Ghost Jobs: Why Fake Job Listings Are Growing

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Jobs that companies post, but don’t intend to fill, may account for as much as one in five jobs advertised online, according to an analysis by Greenhouse. Wall Street Journal careers and work bureau chief Lynn Cook joins host Ariana Aspuru to explain the mystery behind so-called ghost jobs. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.7	Here's your money briefing for Friday, January 17th. I'm Adriana Spudu for the Wall Street Journal.
0:40.3	A growing number of job seekers who feel like their throwing applications, cover letters, and resumes into a void
0:46.8	might be applying to so-called ghost jobs.
0:50.3	According to a new analysis from the hiring platform greenhouse, one in five jobs advertised is fake or not filled.
0:58.5	It's almost like there are millions of people who feel like the world is gaslighting them
1:01.9	because they read headlines like we have in the Wall Street Journal that says we just had a great jobs report.
1:06.5	And it makes people think, well, if everything is so great and people are getting jobs,
1:10.5	why do I feel so stuck?
1:11.6	Why am I not getting traction?
1:12.6	We'll talk with Wall Street Journal, Careers and Work Bureau Chief Lynn Cook, after the break.
1:22.6	This episode is sponsored by Northern Trust Wealth Management.
1:26.6	There is more to being a successful entrepreneur than just good business practices.
1:30.3	What is it about an entrepreneur's childhood that helped fuel their entrepreneurial spirit?
1:35.3	What are entrepreneurs doing to cultivate this spirit in their own children and build a legacy beyond their business?
1:40.3	Tune in each month to the Road to Why podcasts by the Northern Trust Institute, where
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