[FinnLobsien]

> And, from what I can gather, that has been increasingly true for a decade.

I think fake job openings, lying on your resume, and applying everywhere have been a thing as long as jobs have. AI may have supercharged this.

But I don't think the structural issue is that companies advertise nonexistent jobs. Even companies I know are hiring (I know because they're paying in-house recruiters) have a tough time filling those roles.

Neither do I think that lying on resumes is cause of the problem. Even if resume spam is a massive problem, you'd expect that adaptations either in applicant behavior or in talent sourcing would emerge that would remedy this.