not sign up for. The onboarding process is framed as a simple next step, designed to keep you moving forward before you pause to ask questions.
By the time you realize what happened, you have spent time researching the company, crafting an application, reading emails, and reviewing documentation that led nowhere.
Why This Matters for Your Job Search
Time is the one resource job seekers cannot get back. Every hour spent chasing a misleading listing is an hour not spent on a real opportunity. For jobseekers who are actively building their remote careers, these detours are not minor inconveniences. They push you further from your goals and can quietly chip away at your confidence, making you question your qualifications when the problem was never you.
Beyond the time cost, some of these arrangements carry real financial risk. Any listing that requires you to pay for training, purchase software, or cover startup costs as a condition of getting started should raise an immediate red flag. Legitimate employers do not charge you to do the job.
What Citrus Careers Does Differently
At Citrus Careers, every listing is vetted before it ever reaches you. We do not post hybrid roles. We do not post misleading opportunities. We do not allow listings that misrepresent what is actually being offered. Every position on our board is 100% remote and exactly what it says it is.
We built Citrus Careers because your time is valuable and your job search deserves better than being someone else’s sales funnel.
If you are tired of sifting through listings that waste your energy and lead nowhere, you are in the right place.
