I’ve been applying to many jobs on and off for about a year and I would say out of all of them, I hear back about 10% of the time. Of the 10%, about 90% is standard rejection letters that are sent en masse usually through email. The rest results in some sort of interview. During these interviews, I’m told by the hiring managers that they like my work and think I’m a good fit for the role and want to either bring me on right away or interview me for a second round. Nearly every time I get to this point, the hiring manager disappears and ghosts me. I would then reach out inquiring about the status of the position and nothing. I’ve heard this same thing happening to other people as well. Is this just people being incompetent at their jobs or are there other reasons for this? I’m beginning to think that most job listings are just ghost jobs and this whole narrative that no one wants to work is by and large not true. Is anyone else experiencing the same thing or has some insight to what’s going on with the labor market?
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You are right that some of the jobs aren’t real, and the hiring managers are basically collecting resumes for the future. But the combination of being told you’re a good fit in person and then not getting a response is something simpler – people are nicer to those right in front of them. Once you are gone, you are a number or forgotten completely.
The “no one wants to work” thing is completely false, though. No one wants to work for the pay, benefits and conditions that those employees are offering. It has been repeatedly shown that offering a living wage brings in lots of good workers who wouldn’t show up for $7.25 per hour, and are productive enough to earn the difference.
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