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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: 1.012s | 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. twelve40 ◴[14 Nov 24 14:58 UTC] No.42136727[source]▶
> put out a job posting with no intention of hiring

i've seen (and worked for) many startups that post reqs prominently to signal to the world (investors, customers, etc) that "things are going great" and "we're growing" while not even able to afford a req.

> never participated in interviewing a candidate where there is no intention to hire

I haven't seen as much of that, but have been in situations where the company is either doing great (transitioning during an acquisition) or not so great (running out of money) but you keep interviewing to "look normal" or to keep the pipeline just in case things get back to normal.