I once applied for a job that precisely matched my qualifications. It was crazy - the job description could have been written by someone looking at my CV.
I didn't even get an interview. Likely no one did.
It wasn't a ghost job, though. It was a position created for a someone they wanted to hire. Being a public institution, they were required to advertise positions. That didn't mean that they actually wanted any of the candidates who applied.
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