Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs

Post by WXLCKNO » Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 4:58 PM UTC

goochphd wrote: post #145

bradley13 wrote: post #59

I once applied for a job that precisely matched my qualifications. It was crazy - the job description could have been written by someone looking at my CV. I didn't even get an interview. Likely no one did. It wasn't a ghost job, though. It was a position created for a someone they wanted to hire. Being a public institution, they were required to advertise positions. That didn't mean that they actually wanted any of t…

I once applied to a position like this. It was eerily similar to my background, and when I did a little digging I found that the group lead had even directly cited my research papers in his own research work. I applied on the site, reached out on LinkedIn to the group lead and the recruiter, and even was able to find emails for those two, which I also messaged as well. They didn't even bother to send me an automated…

Post by s1artibartfast » Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 4:59 PM UTC

lotsofpulp wrote: post #228

returningfory2 wrote: post #216

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But arguably any labor shortage can be fixed by just having way higher wages. Like if Google is struggling to hire L3 entry level engineers, can't they just offer $1 million/year salary? Then of course they will get the people they want. To me, the point of H-1B and similar programs isn't "we can't get the individual staff we need". It's rather that at a society-wide level, having more software engineers at an overal…

> It's rather that at a society-wide level, having more software engineers at an overall lower salary can be more beneficial to the country than fewer engineers at a higher salary. Beneficial to owners of capital in said country. Not so beneficial to non owners of capital (also usually labor sellers) in said country.

Post by dec0dedab0de » Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 4:59 PM UTC

tartoran wrote: post #255

dec0dedab0de wrote: post #61

I suspect the main reason it is hard to find a job is because interest rate induced layoffs, and remote work created too much competition. Five years ago I wasn’t competing with someone thousands of miles away with a phd who used to work at a faang. As for Ghost Jobs, I think they are skipping how many are just scams collecting data. There are many fake recruiters just posting job listings on behalf of companies they…

> There are many fake recruiters just posting job listings on behalf of companies they are not affiliated with. I wonder what's the best way to fight this back. Possibly inundate them with junk applications that their data becomes worthless?

Post by mdaniel » Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 5:01 PM UTC

whoomp12342 wrote: post #210

avgDev wrote: post #173

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Seems like it would be beneficial to the community for someone to add some kind of a rating system for people posting in the HN hiring threads. I would expect at minimum to get a response. Internet has gone to shit. It used to be much easier to find genuine people on the internet. Now, it is all marketing non-sense and filled with get-rich types.

I assumed that was upvoting?

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 14, 2024, 5:03 PM UTC

shmatt wrote: post #14

I have to put out a ghost job req and interview every person applying within reason for every green card a direct report is applying for. I have to show there are or aren’t any residents or citizens that can fill the job The main problem is: even if the interviewee knocks it out of the park, is an amazing engineer, I still am not interested in firing my OPT/h1b team member who can still legally work for 2-3 years. So…