Ghost job explained

A fake job, ghost job, or phantom job is a job posting for a position that is non-existent or has already been filled. The employer may post fake job opening listings for many reasons, such as inflating statistics about their industries, protecting the company from discrimination lawsuits, fulfilling requirements by human-resources departments, identifying potentially promising recruits for future hiring, pacifying existing employees that the company is looking for extra help, or retaining desirable employees.[1] [2] [3] Many companies actually prefer to hire by word of mouth or internally in order to save time and cut cost. They may also use this strategy to gather information regarding their competitors' wages.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] This type of false advertisement has occurred in many countries, including the United States. Fake advertisements have been discovered using the promise of remote work as "bait".[9] This is considered a rising trend[10] and it underscores the relative power of the employers in the job market. These type of job ads may have catchy titles, vague descriptions, or a lack of detail; or may be full reposts of previous job ads.

According to the career coaching service SamNova, a fake job listing can often be spotted as one that is either continuously open or repeatedly posted.[11]

A survey conducted by Clarify Capital has concluded that many companies have tricked job seekers with fake ads without the intent of hiring.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: What Are 'Ghost Jobs' and Why Are They Everywhere Now?. Gabrielle. Bienasz. September 20, 2022. Entrepreneur. August 10, 2023. July 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230726064926/https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/what-are-ghost-jobs-and-why-are-they-everywhere-now/435666. live.
  2. News: Weber . Lauren . Kwoh . Leslie . January 8, 2013 . Beware the Phantom Job Listing . The Wall Street Journal . December 3, 2023 . https://archive.today/20160512233724/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323706704578229661268628432 . May 12, 2016.
  3. Web site: Case . Aaron . August 28, 2023 . How to Spot (and Bust) Ghost Jobs: 4 Easy Steps . August 28, 2023 . Resume Genius.
  4. Web site: Survey: Job Seekers Beware of Ghost Jobs. Joe. Mercurio. September 1, 2022. August 11, 2023.
  5. Web site: That's not a real job opening: Some companies are posting 'ghost jobs' but don't actually plan to hire you — or anyone. Rebecca . Knight . Juliana. Kaplan. Business Insider. 2023-08-10. 2023-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20230705220734/https://www.businessinsider.com/ghost-jobs-why-some-companies-dont-respond-to-applications-2022-9. live.
  6. News: Beware of 'ghost job' listings. Isabel. Berwick. Sophia. Smith. Financial Times . October 12, 2022. August 10, 2023. November 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221125072537/https://www.ft.com/content/b66d20c3-7f9a-4649-925c-3b4bb56fed93. live.
  7. News: Breakingviews - Fake jobs hide cooler reality for US workforce. Reuters . April 4, 2023. www.reuters.com. 2023-08-10. 2023-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604182403/https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/fake-jobs-hide-cooler-reality-us-workforce-2023-04-04/. live.
  8. News: Job Listings Abound, but Many Are Fake. Te-Ping. Chen. Wall Street Journal . March 20, 2023. www.wsj.com. August 10, 2023. August 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230807043817/https://www.wsj.com/articles/that-plum-job-listing-may-just-be-a-ghost-3aafc794. live.
  9. Web site: Moore . Cortney . April 25, 2023 . Fake remote, hybrid jobs shared online to trick candidates . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230523002300/https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/fake-remote-hybrid-jobs-shared-online-tiktok-users-claim-way-to-trick-candidates . May 23, 2023 . August 10, 2023.
  10. News: Are 'fake' job ads inflating America's employment data?. Taylor Nicole. Rogers. Financial Times . June 4, 2022. August 10, 2023. November 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129191750/https://www.ft.com/content/5325898c-bd99-4c6c-9fb9-b98c55bc93ec. live.
  11. Web site: Seven red flags to look out for on a job ad, according to business experts. Soo. Kim. June 21, 2023. Newsweek. August 10, 2023. August 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230807055053/https://www.newsweek.com/red-flags-job-ad-listing-work-search-business-expert-tips-advice-1807924. live.

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