Ghost Jobs Are Very Real

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finding a new job can be challenging – and it’s made worse by the fact that the position you’re applying for might not even be real. 

 

According to a new analysis from the hiring platform Greenhouse, about one in five jobs posted last quarter was a “ghost job”. Greenhouse found that on average, between 18 and 22% of jobs posted online would classify as “ghost jobs”, meaning one that was published online, but no hiring activity was ever conducted for it. In some industries, as many of one in three listings are ghost jobs, Greenhouse found. 

 

Companies post ghost jobs for multiple reasons, like trying to project growth even if they aren’t growing, or because they are open to great candidates even if they don’t have a role open. 

 

A survey from Resume Builder in 2024 revealed that 39% of hiring managers said their company posted a fake job listing in the past year. Among those who did, “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”. 

 

Some hiring managers even admitted they post fake jobs to keep their own employees on their toes, saying they want workers to feel “replaceable” so they will work harder.

 

I know this from my own personal experience. In fact, it has been going on for a long, long time. And my POV is that the percentage of ghost jobs is a lot higher than as stated above.

I spotted this on LinkedIn:

 

Malaysian women's doubles duo Pearly Tan-Muralitharan Thinaah progressed to the last eight yesterday after their Chinese opponents conceded a walkover. 

 

The world No. 7 pair were leading 14-4 in the first game – after only nine minutes of play – when a leg injury forced Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian to retire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the quarter-finals today, Pearly Tan-Thinaah Muralitharan will meet Japan’s 53rd ranked pair Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto who defeated India’s world No 22 Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa in another match. 

 

FYI, Yuki-Mayu won the Malaysia Open title last week while Pearly-Thinaah were knocked out in the opening round.