Ghost jobs have become so common, spotting them is now ‘an essential skill’

Ghost jobs are now so common that being able to identify them has become an essential part of the job search. In a recent survey, 86% of job hunters said they had encountered a posting that wasn’t tied to an active opening. More than a third (36%) said they had spent at least four hours pursuing openings that they now believe were not real. And even when an application leads to an interview, it doesn’t guarantee there is a real job behind it—more than half of those surveyed (58...