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That is not what I asked you. I am not asking why a company would reveal anything. I asked you to support your blanket absolute statement that MOST companies post fake ads. I am asking you to provide a link to a study or some other valid facts that supports the statement you made.
I don't think that is a question that can be answered because it's supposed to be a secret and not something most companies want the public to know.
hopefulone, you may as well throw in the towel. Trying to argue with someone who's obviously devoid of any hint of logical thought processes is quite futile ... "I yam what I yam" proclaimed Popeye.
I don't think that is a question that can be answered
I knew you couldn't answer it and was waiting to see how long it took you to catch on to the fact that no one knows if most companies post fake jobs. The next time, you might want to check your response before posting absolutes. It took you way too long to get the hint.
Now having said that, what is the law you were speaking of when you posted this. And I quote:
"They probably are trying to comply with some type of law and that's why they pretend to have job openings."
So getting back to my previous post and notwithstanding your flip-flopping by suggesting that these "fake jobs" may be left in to "comply with some type of law" (there is no such law, by the way), how come the position you applied for and were accepted for is still listed well over a year later and given that no such law exists?
I'd certainly not link the listing here in order to protect your privacy but would be happy to send you the link in a private email via CD.
I knew you couldn't answer it and was waiting to see how long it took you to catch on to the fact that no one knows if most companies post fake jobs. The next time, you might want to check your response before posting absolutes. It took you way too long to get the hint.
Now having said that, what is the law you were speaking of when you posted this. And I quote:
"They probably are trying to comply with some type of law and that's why they pretend to have job openings."
I have to research it but it's some kind of law that employers must allow job openings available to the public.
I have to research it but it's some kind of law that employers must allow job openings available to the public.
Save your researching talents as you won't find the answer you're hoping for and you'll just be wasting time at your office desk looking for something which just isn't there. Here's the answer in a nutshell:
I used to state (because it was honest) that I took time off to travel and go back to school.
If you are unemployed, it's a good idea to make the best use of that time so that you actually have something to show for it at the interview. Sitting static for 2 years doing nothing doesn't look good.
You can pick up volunteer work and things of that nature . .. you will meet people, maybe even land a new job. Do something with your time that you are not working. Then the question will be easier to answer.
I fully agree. But there is a poster here who thinks you can fool the employers from not noticing gaps in employment by having a qualifications summary up top. If you make it past the initial glance over, they are then going to look at your entire resume and if gaps are there, they will question you about it depending on how large that gap is.
This same poster does not agree with volunteering. He thinks people should devote all of their time job hunting instead of adding valuable volunteering experience. Volunteering part time and job hunting part time is wrong in his eyes.
I fully agree. But there is a poster here who thinks you can fool the employers from not noticing gaps in employment by having a qualifications summary up top. If you make it past the initial glance over, they are then going to look at your entire resume and if gaps are there, they will question you about it depending on how large that gap is.
This same poster does not agree with volunteering. He thinks people should devote all of their time job hunting instead of adding valuable volunteering experience. Volunteering part time and job hunting part time is wrong in his eyes.
Volunteering is fine if you were already doing that before you lost your job. I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea to volunteer If it's the weekend but during the week that should be for job search related activities.
Volunteering is fine if you were already doing that before you lost your job. I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea to volunteer If it's the weekend but during the week that should be for job search related activities.
I have the greatest respect for people who have the time and energy to volunteer and have several times been offered those people as references by people seeking employment. Many, many people have the time to volunteer whether they're unemployed or working full time. NOBODY who's unemployed can or does spend 8 hours a day seeking employment. Further, I know at least a dozen people previously unemployed who've actually landed jobs through their volunteer activities whether directly or indirectly. It's all part of what we used to call being sociable but in this day and age is classified as "networking".
Your own reluctance to offer your services volunteering shouldn't be the mainstay of your argument against it.
I have the greatest respect for people who have the time and energy to volunteer and have several times been offered those people as references by people seeking employment. Many, many people have the time to volunteer whether they're unemployed or working full time. NOBODY who's unemployed can or does spend 8 hours a day seeking employment. Further, I know at least a dozen people previously unemployed who've actually landed jobs through their volunteer activities whether directly or indirectly. It's all part of what we used to call being sociable but in this day and age is classified as "networking".
Your own reluctance to offer your services volunteering shouldn't be the mainstay of your argument against it.
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