Rachel Barber
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Aug
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A budget change could mean that a company had plans for a role.
They posted it to LinkedIn or indeed.
And then, you know, quarter changed, year changed, leadership changed, the budget changed, and now the role that was once real is now cut.
And so the reason these are
called ghost jobs is because they are potentially like real or they have real reasons behind why they
didn't lead to a hire, but that they were never something that an unemployed worker sort of just scrolling online.
realistically had a shot at getting.
Another report that I cite in the story analyzed data from Ashby, which is a recruiting platform, and it found that in 2024, 82% of all of the job postings did lead to a real hire, but that I think it was 5.5% were somehow paused.
1% led to an offer, but no hire, and 3.5%
were pulled without a reason given.
So for the most part, the jobs are real, but at the same time, it is fair to say that there are some opportunities out there that are not legitimate opportunities when you're just sort of scrolling online.
Well, there are some rules out there already in terms of states requiring that companies list uh salary ranges in the job descriptions.
And for the most part, companies comply with those in those states.
Uh I haven't reviewed the New York legislation in detail myself, but the idea
would likely sound good to the job seekers that I spoke with.
One said that, like I said, she's she's never had a company reach out to her because of that talent pipeline created.
So I don't know that she in particular would or someone like her would apply for a job if it was very clear that the company was not hiring immediately.
Most people looking for a job do want something in the short term.
surveys routinely find that candidates trust job descriptions more when there's more transparency, whether that's around salary, work hours, whether or not it's a remote position, job responsibility.
So I think in general, job seekers appreciate when an employer offers more transparency uh in the job description.
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