[craz]

I’m trying to figure out how I feel about this. I guess it depends on how arduous the application process is. If it’s just one click apply on LinkedIn and it gives them an idea of supply in the labour market then I’m not losing sleep over it as an applicant. But if they are expecting cover letters and taking people through rounds of interviews, that’s pretty inconsiderate and speaks to a rotten company culture.

This is short sighted as this will ultimately push more job seekers into going through external recruiters and these companies will be left paying recruitment premiums.

[strathmeyer]

Google called annually for 10 years after I interviewed there, asking if I was still interested in employment. I always said yes and they kept calling every year until I demanded to know what the purpose of the calls was.

[DonsDiscountGas]

Did they tell you?

[tagyro]

{I really hope you don't get offended by my comment - I want to present you a different perspective}

A candidate applying for a job - even with a single click - involuntarily and automatically has a small hope that they might get that job. If that candidate is in a more desperate situation, not receiving a reply, being denied or mislead, has a mental toll.

Do this for a couple of job ads and the effect compounds.

[josephd79]

if you create a posting that you know will never be filled or for a job that doesn't exist, then to me that's unethical and should be against the law.

[kstrauser]

It's also an enormous red flag. I wouldn't work for a place that starts lying to candidates before they even apply.

[htrp]

with a recruiter, you just outsource the cold emails and applying to someone else.