Business A ton of job postings might actually be fake - need a job? go fuck yourself

https://qz.com/companies-posting-fake-job-listings-resume-builder-1851556777?utm_source=reddit.com

https://archive.is/XYu9D

If you aren’t hearing back from a job you applied to, it might be because it’s not real.


A new survey from Resume Builder revealed that 39% of hiring managers said their company posted a fake job listing in the past year.

The disheartening results show that among those who posted fake jobs, “approximately 26% posted one to three fake job listings, 19% posted five, 19% posted 10, 11% posted 50, 10% posted 25, and 13% posted 75 or more.”

The fake jobs ranged from entry-level roles to executive positions, said Resume Builder, which surveyed 649 hiring managers.

Companies said they are posting fake jobs for a laundry list of reasons, including to deceive their own employees.

More than 60% of those surveyed said they posted fake jobs “to make employees believe their workload would be alleviated by new workers.”

Sixty-two percent of companies said another reason for the shady practice is to “have employees feel replaceable.”

Two-thirds of companies cited a desire to “appear the company is open to external talent” and 59% said it was an effort to “collect resumes and keep them on file for a later date.”

What’s even more concerning about the results: 85% of companies engaging in the practice said they interviewed candidates for the fake jobs.

“It’s a concerning scenario, particularly when these misleading postings originate from HR departments — the very entities entrusted with shaping accurate perceptions of their organizations,” Resume Builder’s Chief Career Advisor Stacie Haller said.

“Whether it’s to create an illusion of company expansion or to foster a sense of replaceability among employees, such practices are not acceptable,” she added.

Haller said workers “deserve transparency about the companies they dedicate their time to, rather than being led astray by false representations.”

She also called it “deplorable” that companies are purposely “undermining employees’ sense of value and security.”

But the practice doesn’t look like it’s going away any time soon. Almost 70% of those who posted the phony jobs told Resume Builder that fake job listings positively impacted revenue. Employers also reported the listing had a positive impact on “employee morale” — although it’s not clear how.

“Companies engaging in this practice not only tarnish their reputation but also sabotage their long-term prospects,” Haller said. “Deceptive practices erode trust, dissuading potential applicants from considering them in the future as viable employers.”

 

[Kari Kamiya]

Companies said they are posting fake jobs for a laundry list of reasons, including to deceive their own employees.

More than 60% of those surveyed said they posted fake jobs “to make employees believe their workload would be alleviated by new workers.”

Sixty-two percent of companies said another reason for the shady practice is to “have employees feel replaceable.”

If the union wasn't being run by a bunch of commie fucktards nowadays they'd actually stick up for the little people over this kind of psy-op gaslighting shit.

 

[Huh what?]

This has been going on since 2008.

 

[Otis Boi]

so kiwis, have you ever once been contact down the road by a company who "has your resume on file"? ive had more companies than i count keep my resume but never once have i heard form them. nor can i think of anyone i know who has heard back down the road from a company who has their resume on file. so i put the question to you, have any of you ever had your resume on file and then later had a company contact you about it?

I have been its very strange because they act as though my resume hasn't changed in 2 years since i applied. I had someone offering an entry level position and I just laughed and hung up. I guess they think most people have such little ambition that they will never grow out of the lot in life.

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

No one reads resumes anymore, you better hope somebody likes you enough to recommend you.

 

[likeacrackado]

LinkedIn corporate culture as been a disaster for white collar jobs.

 

[Cirrhosis_of_Liver]

"Nobody wants to work!"

 

[Mayhem]

I’ve been looking for a new job for more than a year. When I first started applying, I noticed that a job would be listed on LinkedIn, then be taken down, then listed back on LinkedIn again a few weeks later. Exact same qualifications, hundreds of people applying every single time. You mean to tell me that, after hundreds of applicants, the HR departments of these companies couldn’t find a single candidate to fill the position? And these are not shitty jobs, either; these are midlevel managerial positions that pay well and require a lot of highly specific skills.

Speaking of, there are also a lot of positions listed that are looking for an extremely specialized purple squirrel candidate that probably doesn’t exist, or, if the candidate does exist, he or she is highly unlikely to take the position at the salary being offered. I think those are fake, too. Many of these companies are government contractors and are required to list any open position, even if someone in the company is already being promoted for the position.

 

[Spiny Rumples]

i wonder if this is the case of all those jobs i applied for, heard nothing about, then literally a year or even later, get an email saying either the position was closed and no longer needed or they went with other candidates. seems odd that so many companies would wait over a year to fill a role they posted an ad for.


so kiwis, have you ever once been contact down the road by a company who "has your resume on file"? ive had more companies than i count keep my resume but never once have i heard form them. nor can i think of anyone i know who has heard back down the road from a company who has their resume on file. so i put the question to you, have any of you ever had your resume on file and then later had a company contact you about it?

I once gave my resume to a guy at a pizza shop where my friend worked.
A bit over a year later, I got a call from that friend asking if I wanted to come work that afternoon. I had to bring a resume and fill out all of the application forms again, because they lost the originals. They just remembered that my friend knew a guy. They were suddenly short on staff because someone was showing up high.

 

[Alexander Thaut]

I’ve been looking for a new job for more than a year. When I first started applying, I noticed that a job would be listed on LinkedIn, then be taken down, then listed back on LinkedIn again a few weeks later. Exact same qualifications, hundreds of people applying every single time. You mean to tell me that, after hundreds of applicants, the HR departments of these companies couldn’t find a single candidate to fill the position? And these are not shitty jobs, either; these are midlevel managerial positions that pay well and require a lot of highly specific skills.

Speaking of, there are also a lot of positions listed that are looking for an extremely specialized purple squirrel candidate that probably doesn’t exist, or, if the candidate does exist, he or she is highly unlikely to take the position at the salary being offered. I think those are fake, too. Many of these companies are government contractors and are required to list any open position, even if someone in the company is already being promoted for the position.

I've been looking constantly and I apply without hearing back. It's honestly extremely disheartening.

The kicker is when I hear "you're overqualified" from these people. Been looking for something for a long time, but I can't get anything.

 

[TrinityReformed]

More than 60% of those surveyed said they posted fake jobs “to make employees believe their workload would be alleviated by new workers.”

The drowning rat experiment. That's where they got it from.

 

[augment]

This shit is as old as coal. Investment banks keep a tally on new graduates when they need to flush the pricier executives off. Nowadays everyone does it.

 

[XYZpdq Jr.]

not directly related, but those "soandso incorporated seeks a widget embiggener" ads on radio are sorta a scam
they do those when there's a job they already have a candidate lined up for, but that way they can stay Equal Opportunity Employer and say "look, we even looked for candidates by buying ad time on radio!"

 

[Abella]

It’s shitty at best and shady at worst. It makes me dislike HR more than I already do, and I dislike them immensely.

The kicker is when I hear "you're overqualified" from these people. Been looking for something for a long time, but I can't get anything.

I’ve been told that at a lot of places I’ve applied to straight out of school. Not to power level too much but once I got my second license in my field I wasn’t able to be hired in positions requiring the first one. It’s retarded as hell and usually fueled by their own greed and wanting to prey on people who may be new and hopefully for them not know better.

 

[Skeletonized Cow]

If the union wasn't being run by a bunch of commie fucktards nowadays they'd actually stick up for the little people over this kind of psy-op gaslighting shit.

Most of these are probably postings for ununionized labor. Something like 9/10ths of all labor is outside the union.

 

[Alexander Thaut]

It’s shitty at best and shady at worst. It makes me dislike HR more than I already do, and I dislike them immensely.


I’ve been told that at a lot of places I’ve applied to straight out of school. Not to power level too much but once I got my second license in my field I wasn’t able to be hired in positions requiring the first one. It’s retarded as hell and usually fueled by their own greed and wanting to prey on people who may be new and hopefully for them not know better.

I've managed to avoid "devil corps" gigs, but I've essentially been looking for work since 2022 and all that's happened is that I've gotten fucked.

I'm willing to work, I'm open to work, but I'm either told I'm overqualified or something similar.

 

[Joe Lieberman]

I’ve been looking for a new job for more than a year. When I first started applying, I noticed that a job would be listed on LinkedIn, then be taken down, then listed back on LinkedIn again a few weeks later. Exact same qualifications, hundreds of people applying every single time. You mean to tell me that, after hundreds of applicants, the HR departments of these companies couldn’t find a single candidate to fill the position? And these are not shitty jobs, either; these are midlevel managerial positions that pay well and require a lot of highly specific skills.

I interviewed with a somewhat well-known tech company and did not get the job. The company has posted the exact same job posting on a monthly basis for the past year and a half, with occasional slight tweaks to the job title (but not to the level). No clue if they're actually interested in hiring for the role.

 

[Abella]

I've managed to avoid "devil corps" gigs, but I've essentially been looking for work since 2022 and all that's happened is that I've gotten fucked.

I'm willing to work, I'm open to work, but I'm either told I'm overqualified or something similar.

It’s pure greed, which is always the case when they say you’re overqualified for any job. It’s because they don’t want to pay you for the work what it’s worth.

 

[Alexander Thaut]

It’s pure greed, which is always the case when they say you’re overqualified for any job. It’s because they don’t want to pay you for the work what it’s worth.

it's funnier because I usually just say I'm fine with working at the listed salary. the fact they shove me out makes me think they either have someone lined up for the job or want someone that's really naive.

 

[oldTireWater]

This is the kind of slick shit that would never even occur to me. I have to admit it's kind of clever.

 

[Super Guido]

it's funnier because I usually just say I'm fine with working at the listed salary. the fact they shove me out makes me think they either have someone lined up for the job or want someone that's really naive.

You can say you're open to being paid a bit less and they still won't hire your ass.

Fuck em, I say.