[very_good_man]

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[alberth]

Just curious, why do you say that - given that many job board cost money to post on.

[segasaturn]

One of my friends almost got scammed by a fake job posting just yesterday. The job was for a real company with a real site and headquarters in the US, and the fake recruiter was impersonating the identity of a real recruiter on LinkedIn. They realized it was a scam when the "recruiter" told them that the job interview would be over Telegram. Often these fake jobs will string applicants along, then start asking them for money to pay for "onboarding fees".

[georgeecollins]

Many do, but not all. Also the cost to post a job is trivial compared to the cost of filling the role.

I don't know what the OP was thinking but it is very common for companies to say they are hiring when they don't have a specific position to fill at the time. First, because it is a sign of health, particularly if you want to position yourself as growing. Second, a lot of HR people want to have a pool of people to contact when a position opens.

[PyWoody]

Sometimes it's the job board itself creating the fake ads to boost their own numbers. Indeed is pretty notorious for doing this.

[kevmo]

The cost to post is trivial, especially if you don't fill the position. It's about looking prestigious and maintaining the impression that you're hiring.

Also seems necessary for all the H-1B fraud.

[luismedel]

I never thought about this, but maybe it's way cheaper than other methods of personal data capturing.

[rvz]

Almost all the postings are fake and used for data collection.

Why would they spend their seed or series A cash on people who they have never worked with or they do not know?

For them it is easier for them to hire with in their own network in YC rather than gamble on candidates that they have never worked with before.

[grajaganDev]

Companies post fake jobs to scare their existing employees, discourage them from asking for raises, etc.

They see ROI from the cost.

[ArtemZ]

That's my experience too. Absolutely no response from jobs where I am seemingly a perfect candidate.

[grajaganDev]

Yes and then they complain about hiring regulations.

"Do you want to be regulated?

Cause this is how you get regulated."