September 10, 2024
3 Ways to spot a ghost job listing

"If you’re noticing pretty much the same copy going up with not really anything shifting in between, it’s a dead giveaway that it’s a ghost posting."
Natalie Boren, senior vice president of recruitment firm Career Group Companies, explains that ghost listings often occur when companies want to get ahead of the talent pool and have a bank of résumés ready to pull from when a position opens up.
"A lot of companies will recycle the same job ad," she says.
