Should more be done to tackle 'ghost jobs', vacancies that don't exist?
42 minutes ago Share Save Megan Lawton Business reporter Share Save
AFP via Getty Images One UK study found that 34% of advertised vacancies didn't really exist
The phrase "ghost jobs" might sound like something from Halloween, but it refers to the practice of employers advertising vacancies that don't exist. In some cases the positions may have already been filled, but in others the job might not have ever been available. It's a real and continuing problem on both sides of the Atlantic. Up to 22% of jobs advertised online last year were positions listed with no intent to hire, according to a study across the US, UK and Germany by recruitment
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