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Proposal to Ban Ghost Jobs

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446 points Teever | 1 comments | 26 Aug 25 16:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.232s | source
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djoldman ◴[26 Aug 25 18:58 UTC] No.45030723[source]▶
> What counts as a “ghost job”? A job listing is considered a ghost job if:

> · There is no intent to fill the role

> · It’s not currently funded

> · It’s posted to collect résumés, test the market, or boost visibility

> · It’s recycled indefinitely without an actual opening

https://www.truthinjobads.org/faq

Even if this gets passed, it's probably unenforceable.

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azemetre ◴[26 Aug 25 19:24 UTC] No.45031049[source]▶
What would make it more enforceable?
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1. jjcob ◴[26 Aug 25 19:41 UTC] No.45031330[source]▶
I think you should focus on things you can enforce. For example, in Austria companies are required to provide certain information in job ads (eg. salary range, weekly hours, type of contract) and it's trivial to enforce because you can see if the information is there or not. I'm not sure if it helps with ghost job ads, though.