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I've seen it happen with some startups that jobs are posted as "open" to attract applicants when they are not really hiring, or not removing those postings once
by mpdehaan2 11y ago
I've seen it happen with some startups that jobs are posted as "open" to attract applicants when they are not really hiring, or not removing those postings once filled to passively collect resumes and make it look like the startup is bigger than it is.
I really don't like this as it hurts the applicants time and distracts them from finding a place that does want to hire them now.
- jacquesm 11y agoAnd sometimes to be seen to be in a growth phase when in fact they are stagnant. It's pretty easy to puncture that though, simply ask how many open positions they have for each department and when the last hire was for each department. That will show quickly whether or not they are actually growing and at what rate. (You can't lump them all together because with a larger company one department may be growing while another is declining).