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That's not a real job opening: Some companies are posting 'ghost jobs' but don't actually plan to hire you — or anyone
MSN ^ | 9-18-22 | Rebecca Knight, Juliana Kaplan

Posted on 09/18/2022 10:19:14 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes

After applying to more than 300 jobs in the last six months without a single bite, Will no longer bothers to read job descriptions or research companies.

It's just a waste of time at this point, said Will, whose real name is withheld but known to Insider.

He spends six to 10 hours a day on LinkedIn churning out applications, but says that he and his peers with similar credentials — master's degrees and MBAs from top schools — are having no luck getting interviews.

"I'm seeing all of these articles about how companies cannot recruit people fast enough and how there's all these job openings," said Will, who aims to land a consulting role. "But I'm also seeing my own personal experience and seeing other highly qualified candidates who can't get interviews or can't get jobs and I'm like, 'Something is wrong with the system.'"

It is a puzzle in this remarkably tight labor market. While many employers can't find enough workers, some qualified candidates are applying to open jobs and aren't hearing anything back.

That applicants are, on occasion, ghosted by employers is nothing new, of course. But lately questions have been raised about whether a company's job postings are reflective of actual open positions, or instead "ghost jobs" — listings that employers are no longer actively hiring or recruiting for.

According to a recent survey of roughly 1,000 hiring managers conducted by Clarify Capital, a boutique lending firm, 40% of managers have had a job posting open for over two to three months; one in five managers said they don't plan to fill their current open job positions until 2023; and half of managers said they keep job postings up because they're "always open to new people," even if they're not actively recruiting.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: datamining; employment; ghostjobs; jobs; recruiting
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To: Tired of Taxes

I think its all in the plan....make it seem like nobody is willing to work and wallaaa...usher in more illegals to fill the “need”....


21 posted on 09/18/2022 11:37:30 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Tired of Taxes

Years ago I long suspected that a lot of these job postings were legit jobs but the employer had no intention of considering resumes they might get from these ads because they already had in mind who they wanted to hire. I suspect those jobs were posted only to cover their butts with EEO.

I used to submit my resume to job after job, week aftwr week, for a couple of years and hardly got any responses.

I had to eventually rely on recruiting firms but atleast I finally got my foot in the door and I would have to temp for a while but it eventually worked.


22 posted on 09/18/2022 11:43:37 PM PDT by MachIV
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To: Tired of Taxes

I remember someone at a job I worked at nearly 20 years ago tell me about ghost jobs after I told them about a job I saw in a newspaper and was near where I lived. I drove by the site but did not see what was advertised and that is when he explained.


23 posted on 09/18/2022 11:53:14 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Most on-line application programs look for key words that match the required criteria. Check the job description and put those words in your resume. Works like a charm.


24 posted on 09/19/2022 12:02:14 AM PDT by TheWriterTX (Trust not in earthly princes....!)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

bkmk


25 posted on 09/19/2022 12:04:13 AM PDT by sauropod (Unbelief has nothing to say. Chance favors the prepared mind.)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
Don’t know how it works in Brandon’s USSA, but in True-dolt’s Canaduh, employers get tax breaks from FedGouvCan for hiring immigrants, be they professionals or be they labourers at Lowe’s or Home Depot.

AFAIK, here in the U.S., employers receive tax credits for hiring veterans, ex-felons, and welfare recipients. This probably only helps them get hired for minimum wage jobs, though. I don't know whether it applies for non-citizens.

26 posted on 09/19/2022 12:04:51 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: MachIV

Was done a lot for H1b hiring. Saw that @10 years ago.


27 posted on 09/19/2022 12:12:30 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Tired of Taxes

Maybe it’s just a matter of you thinking you’re qualified for those jobs but aren’t.


28 posted on 09/19/2022 12:45:58 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Tired of Taxes

Somebody has a masters degree in women’s studies.


29 posted on 09/19/2022 1:42:32 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: Tired of Taxes
said Will, who aims to land a consulting role

And there you have it. Companies want workers. I post for a technician and get 50 resumes talking all about their management experience. I can train a worker to manage. I can't train a manager to work.

30 posted on 09/19/2022 2:22:26 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: BobL

Bingo.

They want skilled work. An MBA says you don’t want to do the actual work, just manage everything - of which there are far fewer jobs. If you don’t already have extensive management experience an MBA isn’t a plus. If you do, you’ll be looking for more rare openings for higher level positions.

It’s similar to having a PhD, for most good jobs you’re overqualified and it is a negative. You need to fill a very specific role.

A STEM masters degree is a sweet spot.


31 posted on 09/19/2022 3:08:33 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Brian Griffin

This might work, but as a panel interviewer at a big tech company, I can tell you that the candidate quality of those who do make it past recruiting has been abysmal the last few months. We’re getting candidates who know nothing about our platforms and aren’t afraid to say so.


32 posted on 09/19/2022 3:22:02 AM PDT by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: Tired of Taxes

Probably just being overlooked because he’s white (and male).


33 posted on 09/19/2022 3:41:08 AM PDT by BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan (If in doubt, it's probably sarcasm)
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To: MachIV

I’ve seen that (where company policy requires posting the job, but the manager already had an unemployed friend waiting for the job). No interviews, just run the ad a bit and hire the friend.


34 posted on 09/19/2022 3:47:44 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Tired of Taxes

“They keep their job ads posted so that they always have ready applicants whenever an employee inevitably quits.”

That seems to be the modus operandi with the McJobs in my area; same employers listing the same low-paying, high-stress jobs....


35 posted on 09/19/2022 3:50:01 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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The future of the economy demands everyone stop hiring and be prepared to lay off large blocks. It’s the current economy and the unified conclusion of nearly everyone concerning the future economy.

Not just the US, the entire civilized world.


36 posted on 09/19/2022 3:50:35 AM PDT by USCG SimTech ( )
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To: Tired of Taxes

After many decades in the professional work force, I’ve found that the absolute best tactic is to have a lot of people who know you personally.

I got my current job because the manager had gone to school with a friend of mine.


37 posted on 09/19/2022 4:00:55 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

Including Quebecers?


38 posted on 09/19/2022 4:01:30 AM PDT by Chickensoup ( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives. Leftists are genocidal. )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Exactly, there’s more than enough work for laborers. What this guy wants isn’t actually work, its just a sit down on your ass all day ‘job’.


39 posted on 09/19/2022 4:02:58 AM PDT by KobraKai
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To: Brian Griffin

Applying for a job online sounds like a half-assed, lazy approach to me.
If you have a skill, or knowledge that could benefit a company that needs someone with that skill, show up in person, act like you want the job, and you’ll likely get it.


40 posted on 09/19/2022 4:09:50 AM PDT by Fireone (When they pry them from my cold, dead, unvaccinated hands.)
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