Former COO: Why Companies Post Jobs They Never Fill

A job posting doesn’t always mean a company is actively hiring. The position may have been paused, the budget withdrawn, or an internal candidate may already be expected to get the role. Sometimes companies are simply building a pipeline for a future need. In this video, I explain what happens behind the scenes, why legitimate companies advertise jobs they may never fill, and how to decide which opportunities deserve your time. You’ll learn: • The difference between a job posting and an active, funded search • Why executives and recruiters build hiring pipelines • How genuine openings become “ghost jobs” • The warning signs behind old or repeatedly recycled listings • How to match your effort to the likelihood that a real opportunity exists • The question that can reveal whether a company intends to hire now An unanswered application doesn’t always mean you were rejected. Sometimes there was never an active hiring decision behind the posting. SOURCES MENTIONED Greenhouse — 2024 State of Job Hunting Report: https://www.greenhouse.com/blog/green... Ontario — Requirements for Publicly Advertised Job Postings: https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-... CHAPTERS 0:00 Posted Doesn’t Mean Hiring 2:29 How Common Is This? 3:40 Why Executives Build Pipelines 5:14 When a Real Job Becomes a Ghost 6:38 Which Postings Deserve Your Time? 8:27 Don’t Draw the Wrong Conclusion Have you ever suspected that a job you applied for was never actually available? Share what happened in the comments. I’m Tomas Schmidt. I spent more than three decades inside organizations as an executive. What I learned from the inside is what I share on this channel. If that’s useful to you, subscribe. #GhostJobs #JobSearch #CareerAdvice