This study delves into the concerning trend of “ghost hiring” in which employers post job openings they have no intention of filling. Through analysis of Glassdoor data and LLM-BERT techniques, it is revealed that roughly 21% of job ads could be considered ghost jobs, especially prevalent in certain industries and larger companies. The practice may be driven by the ease of posting job ads and maintaining a talent pipeline. Surprisingly, ghost jobs may explain the Beveridge Curve disconnect over the past fifteen years. Policy-makers should take note of this issue, as it leads to job fatigue and disrupts market dynamics.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.21771