So I couldn’t find a job for so long at the beginning of my career because 43% of job postings are fake?!

Has the world lost its mind?

Working at a recruitment and consulting agency, Mr. Lamarche has witnessed the rise of fake job posts. A former recruiter friend of his confessed to posting “ghost jobs” to impress clients and boost his performance metrics. Mr. Lamarche noted the recruiter didn’t seem concerned about the candidates’ quality or level of interest, he was just looking for contact information.

He’s also seen incidents where professional candidates with perfectly matched skills suddenly face radio silence from hiring managers, only to find the exact job with the same ad posted on repeat every few weeks.

Spoiler alert.

I couldn’t find a job because the jobs were fake.

I couldn’t find a job because I knew no one of significant means.

Understand: If you’re looking at public job postings hoping to be given something – you are already behind.