The Wall Street Journal cites internal data from the hiring platform Greenhouse that shows one in five online job postings—or between 18% and 22% of jobs advertised—are either fake or never filled.

But you also wonder if that job is real. Lots of job seekers have a story about the postings that linger online but never seem to get filled. Those so-called ghost jobs—the roles that companies ...

Fake job postings are becoming a growing problem. Let's connect the dots. The issue is sometimes referred to as "ghost jobs" -- it's when roles are advertised online that companies have no ...

Distinguishing legitimate from fake job postings can be challenging, including for journalists, and could lead to the loss of ...

These fake or unfilled positions, sometimes called "ghost jobs," have made an already difficult ... speak directly to a recruiter to learn if a posting is real or not. "Talking to someone at ...

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One in five jobs advertised is fake or not filled, according to a new analysis; ‘more soul-crushing than ever.’ ...