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

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391 points JSeymourATL | 5 comments | 14 Nov 24 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source
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oriel ◴[14 Nov 24 14:56 UTC] No.42136714[source]▶
A question I've had on my mind for a while now, watching this progression of fake or poisoned jobs, and miles of automatic systems to navigate:

At what point do people consider the well poisoned? Where they just check out and stop applying, to specific companies or in general, because its very very obvious that there isnt actually a valid hiring market at all.

I ask this question, because I've already passed this threshold, and have instead devoted the maximum of my time to personal ventures.

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Lammy ◴[14 Nov 24 15:36 UTC] No.42137219[source]▶
I'm already there with the monthly HN hiring threads. Not one of those companies over several years ever responded to me, even the ones where the listing felt tailor made for me, even the ones that literally said they respond to all applicants. They're a total waste of time lol
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1. avgDev ◴[14 Nov 24 15:51 UTC] No.42137420[source]▶
Seems like it would be beneficial to the community for someone to add some kind of a rating system for people posting in the HN hiring threads. I would expect at minimum to get a response.

Internet has gone to shit. It used to be much easier to find genuine people on the internet. Now, it is all marketing non-sense and filled with get-rich types.

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2. samuelec ◴[14 Nov 24 16:08 UTC] No.42137579[source]▶
Naah! it would ended up like Glassdoors which keeps deleting posts that don't serve the company narrative..
3. whoomp12342 ◴[14 Nov 24 16:11 UTC] No.42137613[source]▶
I assumed that was upvoting?
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4. xhkkffbf ◴[14 Nov 24 16:29 UTC] No.42137835[source]▶
My thoughts exactly. I haven't really tried many of the HN monthly postings myself very often, but once in a while I see something irresistible. But they never respond. Or they have an auto responder which doesn't count in my book.

When one company never responded, I added a comment to their ad the next month saying as much. The poor guy had to make up something about a spam filter.

Some kind of rating system would be helpful.

5. mdaniel ◴[14 Nov 24 17:01 UTC] No.42138237[source]▶
Well, downvoting in the case discussing ghosting, right? But just like any voting system one datum doesn't really tell the story. Since creating throwaway accounts is pretty normal around here, I'd guess the solution is to reply to the posting calling out the "can't even be bothered to say fuck off" to warn others not to bother. Bonus points for doing that every month when they inevitably repost their fake listing next time