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Ghost job listings should be illegal.

Archive: https://archive.today/ArRjX

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>If you’ve recently been laid off and have started the arduous process of looking for a new job, you’ve probably seen them on networking platforms like LinkedIn: postings for roles that are 30 days old, maybe more, with suspiciously wide salary ranges. They usually have hundreds, or even thousands, of hopeful applicants vying for the same position, but if you do a quick cross-check and notice that the role isn’t posted on the company’s actual website — or any of their social media pages — you should probably stop drafting that cover letter, because it’s possible they’re not hiring at all.

Ghost job listings should be illegal. Archive: https://archive.today/ArRjX From the post: >>If you’ve recently been laid off and have started the arduous process of looking for a new job, you’ve probably seen them on networking platforms like LinkedIn: postings for roles that are 30 days old, maybe more, with suspiciously wide salary ranges. They usually have hundreds, or even thousands, of hopeful applicants vying for the same position, but if you do a quick cross-check and notice that the role isn’t posted on the company’s actual website — or any of their social media pages — you should probably stop drafting that cover letter, because it’s possible they’re not hiring at all.
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this could be because an employer has to publicly post hiring positions, but do not have to accept applications from that post. this was exposed in the early 2000's from a video taken by some one at a meeting for employers by an NGO on how to get around state laws to hire illegals

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Yeah, that should be illegal. It is very common in Government hiring.

If you find a job posting that looks good but it is only open for 2 weeks it means you are not getting the job. They have a internal applicant that they are going to hire for the job but they are required to post the job still.

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yes it is common in gov's. i worked in the VA system as a cook. nepotism is huge too.

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I'm so glad I left the tech industry and got into piano tuning.