• neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    Yeah, tech. Updated my original comment to clarify.

    Honestly, the bit from the article that rang most accurate was this:

    Lastly, it’s possible that many Americans think the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s job opening figures are overstated. For example, some job seekers have reported encountering “ghost jobs” — listings on job platforms that companies are no longer actively hiring for.

    I’ve been keeping track of the roles I’ve gone after (well within qualification for) and I’m seeing a lot of re-listings for roles that closed out my application (with no outreach) and just relisted the req after a few weeks, over and over again.

    I’m not saying the listings are fake, but if they were fake, this is pretty much what it would look like from the outside.

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      5 months ago

      I’m seeing exactly the same thing. Certain companies re-listing the same position for months on end, despite hundreds of people applying.

      According to this article I read recently, some companies are either doing it to give the illusion that they’re thriving and planning to take on more staff, or just to keep a pool of potential applicants on the back burner just in case.

      It sucks. I’ve been looking to make a career change for over a year, and have only had two interviews despite sending out literally hundreds of applications.

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      5 months ago

      Been in the same situation, with closer to mid-level experience. A plethora of companies, constantly hiring for the same positions while rejecting hundreds of applicants, week after week. Makes total sense. I can only hope there’s something illegal about it.