Fake Job Scam: What is Ghost Job Posting? Know Potential Risks and How to Be Aware

Fake Job Scam: If you are looking for a job, then you must have seen that there are a lot of openings on many job sites. However, compared to the number of jobs you have applied for, the number of interview calls is less. This is known as ghost job posting. But why it is happening? A recruiter firm X-Pheno has estimated that 10% of the jobs posted by IT, IT-enabled services, and other small firms are ghost jobs, especially junior to mid-level jobs. In this video, we will learn about ghost job postings and will dig deeper into this term. 

What is Ghost Job Posting?

Ghost jobs are vacancies posted by companies of different sectors on the job portal or on the company’s own website. While these seem to be very real, these positions do not need to be filled on an urgent basis. These job postings are often created with the help of artificial intelligence. After that, an automated email is also sent to the applicants in which the individual seeking a job is told about the process of the application. However, the application never reaches the next stage. Through this ghost job posting, companies check the interest of jobs in the coming time in the market. In simple language, they collect data. Ghost postings are mostly made by IT, retail, quick commerce, MSME, and startups.