Restoring Honesty to Hiring

Podcast: Catalyst Center for Work Innovation: Research Deep Dive · WRKdefined Podcast Network

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

Ghost job postings, which are advertisements for positions that employers do not genuinely intend to fill, have evolved from a minor candidate frustration into a widespread reputational and regulatory concern. Organizations frequently publish these misleading listings to project artificial growth, maintain candidate reserves, or placate overworked internal teams without considering the significant emotional toll and erosion of trust inflicted on job seekers. In response to this rising deceptive practice, various legislative bodies and regulators are introducing new disclosure mandates and compliance standards to hold companies accountable. To combat these issues, leaders must adopt rigorous internal governance by tying every...