A post on LinkedIn calling on employers to remove “phantom job vacancies” if they are not hiring via the platform has gone viral, as jobseekers call for more “empathy and respect”.Brigette Hyacinth, an author and keynote speaker based in Trinidad and Tobago, expressed her frustration with companies that leave job vacancies online even if they are not actively hiring, describing it as a “complete waste of our time”.In an open letter, she wrote: “Dear Companies, please remove job vacancies posted if you are currently not hiring. It’s a complete waste of our time preparing and sending out resumes for ‘phantom jobs’.“Job searching is emotionally draining and this only gives us false hope. Leaving these postings up just to collect resumes is not cool.“Put yourself in our shoes,” she added. “Just be honest and transparent. Only advertise for live jobs. Show empathy and respect and we look forward to one day to work for such an organisation as yours. Sincerely, Jobseekers.”Hyacinth added in a comment: “It’s time to put back the ‘HUMAN’ in Human Resources!”More than 11,600 people from all over the world reacted to Hyacinth’s post on LinkedIn, with hundreds of comments agreeing that companies should stop giving jobseekers “false…
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Post about 'phantom job vacancies' frustration goes viral on LinkedIn
