When I worked at a public university, that's exactly how that stuff worked. For any job on the portal, had 1 of 3 possibilities. 1. The team actually needed a

When I worked at a public university, that's exactly how that stuff worked. For any job on the portal, had 1 of 3 possibilities. 1. The team actually needed a person. Job is legit. 2. The team knew who they wanted, and opening the job was a formality that was legally required. Anybody other than chosen one is a no-hire. This can be spotted with very narrow skills and specific years of XP. 3. This job is a general description, but with no intent to hire anyone. The purpose here is to earmark funds so the department doesn't lose them. And since interviews are so subjective, departments can fail everyone with no effective oversight this is what's happening. Doesn't matter how good you are - nobody is hired.