Ghost jobs plague market: Half of job postings may be phantom listings, experts warn

Many job seekers are falling victim to jobs that don't exist, also known as "ghost jobs."
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[@ShannonsBibleStudy]

This should be illegal.

[@mberryfr]

Alright that should be straight up ilegal. Why so much emphasis on immigration and other divisive issues and not this one? Special attention is needed!

[@TheFeralcatz]

Yeah this is messed up

[@TheFeralcatz]

Yeah this is messed up

[@TheFeralcatz]

I wonder how long this has been going on? I have been looking for a job for months. Probably applied to at least 60 places and only have heard back from 1 (I didn't get it) it's not like I'm applying for things I'm not qualified for. It's even things like warehouses and dishwashers in restaurants

[@jbeachboy100]

why apply for dead end work?

[@NYRyder1983]

​@@jbeachboy100you're missing the point. Companies are lying to candidates about the job postings.

[@marybowers6090]

They should be heavily fined

[@NYRyder1983]

This is not right what companies are doing to job seekers.

[@2Good2BeTrue45]

This is disgusting and this is nationwide, it's even massive in places like Boston, New York, California, etc. This job market/economy makes no sense whatsoever and this should be illegal to the highest degree, legitimate jail time should be sentenced and massive fines levied against companies who practice this. It's beyond cruel

[@TheMonolake]

Wheres are government ? Why arnt they looking out for us?

[@marybowers6090]

This should be illegal

[@tracyk3567]

This is also how they are getting their PPP Loans paid for. So we as taxpayers will pay for all of their scams in many ways. They should be fined $50,000 for fake job postings.

[@AnitaBarneycastle]

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