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1. legitster · 1790181951 · focus · HN ↗

   There are some browser plugins you can use for job sites like LinkedIn to filter out Ghost Jobs. It's been somewhat helpful, but honestly it feels like 90% of tech jobs right now are Ghost jobs.

   It's happened so many times. Apply for a job, within an hour get an email that says I am not qualified (not true), and then a week later the same job gets posted again.

   I'm normally a pretty free-market guy, but it should be illegal. It's clear-cut fraud - they are advertising something that doesn't exist, specifically to game numbers. And what's more, governments report on these numbers as if they are real job opportunities in the economy.

   1. MarleTangible · 1790184246 · focus · HN ↗

      There are also a lot of reposts coming from recruiting companies.

      I see a position getting posted for a local company, and within hours the same requirements are showing up for 10 new postings with vague company names like "... is wanted for a local manufacturer" etc.

      1. legitster · 1790184420 · focus · HN ↗

         The way I got my current job is that the company I applied for rejected my application and then hired a recruiter who brought me in with the same application.

         The company essentially handed the recruiter $10k because they were too bad at reviewing their own applications.

         1. mattm · 1790187749 · focus · HN ↗

            How do hire a recruiter as a candidate?

            1. legitster · 1790188218 · focus · HN ↗

               In this case the company hired the recruiter because "they couldn't find any candidates".

               Hiring your own recruiter can be kind of a scam - if you do it on your side they'll want ~10% of your first year's salary. But if you're interested in such a thing, all you have to do is so much as wag a finger on LinkedIn and they'll come swarming.

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