B2 – Upper Intermediate
Hopeful job seekers spend countless hours accomplishing online application questionnaires and going through several initial stages of the job application. That is why it is especially discouraging when they don’t hear anything back from the employers. In most cases, this lack of response is due to a competitive talent market. However, new data shows that some of these jobs never existed in the first place.
Let’s read the article and know more about “ghost jobs”.
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does the phrase “intention behind something” mean? “And whether there is truly a hiring intention behind that from the employer’s point of view.” Use it in your own sentence.
- Define “tight labor market“. “According to June’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, there are 0.8 unemployed individuals per job opening, indicating a tight labor market.” Use it in a sentence.
- What is the meaning of the verb “muddying“? “The rise of ghost jobs is muddying the jobs report.” Use it in a sentence and give two synonyms.
Discussion Questions:
- What is your take on companies posting fake job listings?
- Why do so many companies post ghost jobs?
- How would you feel if you found out a job you had applied for wasn’t real?
- How can you spot fake job listings?
2 replies on “The Rise in Fake Job Listings”
1. What is your take on companies posting fake job listings?
In my opinion, the companies who post fake jobs listings, risk losing the credibility of applicants, also, they can harm their reputation, discouraging future candidates.
2. Why do so many companies post ghost jobs?
There could be many reasons to post ghost jobs, like Geoffrey Scott said:
“That company is not actually hiring for that role at this moment in time. They might be interested in hiring for that role in the future, or maybe they were hiring for it, but due to budget cuts, those roles were closed or put on hold.”
3. How would you feel if you found out a job you had applied for wasn’t real?
Obviously, I’ll not like that happening to me, I think that could make me feel like a waste time, if I had been interested in, I could feel frustrated about all emotional investment.
4. How can you spot fake job listings?
I check the posting date, if this is old I prefer don’t apply. I usually search in different job seekers and I feel more confident if I find it in more than one place. I usually look for enough information about the companies and their employees.
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