{"id":29284,"date":"2024-11-24T15:49:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T14:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=29284"},"modified":"2024-12-06T10:42:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:42:34","slug":"the-rise-in-fake-job-listings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/11\/the-rise-in-fake-job-listings\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise in Fake Job Listings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s read the article and know more about “ghost jobs”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/08\/22\/ghost-jobs-why-fake-job-listings-are-on-the-rise.html?msockid=3e823237b7b86c5f2f8f21e1b6ac6ddf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does the phrase “intention behind something<\/strong>” mean? “And whether there is truly a hiring intention behind <\/strong>that from the employer\u2019s point of view.<\/em>” Use it in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Define “tight labor market<\/strong>“. “According to June\u2019s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, there are 0.8 unemployed individuals per job opening, indicating a tight labor market<\/strong>.<\/em>” Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What is the meaning of the verb “muddying<\/strong>“? “The rise of ghost jobs is muddying <\/strong>the jobs report.<\/em>” Use it in a sentence and give two synonyms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is your take on companies posting fake job listings?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Why do so many companies post ghost jobs?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. How would you feel if you found out a job you had applied for wasn’t real?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. How can you spot fake job listings?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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