[wiradikusuma]

curious, if that's the case, what's their point for posting the job ads? legal?

[quickConclusion]

Article says that in many cases it is the mandatory job posting to hire H1Bs. Answers are ignored.

[cardine]

The article is incorrect - there are no mandatory job postings to hire H1Bs. That is only required when sponsoring green cards.

[outworlder]

Everyone's correct here :)

There's a mandatory job posting requirement to hire H1Bs - at the worksite -.

A Sunday newspaper job posting needs to happen for the green card process.

[chris11]

Some companies do it to just get an idea of what's available. I had a job as a contractor at a startup and when they decided they wanted to convert me to full-time they had me apply to their job ad.