Hiring: Ghost Job!!

A?fake job,?ghost job, or?phantom job?is a job posting for a position that is non-existent or has already been filled.

Why the companies post ghost job?

The employer may post fake job opening listings for many reasons, such as:

·???????? inflating statistics about their industries and to Show Company Growth

·???????? To Evaluate Internal Candidates.

·???????? To?Identify potentially promising recruits for future hiring.

·???????? Pacifying existing employees that the company is looking for extra help or retaining desirable employees.

·???????? ?Get a better sense of the talent market or signal growth to employees and stakeholders.

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These 'ghost jobs’ are becoming an increasingly common – and problematic – obstacle for job seekers. This adds to a frustrating experience for job seekers, who often apply to dozens of jobs without receiving a response. addition to this frustration, hiring managers that posted a ghost job will get good reach and went so far as to interview candidates, even though they had no intention of hiring them.

So, how do you identify the Ghost Job?

·???????? These type of job ads may have catchy titles,

·???????? Vague descriptions.

·???????? Lack of detail.

·???????? Spotted as one that is either continuously open or repeatedly posted.

·???????? Mentioning Higher compensation & benefit than market range.

·???????? Cross-Reference the Company Website

·???????? Reach Out to the Recruiter

·???????? Tap Into Your Professional Network

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Ghost jobs may provide employers the opportunity to bolster their image and build a pool of resumes in the short term, but the benefit may not last. If a potential employee feels burned by a company they never heard back from, they may be scared away from applying to future opportunities at that firm.