> My theory is, a lot of these so-called job openings are for jobs that aren't really needed. And the stakeholders don't realize that the jobs aren't needed unt

> My theory is, a lot of these so-called job openings are for jobs that aren't really needed. And the stakeholders don't realize that the jobs aren't needed until the final hiring decision sign off is needed. This. It's a free option (pay if you use it, free if you don't - or, more precisely, it's the candidates who pay, with time and hope.