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Indeed. Fake job listings are extremely pervasive and are created for tons of reasons, like: - H1B recruiting - Legal/government requirement - Corporate requ

by nunez 3y ago

Indeed. Fake job listings are extremely pervasive and are created for tons of reasons, like: - H1B recruiting - Legal/government requirement - Corporate requirement - Headcount justification, and more. This is why "applying" by talking to recruiters and hiring managers directly and having them guide you through the application process is significantly more efficient.

not2b 3y ago
Yes, it seems that since the market for print ads collapsed, the San Jose Metro (a free alt-weekly) is mainly being propped up by job ads that appear to be fake, to satisfy H1B requirements (see? we advertised this position and got no US citizen takers). There are a lot of them.
CoastalCoder 3y ago
> This is why "applying" by talking to recruiters and hiring managers directly and having them guide you through the application process is significantly more efficient. Agreed, and I'd like to give credit where it's due. Earlier this week I talked with an nVidia recruiter, and I swear it was like having a concierge service for their application / interview process.
- noirbot 3y ago
  I guess that's the way in at nVidia then, because I applied to 10+ positions that I was decidedly well-qualified for, and haven't heard anything at all in over 4 months now. To anyone considering applying there, I guess try whatever OP did to get a recruiter, because applying on their site is a waste of your time and won't even get you a form email back.
  - CoastalCoder 3y ago
    Sorry, that sucks. Maybe I just got lucky then.
  - jonnycoder 3y ago
    I’ve applied to 20+ nvidia sr software engineer jobs since february of last year and every single one had an internal manager referral (former colleague at another company). I got 3 interviews. The hiring managers were nice, but they just had so many other applicants to choose from that I never made it past the first interview.
Scoundreller 3y ago
don't forget: - organizations needing to appear successful and growing through job listings (but they're not growing, quite the opposite) - misleading competitors as to what your direction/stack is or might soon be - creating a file of possible candidates for a spot that might exist in the future

by nunez 3y ago

not2b 3y ago

Yes, it seems that since the market for print ads collapsed, the San Jose Metro (a free alt-weekly) is mainly being propped up by job ads that appear to be fake, to satisfy H1B requirements (see? we advertised this position and got no US citizen takers). There are a lot of them.

CoastalCoder 3y ago

> This is why "applying" by talking to recruiters and hiring managers directly and having them guide you through the application process is significantly more efficient. Agreed, and I'd like to give credit where it's due. Earlier this week I talked with an nVidia recruiter, and I swear it was like having a concierge service for their application / interview process.

noirbot 3y ago
I guess that's the way in at nVidia then, because I applied to 10+ positions that I was decidedly well-qualified for, and haven't heard anything at all in over 4 months now. To anyone considering applying there, I guess try whatever OP did to get a recruiter, because applying on their site is a waste of your time and won't even get you a form email back.
- CoastalCoder 3y ago
  Sorry, that sucks. Maybe I just got lucky then.
- jonnycoder 3y ago
  I’ve applied to 20+ nvidia sr software engineer jobs since february of last year and every single one had an internal manager referral (former colleague at another company). I got 3 interviews. The hiring managers were nice, but they just had so many other applicants to choose from that I never made it past the first interview.

Scoundreller 3y ago

don't forget: - organizations needing to appear successful and growing through job listings (but they're not growing, quite the opposite) - misleading competitors as to what your direction/stack is or might soon be - creating a file of possible candidates for a spot that might exist in the future