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Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs

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391 points JSeymourATL | 1 comments | 14 Nov 24 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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changoplatanero ◴[14 Nov 24 14:47 UTC] No.42136594[source]▶
What’s the difference between a ghost job and opportunistic hiring? I’ve never seen any team I work for put out a job posting with no intention of hiring and I’ve certainly never participated in interviewing a candidate where there is no intention to hire. However, I have seen my team put out a job posting where we only intend to hire if we get an applicant that is unexpectedly good.
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1. Spooky23 ◴[14 Nov 24 14:56 UTC] No.42136707[source]▶
Your team doesn’t post the ghost job, the HR or talent team does. There’s a variety of reasons why they do it.

Low quality postings are often just there for compliance purposes to justify visas. Less ethical companies may casually mention to outside HR people that folks are applying.

It happens all of the time.