In a curious demonstration of sympathy, a recruiter sided online with the candidates who "ghost" them. The Reddit post, from a recruiter at a boutique firm, describes a “new trend” of candidates disappearing after a positive phone screen. But instead of blaming the job seekers, the recruiter points the finger squarely at the companies conjuring the hiring nightmares. The sentiment clearly resonated, as their post amassed over 7,000 upvotes and nearly 300 comments of agreement and commiseration in the r/ ...

Finding a job in the U.S. is getting tougher. In fact, in July, the country added just 73,000 jobs, which suggests the labor market is weakening substantially. Not only that, but data for May and June was also revised downward, with the estimated 144,000 net job gain in May revised down to just 19,000 jobs and the June estimate of 147,000 revised down to 14,000 [1]. Must Read With fewer jobs available and unemployment on the rise, getting noticed and getting hired is going to be harder. That's why it ...