Then, assuming that the fake job posters are still there and that they now have AI help as well, the fall in the number of postings is more concerning.

Sometimes the position is simply shit. “My” job ad is open again. Looks like the third guy lasted there 6 months too. Every day new agency posts the same job. But Python developer, who can fix custom hardware from the 90s in the night shift is rare. And the salary was very average too.

I had an interview process frozen because of a hiring freeze a few months back. Then news of layoffs occured, predictably.

Last week I see the exact job I applied to posted yet again. Ghost jobs really need to be punished. If you aren't actively talking to candidates within X days of posting or are reposting a job before Y days, there needs to be some disincenive to not do that.