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Economy - Ghost Jobs - Ceros Whaley


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Economy - Ghost Jobs: A hiring manager is fired for refusing to post fake job listings. What are ghost jobs and how can we fight back?

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    1. Report it to the FTC, ReportFraud.ftc.gov - Assistant
    2. State Inspector General (Colorado example) https://cdoc.colorado.gov/about/staff-organization/office-of-the-inspector-general
    3. Comment / Tweet / Message @ Presidential Nominees, Committee Chairs, Representatives etc.
    4. Contact the house committee in education & the workforce: 202-225-4527
    5. Contact the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions: (202) 224-5375

Episode Sources:

    • Ceros Wahey original TikTok postL: https://www.instagram.com/cerostv/reel/C_8r_P3OFbc/
    • https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/22/ghost-jobs-why-fake-job-listings-are-on-the-rise.html
    • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fake-job-listing-ghost-jobs-cbs-news-explains/
    • https://www.boredpanda.com/hiring-manager-fired-refusing-post-ghost-jobs/
    • https://finance.yahoo.com/news/looking-struggle-headhunters-making-even-122909734.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADIU_HzHyOoEfgVJZLGgUprEc0_VTGvRCMecP6rab-fXzoBTlkK3FUyRQlxMUlWqNhBlVu3AyGCKYvpCOr9HKgQ9Un6VQ4cKABofNkYuVAsAdFvD-qxdZzM9-ldnxmEK9oRtz6p0rAK9pI8k7KCKnGdL5h54ReMiEx5s8zQX4YrT
    • https://abovethelaw.com/2024/05/should-governments-crack-down-on-fake-job-postings/
    • https://www.myperfectresume.com/career-center/jobs/search/recruiting-trends#job-seekers-face-a-scary-number-of-ghost-jobs

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Seeing Red Feeling BlueBy Lena and Chris