alt Hacker NewsLet's talk about: LinkedIn ghost jobs
LinkedIn has an obvious problem with ghost job postings.
A good example: received an email of matched jobs. Opened it and followed one specific link only to see they were no longer accepting applications:
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4439726696/
The job was reposted 7 hours prior and only received 36 applications total.
I always assumed that ‘not accepting more applications’ meant a specific threshold was met. But 36 apps in 7 hours? No.
Thoughts on what’s going on here?
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Considering the job description is unrelated to the company and the title, this is a scam post, not quite a "ghost job".
They're probably rapidly opening + closing new jobs to increase visibility, as matching models on job boards tend to prioritize new posts.
I suspect some companies do this to look healthy from outside.
Back when H1B visas were new. Companies would post jobs they did not want to fill. The posting was to provide evidence that they could not find anyone who could do that job. Personally I have seen so many Microsoft listed jobs, that it seems impossible that they could have a layoff, unless of course ....