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" When you see a job posted on (insert leading job board name here) somebody paid to have it advertised there. You know where it’s free for a company to post al
by praptak 13y ago
" When you see a job posted on (insert leading job board name here) somebody paid to have it advertised there. You know where it’s free for a company to post all of their jobs? Come on, guess… If you suspected a company’s own careers website, you would be correct!"
If somebody paid for it recently, it is a strong signal they really have an opening. Jobs on companies' own sites might only be there to:
a) show to customers and investors the company is in good shape.
b) keep their recruitment buffers filled just in case.
I've been through jobs in companies with "no recruitment" enforced due to budget cuts and guess what, the job ads on their sites were still there.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 13y agoMy last job we were advertising and interviewing for a position that did not exist on the belief that somebody wanting job X could be talked into job Y instead. I don't work there anymore.
- jeza 13y agoUnless it's an ad from a recruitment agency. While I'm certain that recruitment agency ads do often advertise real jobs, there are instances where I'm pretty sure there are other recruitment agencies that advertise fake positions. They are then used to collect CVs of the applicants so they have a database of candidates which they can use if an employer asks for someone for another position.