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The Truth About Fake Jobs
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
When job searching, you may think: “I’ve submitted hundreds of resumes for positions listed on job boards and hardly ever receive an acknowledgment, let alone a request for an interview. Were these jobs fake, or was I filtered out? I know I’m qualified but never receive an interview.”
In my experience, whether posted by a recruiter or a company, posted jobs are rarely fake. At one point a posting may have been more active, and it may be winding down by the time you see it and respond to it, but job postings are rarely “fake” or an effort to create an inventory of résumés.
Why do I say that?
First of all, there is no reason for companies to accumulate résumés for the heck of it. After all, most firms have access to one of the largest employment databases in the world — LinkedIn. They don’t need to receive your résumé when they can search for people with specific backgrounds in specific locations when they need them.
So, why are you not getting interviews?
