[confidantlake]

It is time we stop treating recs on linkedin as evidence of hiring. It is just as much an advertising tool as it is a genuine desire to hire people.

[operatingthetan]

Exactly. I've been told this before: "we have open reqs so there can't be a layoff!" Of course one follows eventually whether there are reqs or not. The reqs are just sitting there and they aren't responding to applications.