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The rise of ghost jobs has been causing real frustration for job seekers. According to a 2024 survey from ResumeBuilder.com, 40% of employers admitted to posting job listings with no intention of filling them, and 30% still leave those listings live. For job seekers, that means hours of time spent applying to jobs that aren’t even real. But it doesn’t end there. These “ghost jobs” were being used to build a resume database, project an image of company growth, or drive traffic to a site, all while leaving applicants in the dark. What’s even more troubling is how many hiring...

Some federal workers cried. Some shook their heads and began updating their resumes. Others — including union leaders — vowed to fight, determined to hang on to the government jobs that many took because they wanted to serve the American public.After the Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump on Tuesday to resume firing government workers, federal employees rushed to Signal group chats and anxious phone calls, trying to figure out what it meant for them. The court lifted a lower-court order that had temporarily blocked the administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers, including at the State Department...