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Conspiracy theory time: I have been applying to a lot of companies on LinkedIn. I noticed something strange. Many companies would have 30-40K followers but just
by shmde 3y ago
Conspiracy theory time: I have been applying to a lot of companies on LinkedIn. I noticed something strange. Many companies would have 30-40K followers but just 1-2 employees. They have tonnes of openings for a variety of roles. You can do the easy apply. I feel they are just harvesting your CV/Resumé and selling it.
- geraltofrivia 3y agoThats absolutely not a conspiracy theory. It’s a well known, very real phenomenon. To the point where FTC has warnings about similar things [1] [1] https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/05/scammers-are-hijacking-job-ads-heres-how-spot-fakes https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/05/scammers-ar...
- fakedang 3y agoI've seen something similar wrt founders and startup bros. It's kinda funny when some seed/Series A/B startup founder has like 30-40k followers. Meanwhile, even behemoths like Joel Spolsky and Michael Seibel have "only" 5-15k followers.