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The real reason is that most job descriptions are posted by recruiters, and they don't want you to find the company without going through them. They scrub them
by jeffreportmill1 8y ago
The real reason is that most job descriptions are posted by recruiters, and they don't want you to find the company without going through them. They scrub them of any info that could be used to locate the careers page of the company.
- pmiller2 8y agoNot really. Googling key phrases frequently lets you find the company anyway.
- gargarplex 8y agoMoreover, the recruiter has an economic incentive to shepherd you through the process
- perl4ever 8y agoIn practice, they don't make it very hard to find out who it is, even if the job is not in the careers site of the employer. However, it's courteous to work with the person who brought it to you, and I assume it's to your advantage, since they have an incentive to get you past the gatekeepers.
- debacle 8y agoIn practice, the recruiting company does not want you to know who they are recruiting for, but the recruiter themselves will do anything they can to place you.