Heritage economist EJ Antoni analyzes the December jobs report on “making money.”
According to the Wall Street Journal, one recruiting platform found that one in five job listings were fake or not filled by job posters.
“It's kind of a horror show,” said John Strauss, CEO of recruitment platform Greenhouse. Magazine In an article published on Sunday. “The job market is more soul-crushing than ever.”
These fake or unfilled positions, sometimes called “ghost jobs,” have made it difficult labor market For some job seekers, including Serena Dao, it's a nightmare.
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According to the Wall Street Journal, one recruiting platform found that one in five job listings were fake or not filled by job posters. (iStock)
Dao told the Journal that even after sending more than 260 applications, he went through five final interviews with no offers. The experience made him question how many of the job listings were actually real—and how many were ghost jobs.
Dao said he was able to find a job thanks to networking and not online recruitment platforms.
“People want a candidate who is 120 percent, not even 100 percent,” Dow told the Journal. “I'm really happy and lucky to be there.”
The US economy added 256,000 jobs in December, much higher than expected
Glenn Loveland, senior career instructor at Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management, told the outlet that human-to-human networking is increasingly critical in the modern job market. (Photo: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Glenn Loveland, senior career instructor at Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management, told the publication that human-to-human networking is increasingly critical in the modern job market.
“Authentic relationships are the bedrock of lasting success,” Loveland said. “The days of simply uploading resumes to job boards and hoping for the best are fading fast.”
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But for candidates who still want or need to use the online job application Sites like LinkedIn Or indeed, the risk of applying for ghost jobs is still real. Some experts advise job seekers to speak directly with a recruiter to find out if a posting is genuine.
“Talking to someone at the company can help you understand how serious they are,” Kickresume president Peter Dorris told the Journal.
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According to government sources, the overall labor market is growing faster than expected.
The Ministry of Labor reported on Friday that employers It added 256,000 jobs In December, it was much higher than the LSEG economists' estimate.