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‘I just never expected landing a job would be so difficult in SG’: Local questions rise of ‘ghost jobs’: SINGAPORE: Frustrated by the growing number of deceptive job ads, a local jobseeker took to social media to ask why some hiring managers would “waste their time” posting “ghost jobs” and put candidate...   🔗 Read more: https://theindependent.sg/i-just-never-expected-landing-a-job-would-be-so-difficult-in-sg-local-questions-rise-of-ghost-jobs   The issue of "ghost jobs"—job advertisements posted by companies with no actual intention of filling the role—has become a major point of frustration for jobseekers in Singapore.   The report from *The Independent Singapore* breaks down a local jobseeker's viral post on Reddit's r/askSingapore forum, along with data and community insights that reveal what is really happening behind the scenes. ### The Jobseeker’s Experience A local jobseeker shared their intense frustration after realizing how many deceptive listings they were encountering. A couple of specific red flags they noted included:  * **The "Expired" Contract:** They noticed a 6-month contract role that required immediate availability remained open for over six months. The candidate knew no one was hired because headhunters called them for the exact same role both six months ago and again recently.  * **Ghost Interviews:** The jobseeker went through lengthy, multi-stage interviews and was assigned intensive "case studies." In one case, an interview ran 30 to 45 minutes overtime with a highly engaging hiring manager, giving the candidate false hope, only to later discover the company never intended to hire anyone at all. > **"I can go through rejections... but there comes a point where you really, really want to give up. I just never expected landing a job would be so difficult in Singapore."** >  ### Why Do Companies Post "Ghost Jobs"? While candidates feel their time is being systematically wasted, the community and industry studies point to several distinct reasons why these fake or stagnant postings exist:   #### 1. Under-the-Table Intentions (The Local Speculation)   Many commenters on the forum suspected that some companies are gaming the system. To hire foreign talent on an Employment Pass (EP), companies in Singapore are required to advertise the job to locals first for a specific duration to prove they cannot find local talent. Netizens suspect some firms run these listings and perform "performative interviews" simply to check a regulatory box before hiring their pre-selected foreign candidate. Other users noted that companies sometimes use interviews as a free consulting mechanism to extract marketing ideas or competitor intelligence from desperate candidates.   #### 2. Internal Psychology and Corporate Optics   According to data cited from a *Resume Builder* survey, companies use fake listings to manipulate their own staff:    * **Over 60%** of employers admitted they post fake jobs to make their current overworked employees believe "help is on the way."    * **62%** said they keep postings active to make internal employees feel replaceable, keeping them compliant.    * Other companies keep listings up simply to show external investors that the company is "growing."   #### 3. Administrative Slowdowns (The Hiring Managers' Perspective)   Several hiring managers pushed back, arguing that not every old listing is malicious:    * **Forgotten Listings:** A role might be filled, but HR simply neglected to take the ad down.    * **Talent Pooling:** Companies preparing for a future expansion project gather CVs ahead of time, even if they aren't ready to pull the trigger on a hire yet.    * **Niche Requirements:**    Some roles require very specific skills. One MNC hiring manager noted it took them over six months just to find a qualified candidate who could also speak fluent Chinese to coordinate with regional offices.   ### How Widespread Is It?   It is a massive structural issue. Data from the hiring platform *Greenhouse* highlighted just how pervasive phantom roles have become:    * **18% to 22%** (about 1 in 5) of all jobs advertised in 2024 were actually "ghost jobs."    * **Roughly 70%** of companies posted at least one ghost job in Q2 2024, with 15% doing it routinely.    * The most heavily affected sectors include **construction, arts, food services, and legal industries**.   The brutal nature of the current job market—where fresh graduates, retrenched workers, and mid-career switchers are already aggressively competing—has made the added mental toll of navigating these ethical grey areas a massive burden for local jobseekers.

korea totally deserved to go home with the performance.   same as uruguary    

Yeah how they can cock up against s. Africa after losing to mexico. This team supposedly much better than the previous group.