https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40874189
Just wondering why a company posts a job on HN without having actual openings.
Is it some automated system to post jobs, or are companies using job posts as a marketing tactic?
https://imgur.com/a/lz7FP0x https://imgur.com/TgKbcI4
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
Unfortunately a lot of companies use Who's Hiring as a way of keeping mind share / advertising. But they are not doing well so they can't actually hire you.
Especially after the last two years with hundreds of thousands of laid off devs, companies are probably flooded with applications.
It's nice when they have a form letter, even nicer when a real person takes the time to reject you, but I wouldn't expect either as a matter of course.
I was just hired at Jam through the HN post a couple of months ago, so it’s definitely not fake.
I'll admit that we are selective. Our positions are in high demand, I think partly due to macro reasons, and I think partly because we make an effort to offer entry-level positions with training.
I'm sad that you (or someone you know) didn't have a good experience applying for one of our positions. Please accept my apology (on their behalf).
I imagine quite a few reasons. Some malicious, some giving the benefit of the doubt.
I'll hold my tongue, but the most important aspect is to at least candidates in the loop. There's so much ghosting and that's worse than any rejection.
It makes sense that you're continuously hiring. It may be hard for me or others to differentiate that when the listed roles + post content are the same.
Ghost jobs. In addition to interviewers ghosting candidates, it's been a trend on the rise these past few years: https://www.forbes.com/sites/karadennison/2023/11/27/how-gho...
TL;DR there's 3 primary motivations:
1. -Lie- convince shareholders that they are still growing
2. -Lie- convince existing, overworked employees that help is coming
3. -Lie- conform to regulations for future offshorting/H1-B's.
#1 thing I'd want looked into from these job boards. It's fraud in sheep's clothing.
