Tell HN: BuildZoom posts jobs on HN, but no actual openings available

#1

Post by lightwin » Thu, Jul 04, 2024, 3:48 PM UTC

I see a HN job post from BuildZoom a couple of hours ago. If you click on the link, you will be taken to a job board which says no jobs are available.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40874189

Just wondering why a company posts a job on HN without having actual openings.

Is it some automated system to post jobs, or are companies using job posts as a marketing tactic?

Re: Tell HN: BuildZoom posts jobs on HN, but no actual openings available

#2

Post by bluedino » Thu, Jul 04, 2024, 3:54 PM UTC

They've been posting for a very long time

Re: Tell HN: BuildZoom posts jobs on HN, but no actual openings available

#3

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 04, 2024, 3:58 PM UTC

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Re: Tell HN: BuildZoom posts jobs on HN, but no actual openings available

#4

Post by golergka » Thu, Jul 04, 2024, 3:58 PM UTC

Some of the companies that post on “who's hiring” are not actually hiring too. I think they're using these fake openings to signal something to their competitors or investors.

Re: Tell HN: BuildZoom posts jobs on HN, but no actual openings available

#5

Post by gabrielsroka » Thu, Jul 04, 2024, 4:00 PM UTC

See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39008011 and the rest of the thread

Re: Tell HN: BuildZoom posts jobs on HN, but no actual openings available

#6

Post by imbiased » Thu, Jul 04, 2024, 4:05 PM UTC

I've been seeing job posts for them coming up at the top of HN and I always wondered what was going on. Roles often repeating, like Principal Engineer, posted for years now, look:

https://imgur.com/a/lz7FP0x https://imgur.com/TgKbcI4

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

Re: Tell HN: BuildZoom posts jobs on HN, but no actual openings available

#7

Post by dang » Thu, Jul 04, 2024, 4:47 PM UTC

Yes, sorry - the job ad system on HN has needed some work for years now. I'll see what I can do.

Re: Tell HN: BuildZoom posts jobs on HN, but no actual openings available

#8

Post by ilrwbwrkhv » Thu, Jul 04, 2024, 4:48 PM UTC

Not just them. Aha! is also notorious for this. Even recent startups like Jam.dev do this.

Unfortunately a lot of companies use Who's Hiring as a way of keeping mind share / advertising. But they are not doing well so they can't actually hire you.

Re: Tell HN: BuildZoom posts jobs on HN, but no actual openings available

#9

Post by yellow_lead » Thu, Jul 04, 2024, 4:55 PM UTC

There's also a company called MixRank that continuously posts the same openings but apparently never hires anyone.

Re: Tell HN: BuildZoom posts jobs on HN, but no actual openings available

#10

Post by Ancalagon » Thu, Jul 04, 2024, 5:19 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #7

Yes, sorry - the job ad system on HN has needed some work for years now. I'll see what I can do.

Is the company still paying for these ads? Or have they just not expired yet from their last payment?