The job market has a ghost job epidemic. Up to 1 in 5 listings posted online are either fake or never filled — wasting millions of hours of job seekers' time every year. GhostBust gives you the tools to search smarter, detect low-intent listings before you apply, and track every application in one place.
"Online job postings for positions that do not exist, or that employers are not planning to fill immediately."
Ghost jobs are not a fringe phenomenon or internet conspiracy. They are a documented, named practice that the US Congress, the Federal Trade Commission, California's legislature, and major hiring platforms have all formally recognised and acted on.
Companies post ghost jobs for a range of reasons: to appear to be growing during hiring freezes, to build a passive candidate pipeline, to satisfy internal headcount planning requirements, or simply by failing to remove filled or cancelled roles. The result is millions of wasted applications and a job market that feels more opaque and discouraging than it needs to be.
Ghost jobs are now a matter of public policy. Legislators at federal and state level have introduced or passed measures specifically targeting deceptive job posting practices.
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This is an actual job listing run through GhostBust's Ghost Detector. The listing was found on Indeed. The analysis below is real — not fabricated.
This listing shows several concerning patterns typical of ghost jobs, including vague company identity, generic role descriptions, and lack of concrete application process. While the technical requirements are detailed, the overall presentation suggests this may not be a genuine hiring opportunity.
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