There is a rise of fake jobs and even companies who have no intention of hiring anyone. CBS news did a talk about this on their website but I’m certain people still don’t know about this. It’s where companies. I am sure it isn’t being done all the time but i do think it’s something companies are doing that I have seen in the past. I’ve seen companies who do the interview but can’t find that one perfect candidate because they don’t want to have to train the potential employee.
I’ve heard all the excuses why the company wouldn’t do this but I suspect that companies are doing for one reason or another and are using potential interviewers as a way to gather data and also to try to find that one special candidate.
Job Interviews and red flags!
The real issue is understanding the red flags that are being done to tell you that it might not be an actual interview. They will do this for reasons like they want to learn from the interviewer on what it is like. I’ve had this one job where they reposted the job on LinkedIn before they even had a chance to interview me. If this happened to you then it is likely going to be like this, but it isn’t the only way to identify a company that might not be actually hiring anyone but doing this for other reason. Another way to identify if the company is having issues with employee retention is to check out the company careers page and see how many jobs are open in the company. This won’t tell you if this is a red flag but it will help you understand the chances of this interview being a real or if they are just going through the motions.
Impact to Job Seekers!
The real problem is that it impacts the job seeker by having them hope they get the job and it might be a real job but it really takes a lot out of the job seeker by doing all these interviews. If the job seeker sees a job that was reposted even before the job seeker goes through the interview process this can curb the enthusiasm and make the potential job seeker not to show the energy they are looking for in an interview. This is just a few things that will impact a job seeker from finding a job by them having too many interviews.
I could go into details about the job interviews, I’ve done that seemed like they were just going through the motions and that is one way to identify that it might not be a real job interview.
It’s really important to bring this to their attention if you think they are just going through the motions because you should make them consider that your time is valuable just like their time and maybe that will show them how interested you are to getting the job.
Have you had a job interview that you thought went really well and you got a denial letter? Why not comment and tell me your story. I’d love to her your experience on the subject matter.
