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The article states three reasons why hiring managers and HR departments may do this but there is a very important fourth reason to do this that is omitted. Mas
by OgsyedIE 2y ago
The article states three reasons why hiring managers and HR departments may do this but there is a very important fourth reason to do this that is omitted.
Mass-producing adverts for non-existent positions is a method of defrauding investors that is not currently policed in any way. Will this loophole be addressed by the SEC or HCoFS in the future? It depends on the next election, but possibly not at all.
- pavel_lishin 2y ago> Mass-producing adverts for non-existent positions is a method of defrauding investors How so?
- rolph 2y agoa company ready to mass hire, implies ready to spend, this bolsters an impression of profitability and expansion, and is gaming speculations of future stock value.
- prrrywinkle 2y ago[dead]
- Gormo 2y agoBut wouldn't that fact that, as you point out, job postings aren't a reliable indicator of business performance precisely because of their propensity to be BS itself diminish any impression they might bolster? In other words, why would investors who want to use hiring as an indicator of performance deliberately look at job postings, which they know might be BS, instead of payroll budgets on the financial reports, which aren't?
- rolph 2y agolittle late but, smarts can make money, but money doesnt make smarts.
- tamimio 2y agoThere's a fifth reason: scams and data mining. Since no one submits false information, coupled with LinkedIn -the OSINT goldmine- you can select any target you want.